Wish Upon a Blackstar

by Celldweller

Overview

As Celldweller, Detroit-via-New York producer Klayton has molded a synthesis of several extreme musical forms, smashing the more aggressive elements of dubstep, drum'n'bass, and industrial into contemporary metal and arena rock. Wish Upon a Blackstar is Celldweller's magnum opus, a work in progress since 2004 and released in various chapters beginning in 2009 before finally culminating in a proper album release in 2012. So many years in the making and with such a grandiose array of styles, every last thing about the album screams "epic," from the blitzkrieg-loud production to the nonstop arrangements. Even the quieter songs are dense with layers of electronics, metal guitar riffs, and meshes of drum tracks, electronic and not. Songs like "Eon," "Birthright," and "Louder Than Words" are driven by Klayton's anguished vocals and extreme production aesthetic. ~ Fred Thomas

Product Details

Release Date:	06/12/2012
Label:	Fixt
UPC:	0626570619956

Tracks

1. The Arrival
2. Unshakeable
3. Blackstar
4. Eon
5. Louder Than Words
6. Memories of a Girl I Haven't Met
7. I Can't Wait
8. Gift for You
9. The Lucky One
10. The Seven Sisters
11. Birthright
12. It Makes No Difference Who We Are
13. The Best It's Gonna Get
14. So Long Sentiment
15. Tainted
16. Against the Tide

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Celldweller   Primary Artist
Jeff Harris   Choir/Chorus
Richard Sanders   Choir/Chorus
David Bailey   Choir/Chorus
Aaron White   Choir/Chorus
Trevor White   Choir/Chorus
Juan Gonzalez   Choir/Chorus
Brian Reed   Choir/Chorus
Christian Castillo   Choir/Chorus
Jon Henning Orten   Choir/Chorus
Aaron Noak   Choir/Chorus
Abel Jazz   Choir/Chorus
Adrian Barnes   Choir/Chorus
Agnes Karlsson   Choir/Chorus
Akiko Itou   Choir/Chorus
Akira Taraka   Choir/Chorus
Alanzo Rossi   Choir/Chorus
Kevin Terveen   Choir/Chorus
Kiroko Kobayashi   Choir/Chorus
Kyle Grassi-Plenty   Choir/Chorus
Leif Ekstroem   Choir/Chorus
Lena Luiz   Choir/Chorus
Klayton   Vocals
Vince Martin   Choir/Chorus
Rhiannon Azreal   Choir/Chorus
Cellmate Worldwide Mass Choir   Vocals
Carine Svensson   Choir/Chorus
Cam Young   Choir/Chorus
Benoit Dubois   Choir/Chorus
Batu Aydin   Choir/Chorus
Arkady Lvov   Choir/Chorus
Anton Ostrovsky   Choir/Chorus
Angie Gallant   Choir/Chorus
Andler Bykovsky   Choir/Chorus
Alyssa Ryan   Choir/Chorus
Alok Singh   Choir/Chorus
Sean Terry   Choir/Chorus
Roy Smith   Choir/Chorus
Bret   Choir/Chorus
Bob Z.   Choir/Chorus
Anthony Carter   Choir/Chorus
Kimberly Smith   Choir/Chorus
David Grubb   Choir/Chorus
Ethan Walker   Choir/Chorus
Alexei Ivanov   Choir/Chorus
Joseph Slater   Choir/Chorus
Chris Moore   Choir/Chorus
Sean Taylor   Choir/Chorus
Shawn Anderson   Choir/Chorus
Rick Collins   Choir/Chorus
Christian Michael   Choir/Chorus
Luis Batista   Choir/Chorus
Michael Davis   Choir/Chorus
Lauren Brown   Choir/Chorus
Randy Johnson   Choir/Chorus
John Pregler   Guitar
Matt Jones   Choir/Chorus
James Rhodes   Choir/Chorus
Giuseppe Russo   Choir/Chorus
Chris Owens   Choir/Chorus
Tyler Owens   Choir/Chorus
Edwin Smith   Choir/Chorus
Alan Williams   Choir/Chorus
Camille Rousseau   Choir/Chorus
Sean Tyler   Choir/Chorus
James Ross   Choir/Chorus
Corey Thomas   Choir/Chorus
John Wilson   Choir/Chorus
TweakerRay   Choir/Chorus
Alex Hill   Choir/Chorus
Nick Austin   Choir/Chorus
Paul Braun   Choir/Chorus
Katarina Nilsson   Choir/Chorus
Voicians   Choir/Chorus
Dave Smith   Choir/Chorus
Derek Steele   Choir/Chorus
Vadim Gusev   Choir/Chorus
Larice Meyers   Choir/Chorus
John Acree   Choir/Chorus
Jessica Delaney   Choir/Chorus
John Whitney   Drums
Jonas Schroeder   Choir/Chorus
Jordan Fuller   Choir/Chorus
Kenlicht "Ken" Satou   Choir/Chorus
Mark Sudakov   Choir/Chorus
Mark Witte   Choir/Chorus
Martin Balsters   Choir/Chorus
Matt Ortiz   Choir/Chorus
Michael James Parisi   Choir/Chorus
Milan Haker   Choir/Chorus
Lena Mayer   Choir/Chorus
Leon Kraus   Choir/Chorus
Liam Nguyen   Choir/Chorus
Lloyd Stang   Choir/Chorus
Luis Brown   Choir/Chorus
Luka Klein   Choir/Chorus
Lukas Hahn   Choir/Chorus
Luke Warren   Choir/Chorus
Marcel Vasquez   Choir/Chorus
Karl Fisher   Choir/Chorus
Katrina Lindgren   Choir/Chorus
Thelastdisciple   Choir/Chorus
Theo Woods   Choir/Chorus
Thomas Jimenez   Choir/Chorus
Timm Schmidt   Choir/Chorus
Christophe Girard   Choir/Chorus
Claude Lawson   Choir/Chorus
Colleen Justason   Choir/Chorus
Connol Martin   Choir/Chorus
Constantin Segarceanu   Choir/Chorus
Darryl Lynch   Choir/Chorus
Erik Hansson   Choir/Chorus
Felix Solovyov   Choir/Chorus
Hannah Fischer   Choir/Chorus
Hayley Robinson   Choir/Chorus
Hiroshi Yoshida   Choir/Chorus
Iicah Illa Ivanova   Choir/Chorus
Isaac Pearson   Choir/Chorus
Jack Faust   Choir/Chorus
Jamie Etsey   Choir/Chorus
Jarrod Can   Choir/Chorus
Jason Waggoner   Guitar (Acoustic)
Jayson Jones   Choir/Chorus
Mattias Castillo   Choir/Chorus
Maxim Zaytsev   Choir/Chorus
Mel Charbonneau   Choir/Chorus
Enzo De Luca   Choir/Chorus
Eric Finsh   Choir/Chorus
Josh Danforth   Choir/Chorus
Jules Bernard   Choir/Chorus
Julio Lopez   Choir/Chorus
Kagan Sanin   Choir/Chorus
Nestor Torres Diaz   Choir/Chorus
Nico Perez   Choir/Chorus
Niklas Wagner   Choir/Chorus
Olaf Lindqvist   Choir/Chorus
Patrick Marche   Choir/Chorus
Payton Leigh   Choir/Chorus
Pietro Costa   Choir/Chorus
Ramon Sullivan   Choir/Chorus
Montez Ricci   Choir/Chorus
Neil Urban   Choir/Chorus
Rebecca Rhodes   Choir/Chorus
Remy Moreau   Choir/Chorus
Riley Harris-Lee   Choir/Chorus
Robert Ivelitsch   Choir/Chorus
Roman Gusev   Choir/Chorus
Room 209   Choir/Chorus
Rory Mason   Choir/Chorus
Rumert Stojanov   Choir/Chorus
Ryan Boelstler   Choir/Chorus
Alexander Mueller   Choir/Chorus
Sergei Ekk   Choir/Chorus
Sevgi Kemal   Choir/Chorus
Shard-Life   Choir/Chorus
Stacy Staggs   Choir/Chorus
Stanislav Volkov   Choir/Chorus
Stitch Mayo   Choir/Chorus
Viktor Vorobyov   Choir/Chorus
Vitor Queiroz De Abreu   Choir/Chorus
Wade Jennings   Choir/Chorus
Yury Zaytsev   Choir/Chorus
Zakhar Pavov   Choir/Chorus
Zoe Simms   Choir/Chorus
Chad Atkins   Choir/Chorus
Chase Austin   Choir/Chorus
Ryan Jodoin   Choir/Chorus
Samantha Knowles   Choir/Chorus
Samuli Leino   Choir/Chorus
Sara Klein   Choir/Chorus
Sarai Wilcox   Choir/Chorus
Stu Hastings   Choir/Chorus
Takashi Run   Choir/Chorus
Taras Gutov   Choir/Chorus
Teo Berglund   Choir/Chorus
TerraSin   Choir/Chorus
The Calamity Trigger   Choir/Chorus
The Celldweller Detroit Mass Choir   Choir/Chorus
TheBloodSandman   Choir/Chorus
Tonio Esposito   Choir/Chorus
Tony Diponio   Choir/Chorus
Valery Lyakhova   Choir/Chorus
Veronica O'Cohnell   Choir/Chorus
Arturo Romano   Choir/Chorus
Ata Kaya   Choir/Chorus
Ava Rhodes   Choir/Chorus
Axel Lindburg   Choir/Chorus
Ayzit Celik   Choir/Chorus
Dan "Draconocturne" Gomez   Choir/Chorus
Derrick Crane   Choir/Chorus
Devin King   Choir/Chorus
Dmitry Semyonov   Choir/Chorus
Dustin Scott   Choir/Chorus
Ediz Turan   Choir/Chorus
Elias Persson   Choir/Chorus
Elise Lefebvre   Choir/Chorus
Emily Mislewicz   Choir/Chorus
Jenna Erikson   Choir/Chorus
Jennifer Kuchler   Choir/Chorus
Jenny Jackknife   Vocals
Jesse Harder   Choir/Chorus

Technical Credits

Brian Gardner   Mastering
Chuck Wheeler   Photography
Tom Salta   Engineer,Orchestration
Klayton   Mixing,Composer,Producer,Mastering,Programming,Instrumentation
Bret   Editing
Tyler Bacon   Licensing
Grant Mohrman   Mixing,Producer
James Rhodes   Management
Tom Baker   Mastering
Devin Taylor   Packaging
Steve Dresser   Editing
Derek Steele   Editing
Jillian Johns   Make-Up,Hair Stylist
Josh Danforth   Editing
Ryan Boelstler   Editing
Christina Travis   Make-Up,Hair Stylist