Anesthetic (album)

Anesthetic
Anesthetic
Studio album by Mark Morton
Released	March 1, 2019
Studio	Various Hybrid Studios (Santa Ana, California, US); NRG Studios (North Hollywood, California, US); The Magpie Cage (Baltimore, Maryland, US); The Mill Studio (Cayman Islands); ;
Genre	Groove metal, alternative metal
Length	42:38
Label	Spinefarm
Producer	Mark Morton; Josh Wilbur;
Singles from Anesthetic
	"The Truth Is Dead"; Released: December 14, 2018; "Cross Off"; Released: January 8, 2019; "Save Defiance"; Released: February 22, 2019;

Anesthetic is the first solo album by American guitarist Mark Morton, released on March 1, 2019 via Spinefarm. The album features guest performances by Jacoby Shaddix of Papa Roach, Myles Kennedy of Alter Bridge, Josh Todd of Buckcherry, Alissa White-Gluz of Arch Enemy, the late Chester Bennington of Linkin Park and Randy Blythe of Lamb of God. According to Morton, he had been writing new material for his solo record for "quite some time".^[2]

Release

The first single, titled "The Truth Is Dead" was released on December 13, 2018 premiering on Sirius XM Liquid Metal. The song features Morton's Lamb of God bandmate Randy Blythe and Arch Enemy frontwoman Alissa White-Gluz on vocals.^[1]^[3] The second single off the record, "Cross Off", which features the late Chester Bennington debuted at number 18 on the US Billboard Hard Rock Digital Song Sales with 2,000 downloads and 209,000 streams in its first week.^[4]

Reception

Wall of Sound gave the album a 7/10 and stated: "On the one hand he has nabbed some great artists to assist him get this album a release, however I think he has missed the mark on half the tracks by playing along with the Lamb of God playbook too often."^[5]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Cross Off" (featuring Chester Bennington)	Mark Morton Josh Wilbur Bennington Jake Oni	4:14
2.	"Sworn Apart" (featuring Jacoby Shaddix)	Morton Wilbur Shaddix	3:57
3.	"Axis" (featuring Mark Lanegan)	Morton Lanegan	4:13
4.	"The Never" (featuring Chuck Billy and Jake Oni)	Morton Wilbur Oni	4:06
5.	"Save Defiance" (featuring Myles Kennedy)	Morton Wilbur Kennedy	4:37
6.	"Blur" (featuring Mark Morales)	Morton Wilbur Mike Inez	5:21
7.	"Back from the Dead" (featuring Josh Todd)	Morton Wilbur Todd	4:03
8.	"Reveal" (featuring Naeemah Maddox)	Morton Maddox Yanni Papadopoulis Jean-Paul Gaster Chris Brooks	4:12
9.	"Imaginary Days"	Morton Wilbur Morales	3:45
10.	"The Truth Is Dead" (featuring Randy Blythe and Alissa White-Gluz)	Morton Wilbur Blythe White-Gluz	4:13
Total length:			42:38

Personnel

Mark Morton – guitars (all tracks), bass (track 2), vocals (on "Imaginary Days")

Additional musicians

Chester Bennington – vocals (track 1)
Jacoby Shaddix – vocals (track 2)
Mark Lanegan – vocals (track 3)
Chuck Billy – vocals (track 4)
Jake Oni – vocals (track 4)
Myles Kennedy – vocals (track 5)
Mark Morales – vocals (track 6), backing vocals (track 9)
Josh Todd – vocals (track 7)
Naeemah Maddox – vocals (track 8)
Randy Blythe – vocals (track 10)
Alissa White-Gluz – vocals (track 10)

Additional instrumental musicians

Paolo Gregoletto – bass (track 1)
Alex Bent – drums (tracks 1, 2)
Marc Ford – guitars (track 3)
Mike Inez – bass (tracks 3, 5-7, 9)
Steve Gorman – drums (tracks 3, 6)
David Ellefson – bass (tracks 4, 10)
Roy Mayorga – drums (tracks 4, 7, 10)
Ray Luzier – drums (tracks 5, 9)
Yanni Papadopoulos – bass (track 8)
Jean-Paul Gaster – drums (track 8)
Chris Brooks – keyboards (track 8)

Production

Mark Morton – production
Josh Wilbur – production, engineering, mixing
Jay Robbins – engineering (additional)
Paul Suarez – engineering (additional)
Roy Mayorga – engineering (additional)
Brad Blackwood – mastering
Daniel Danger – artwork, art direction

References

^ ^a ^b "LAMB OF GOD Guitarist's 'Anesthetic' Solo Album To Feature Guest Appearances By LINKIN PARK, PAPA ROACH Members". Blabbermouth. Retrieved 2018-12-14.
^ "LAMB OF GOD Guitarist's 'Anesthetic' Solo Album To Feature Guest Appearances By LINKIN PARK, PAPA ROACH Members". BLABBERMOUTH.NET. 14 December 2018. Retrieved 21 January 2019.
^ "HEAR LAMB OF GOD GUITARIST MARK MORTON'S NEW SONG WITH RANDY BLYTHE, ALISSA WHITE-GLUZ". Revolver. Retrieved 2019-01-22.
^ "Chester Bennington Returns to Billboard Charts on Mark Morton's 'Cross Off'". Billboard. Retrieved 21 January 2019.
^ Plugga73 (2019-02-24). "Mark Morton – Anesthetic (Album Review)". Wall Of Sound. Retrieved 2019-02-24.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)

External links

Anesthetic on Mark Morton's official website

[morton_debut-1] "LAMB OF GOD Guitarist's 'Anesthetic' Solo Album To Feature Guest Appearances By LINKIN PARK, PAPA ROACH Members". Blabbermouth. Retrieved 2018-12-14.

[2] "LAMB OF GOD Guitarist's 'Anesthetic' Solo Album To Feature Guest Appearances By LINKIN PARK, PAPA ROACH Members". BLABBERMOUTH.NET. 14 December 2018. Retrieved 21 January 2019.

[TTID_revolver-3] "HEAR LAMB OF GOD GUITARIST MARK MORTON'S NEW SONG WITH RANDY BLYTHE, ALISSA WHITE-GLUZ". Revolver. Retrieved 2019-01-22.

[4] "Chester Bennington Returns to Billboard Charts on Mark Morton's 'Cross Off'". Billboard. Retrieved 21 January 2019.

[5] Plugga73 (2019-02-24). "Mark Morton – Anesthetic (Album Review)". Wall Of Sound. Retrieved 2019-02-24.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)

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