Surrender to All Life Beyond Form

{{Infobox album

| name = Surrender to All Life Beyond Form

| type = studio

| artist = Dark Castle

| cover =Surrender to All Life Beyond Form.jpg

| alt =

| released = 2011

| recorded = September 2010

| venue =

| studio = Electrical Audio and Semaphore Recording Studios{{cite AV media notes |title=Surrender to All Life Beyond Form |title-link=Surrender to All Life Beyond Form |others=Dark Castle |year=2011 |publisher=Profound Lore Records |id=PFL-077 }}

| genre = Doom metal

| length = 33:49

| label = Profound Lore

| producer = Sanford Parker

| prev_title = Spirited Migration

| prev_year = 2009

| next_title =

| next_year =

}}

{{Album reviews

|rev1=Allmusic

|rev1score={{rating|3|5}}Rivadavia, Eduardo. [http://www.allmusic.com/album/surrender-to-all-life-beyond-form-mw0002131965 Surrender to All Life Beyond Form review] allmusic.com. Retrieved on 13 July 2012.

|rev2=Revolver

|rev2score=(1.5/5)McKenna, David. [http://www.revolvermag.com/metalkult/review-dark-castle-surrender-to-all-life-beyond-form.html Review: Dark Castle – Surrender to All Life Beyond Form] revolvermag.com. 1 June 2011. Retrieved on 14 July 2012.

}}

Surrender to All Life Beyond Form is the second studio album by Dark Castle.

The album was released in CD and vinyl form via Profound Lore Records. A 12" vinyl version was released through Brutal Panda Records, limited to 500 copies.[http://brutalpandarecords.com/news/dark-castle-%E2%80%98surrender-to-all-life-beyond-form%E2%80%99-to-see-limited-edition-release/ Dark Castle - ‘Surrender To All Life Beyond Form’ Sees Limited Edition Release!] brutalpandarecords.com. 24 April 2011. Retrieved on 13 July 2012.

In support of this album, Dark Castle embarked on a summer tour of North America alongside YOB.[http://blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=159515 Yob to Release 'Atma' in August] blabbermouth.net. 16 June 2011. Retrieved on 14 July 2012.

Track listing

  1. "Surrender to All Life Beyond Form" – 4:05
  2. "Stare into Absence" – 3:52
  3. "Create an Impulse" – 2:01
  4. "Seeing Through Time" – 4:43
  5. "Heavy Eyes" – 5:59
  6. "Spirit Ritual" – 3:22
  7. "To Hide Is to Die" – 2:34
  8. "I Hear Wind" – 3:54
  9. "Learning to Unlearn" – 3:19

Personnel

  • Stevie Floyd – vocals, guitar, bass, piano, artwork
  • Rob Shaffer – vocals, drums, guitar, bass
  • Blake Judd – vocals on "Learning to Unlearn"
  • Nate Hall – vocals on "Stare into Absence"
  • Mike Scheidt – vocals on "Spirit Ritual"
  • Sanford Parker – production, synthesizer, samples
  • Orion Landau – artwork, layout
  • Collin Jordan – mastering

References