Dead Reckoning (album)


Dead Reckoning is the eighth studio album by progressive metal band Threshold. It is their first album since the departure of founding member Nick Midson and the last to feature long time vocalist Andrew "Mac" McDermott. It is also the only one to feature guest vocals and their first album on their current label, Nuclear Blast. The song "Pilot in the Sky of Dreams" appeared on the 2008 film soundtrack .
Before settling on the final title, the album had the working title of "Pilot in the Sky of Dreams".
Many of the songs on the album use extensive flight and aviation metaphors. Some of these are conveyed in the titles of the songs. This theme is reinforced by the album's title, a reference to the early aviation practice of dead reckoning as a way of navigating through estimation of a current position based on a past position, a direction, and a speed.

Track listing

Tracks 1, 3, 6, 8, 9 written by Richard West and Karl Groom. Tracks 2, 4, 5, 7 written by Richard West.
  1. "Slipstream" – 4:54
  2. "This Is Your Life" – 3:41
  3. "Elusive" – 6:10
  4. "Hollow" – 4:00
  5. "Pilot in the Sky of Dreams" – 9:46
  6. "Fighting for Breath" – 8:16
  7. "Disappear" – 4:17
  8. "Safe to Fly" – 5:06
  9. "One Degree Down" – 8:33
  10. "Supermassive Black Hole" - 3:08
The limited edition digipack release, not available in the United States, contains a cover of Muse's "Supermassive Black Hole" as a bonus track.

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