Into the Great Beyond is the second studio album by Japanese metalcore band Crystal Lake. It was released on 3 November 2010 through Imperium Recordings.[1][2][3] It is the first and also the last album to feature their second and longest serving bassist Yasuyuki Kotaka before he left the band in 2015 due to his illness. It also the last album to feature two founding members of the band, vocalist Kentaro Nishimura and drummer Yusuke Ishihara.

Into the Great Beyond
Studio album by
Released3 November 2010
Genre
Length33:18
Label
  • Imperium Recordings
Crystal Lake chronology
Dimension
(2006)
Into the Great Beyond
(2010)
The Sign
(2015)

Background and promotion

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On 27 May 2010, Crystal Lake released free download demo Endeavor on their MySpace page.[4] Crystal Lake also announced through MySpace, Twitter, Facebook and YouTube a new music video "Twisted Fate" from the album.

The songs "Twisted Fate", "Open Water", "Daylight" and "Into the Great Beyond" were re-recorded in 2020 for the album The Voyages, a collection of re-recorded Kentaro-era songs.[5]

Track listing

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All tracks are written by Kentaro Nishimura, Yudai Miyamoto, Shinya Hori, Yasuyuki Kotaka, and Yusuke Ishihara

No.TitleLength
1."Intro: River of Truth" (instrumental)1:11
2."Twisted Fate"2:48
3."Open Water"2:46
4."Endeavor"4:28
5."See This Through"3:59
6."Scheme" (instrumental)1:54
7."Burning Our Lives"2:43
8."Daylight"4:05
9."Road of Torment"3:01
10."Congestion Control" (instrumental)1:06
11."Into the Great Beyond"5:17
Total length:33:18

Personnel

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Crystal Lake

  • Kentaro Nishimura – lead vocals
  • Yudai Miyamoto – lead guitar
  • Shinya Hori – rhythm guitar
  • Yasuyuki Kotaka – bass
  • Yusuke Ishihara – drums

References

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  1. ^ "Into the Great Beyond by CRYSTAL LAKE". Band Camp. Retrieved 10 December 2019.
  2. ^ "Crystal Lake Into the Great Beyond". Discogs. Retrieved 10 December 2019.
  3. ^ "Crystal Lake Into the Great Beyond". Metal Archives. Retrieved 10 December 2019.
  4. ^ "Endeavor demo 2010". MySpace. 27 May 2010. Retrieved 30 May 2010.
  5. ^ "Crystal Lake|アルバム『The Voyages』8月5日発売". Tower Records Online. 16 June 2020. Retrieved 13 November 2020.