Elements (album)
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{{Infobox Album | <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject Albums -->
| Name = Elements
| Type = studio
| Artist = [[Atheist (band)|Atheist]]
| Cover =
| Released = [[August 30]], [[1993]]
| Recorded = Pro Media Studios, [[Gainesville, Florida|Gainesville]], [[Florida]] in May, 1993
| Genre = [[Technical death metal]]
| Length = 41:43
| Label = [[Music for Nations]] <small>(original European issue)</small><br />[[Metal Blade Records|Metal Blade]] <small>(original US issue)</small><br />[[Relapse Records|Relapse]] <small>(2005 re-issue)</small>
| Producer = [[Atheist (band)|Atheist]] <br /> Mark Pinske
| Reviews = * [[Allmusic]] {{rating-5|4}} [http://allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:9fbsa9tgy23a link]
| Last album = ''[[Unquestionable Presence]]''<br />(1991)
| This album = '''''Elements'''''<br />(1993)
| Next album =
}}
{{For|the [[Mike Oldfield]] albums|Elements (Mike Oldfield)}}
'''''Elements''''' is the third and final [[album]] released by the [[progressive metal|progressive]] / [[technical death metal]] band [[Atheist (band)|Atheist]]. It was released on [[August 30]], [[1993]] by [[Music for Nations]] in [[Europe]] and by [[Metal Blade Records]] in the [[United States|US]]. ''Elements'' was reissued by [[Relapse Records]] in 2005 and was digitally remastered with the addition of six bonus tracks.
This album is more [[jazz]]-oriented than their two previous albums{{Fact|date=March 2008}}, and remains highly technical and powerful. ''Elements'' was written in forty days in Pro Media Studios.{{Fact|date=June 2007}} The band wanted to break up but they also needed to finish their third album contract to their record label. ''Elements'' features the addition of a third guitarist, [[Frank Emmi]]. Initially, [[Rand Burkey]] was not going to appear on the album, and as Kelly Shaefer had developed [[carpal tunnel syndrome]], (preventing him from playing anything but [[rhythm guitar]]) a new [[lead guitar]] player was needed. Before recording, Burkey rejoined the band, and thus the band ended up with three guitarists. Shaefer plays rhythm guitar, while Emmi and Burkey share responsibilities for leads and solos.
==Track listing==
# "Green" – 3:21
# "Water" – 4:27
# "Samba Briza" – 1:57
# "Air" – 5:32
# "Displacement" – 1:23
# "Animal" – 4:10
# "Mineral" – 4:32
# "Fire" – 4:36
# "Fractal Point" – 0:43
# "Earth" – 3:41
# "See You Again" – 1:16
# "Elements" – 5:35
===2005 Re-release===
In 2005, [[Relapse Records]] re-released ''Elements''. This edition was digitally remastered, and features six [[bonus tracks]].
''Live BBC Radio Broadcast (1992)''
#<li value=13>"Unquestionable Presence"
# "On They Slay"
# "Enthralled in Essence"
# "Formative Years"
# "Mother Man"
# "Retribution"
==Credits==
===Line-up===
* [[Kelly Shaefer]] − [[singer|vocals]], [[electric guitar|guitar]]
* [[Rand Burkey]] − [[electric guitar|guitar]]
* [[Frank Emmi]] − [[electric guitar|guitar]]
* [[Tony Choy]] − [[bass guitar|bass]]
* [[Josh Greenbaum]] − [[drum kit|drums]]
'''Guest:'''<br/>
[[Piano]] by David Smadbeck
===Production===
* Producer: Mark Pinske and [[Atheist (band)|Atheist]]
* [[Audio engineering|Engineer]]: Mark Pinske
* [[Audio mixing|Mixing]]: Mark Pinske and Kelly Shaefer
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