Synthetic Generation

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{{Infobox album

| name = Synthetic Generation

| type = studio

| artist = Deathstars

| cover = Synthetic Generation.jpg

| released = 2002/2003

| recorded =

| venue =

| studio =

| genre = Industrial metal, gothic metal

| length = 41:12

| label = Nuclear Blast

| producer =

| prev_title = Syndrome (single)

| prev_year = 2002

| next_title = Termination Bliss

| next_year = 2006

}}

Synthetic Generation is the debut album of the Swedish metal band Deathstars. This was the only album to have Beast X Electric (Erik Halvorsen) on rhythm guitar.

In a 2015 interview, frontman Whiplasher Bernadotte said that album "was more of an experiment – we didn’t know where we were heading, so it just became… something".{{cite news|url=https://newnoisemagazine.com/interviews/interview-deathstars-talks-the-perfect-cult/|title=Interview: Deathstars Talks About “The Perfect Cult’|first=Eric|last=May|work=New Noise Magazine|date=21 January 2015|access-date=30 June 2025}}

Track listing

{{tracklist

| title1 = Semi-Automatic

| length1 = 4:17

| title2 = Synthetic Generation

| length2 = 3:28

| title3 = New Dead Nation

| length3 = 3:39

| title4 = Syndrome

| length4 = 3:10

| title5 = Modern Death

| length5 = 3:57

| title6 = Little Angel

| length6 = 4:11

| title7 = The Revolution Exodus

| length7 = 4:00

| title8 = Damn Me

| length8 = 3:33

| title9 = The Rape of Virtue

| length9 = 3:54

| title10 = Genocide

| length10 = 3:39

| title11 = No Light (to Shun)

| length11 = 3:24

| total_length = 41:12

}}

{{tracklist

| headline = Limited edition bonus tracks

| title12 = White Wedding

| note12 = Billy Idol cover

| length12 = 3:32

| title13 = Our God, the Drugs

| length13 = 4:26

| total_length = 49:10

}}

Limited edition also includes music videos for "Synthetic Generation" and "Syndrome".

Band personnel

  • Whiplasher Bernadotte – lead vocals
  • Nightmare Industries – lead guitar, keyboards, electronics, bass
  • Beast X Electric – rhythm guitar
  • Bone W. Machine – drums

Guest musician

  • Johanna Beckström – female vocals

= Production personnel =

  • Håkan Åkesson – mastering
  • Thomas Ewerhard – design
  • Anders Fridén – engineer
  • Stefan Glaumann – mixing

References

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Category:2003 debut albums

Category:Deathstars albums