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Release Date
23 October 2014
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Length
14 tracks
Asymmetry is the second album by British rock band Mallory Knox. It was released on 27 October 2014 via Search and Destroy and Epic Records and was produced by Gil Norton. It is the band's first release after departing from A Wolf At Your Door Records. Asymmetry charted at no. 16 in the UK album charts in the first week of sales. Like their debut album, it was released to very high positive reviews from music critics.
Background and composition
The band signed to a major label and received "all the ability that gives you when it comes to writing and recording", according to vocalist Mikey Chapman. Despite having waited a year before releasing Signals, the group did not write any new material. When the band began writing new compositions they were stuck writing unsatisfactory material for a few months. Eventually, the group "got into this rhythm", according to bassist Sam Douglas and wrote the album in a month. A few parts that did not make it on to Signals was used for Asymmetry. Half of the lyrics were written by Douglas, and the other half by Chapman. Douglas mentioned that the lyrics were about "love and loss", while Chapman said the lyrics were "a lot more direct this time."
Recording
On 6 January 2014 Mallory Knox began pre-production at Moles Studio in Bath, England with producer Gil Norton. The group were initially nervous working with Norton. While doing pre-production on "Ghost in the Mirror", Norton was strident about a particular section of the song, which made Chapman realised he "need to speak my mind here and hope it doesn't fall to pieces". The band planned to be in the studio for over a month. The studio burnt down, forcing the band to move to another studio. The group soon "ran out of time there", according to Chapman, resulting in them moving to another studio. The band tracked drums in two weeks. The band left the studio in April. In the Rock Sound magazine, the band stated that they had written 16 songs, but are going to commit to 10 or 11 of them for the follow up to their previous album, Signals (2013). They also stated that the album could be released as early as spring in the same year.
Reception
The album was included at number 39 on Rock Sound 's "Top 50 Albums of the Year" list. The album was included at number 16 on Kerrang! 's "The Top 50 Rock Albums Of 2014" list.
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