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| Released | August 22, 2006 (2006-08-22) (re-released and remastered November 2, 2020) | |||
| Recorded | 2003–2006 | |||
| Studio | Korn Studios Henson Recording The War Room Studio; Los Angeles, California | |||
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| Length | 42:39 | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [1] |
| Ultimate Guitar | 8.3/10[2] |
Phantasmagore is the second studio album from therock bandDeadsy. It was released on August 22, 2006, throughImmortal Records. It was the band's last album before their hiatus in 2007 and reformation in 2017.
Deadsy first announcedPhantasmagore in June 2003, and was tentatively slated for a release in late 2003/ early 2004 through their label,DreamWorks Records.[3] This announcement was then followed a month later by the release of a snippet of a demo version of "Better than You Know".[4] However, following the sale and merger of the label intoInterscope, Deadsy and DreamWorks amicably parted ways in 2004, citing the changes in personnel at the label, though the band maintained they would still be working withJohnathan Davis' imprint label, Elementree Records.[5][6] Davis also helped the band get signed toImmortal Records, whom Korn had been originally signed with.[7]
The band released a music video for "Babes in Abyss" on their website in May 2005.[8][9]
In July 2006, the album's final release date and tracklist were revealed.[10]
A video shoot for the original choice for firstsingle, "Book of Black Dreams", was planned for June at theSedlec Ossuary inPrague, but had to be rescheduled, and was later cancelled.
To promote the record, Deadsy participated in the 2006 Family Values Tour. An acoustic version of "Carrying Over" was recorded on tour and featured on theFamily Values 2006 album. They also made an appearance atLollapalooza 2006. Between October and November, the band toured withDeftones as their opening act.[11]
The album debuted at #176 on theBillboard 200 chart, selling 4,500 copies in its first week.[12] Five weeks after its release, the album had sold 10,000 copies.[11]
All tracks are written by Deadsy, except "Paint It Black", written byMick Jagger andKeith Richards.[13]
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Razor Love" | 3:02 |
| 2. | "Carrying Over" | 3:50 |
| 3. | "Babes in Abyss" | 3:15 |
| 4. | "Paint It Black" (The Rolling Stones cover) | 3:19 |
| 5. | "Better than You Know" | 5:37 |
| 6. | "Book of Black Dreams" | 3:32 |
| 7. | "Asura" | 3:24 |
| 8. | "The Last Story Ever" | 3:33 |
| 9. | "Phantasmagore" | 5:04 |
| 10. | "Time (I Am the Great Destroyer of Worlds)" | 3:08 |
| 11. | "Health & Theory" | 4:55 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 12. | "Friends (Bonus Track)" | 3:54 |
Sample credits[13]
There are several tracks which were recorded but did not make it onto the album. A demo of one of these tracks, "Colossus", was given toMySpace members who participated in a promotional effort. The following tracks have been mentioned by the band in various interviews, yet did not appear on the album:
"Friends" was released as a single exclusively oniTunes, but was later included in the remastered version. The track "My Only Friend" (known as "Lady Day" on German release) appeared on the soundtrack for the movieWinter Passing and was recorded along with thePhantasmagore tracks. It is acover, originally written and recorded byThe Magnetic Fields. The track "Strength Of Mind” along with the band's cover of "Avalon" was leaked by Justin Perfect.
Adapted from liner notes.[13]
Deadsy
Additional personnel
| Chart (2006) | Peak position |
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| USBillboard 200[14] | 176 |
| USTop Independent Albums (Billboard)[14] | 17 |
