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SADUS @ Trident Studios, April 2005
photos below by Swissman, © '05

Jon setting his chops.

King Lewie is about to eat you.

Psycho Darren!

Steve testing the relax zone.

Sound engineer Juan Urteaga tripping behind the mixer.

Producer extraordinaire Børge Finstad chills out on the sofa.

Jonny, contemplative in front of the overheads.

Swissman's diary of the sessions:

April 14th: loading all the equipment and moving into Trident Studio in Pacheco.

April 15th: getting the drum sound plus laying down guide tracks so Jon can do the drum tracks.

April 16th: first day of actual recording (that is when the pictures were taken). 4 Drum tracks were recorded today.

April 17th: finished the rest of the guide tracks and Jon will record more drum tracks today.

April 18th: getting the guitar sound and geting started on some guitar tracks.

Steve mixing it up.

Darren and his new ESP/LTD Viper.

A seriously worried producer wonders what's going on.

Sweating Jonny. Just do it.

Darren, about to enter the vocal chambers.

Darren behind the glass performing vocals.

A lone mic in the depths of the TRIDENTS.

Darren's diary of the sessions:

April 21st: new tracks laid down already, no vocals yet.

April 23rd: drums are done, rhythm guitars almost there. Vocals completed for the song "SICK". Børge flies back to Norway.

April 25th: a very special guest records vocals for a crazy song today.

April 26th: bass lines and guitars under completion, vocals completed for the song "OUT FOR BLOOD".

April 27th: keyboards, lead guitars and more vocals are being recorded today.

April 29th: tracks reaching completion, everyone appears to be very satisfied with the new vocal performances.

April 30th: very busy day, certain lyrics are yet to be perfected but everything's coming up the proper way real fast.

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