Atlantic (Theatre album)

Atlantic is the first studio album by the South African mathcore band Theatre. The album was released on 10 December 2010.

Atlantic
Studio album by Theatre
Released	10 December 2010
Genre	Mathcore, Hardcore
Length	24:15
Label	Independent
Producer	Deon Van Zyl

Writing and recording

The album was written over a period of one year and recorded at Considerthis Studios in Somerset West over a period of two months. The record was later mastered and the casings were cut and screen-printed by hand by the band members themselves. Two-hundred copies were printed.

Release

The record was released on the weekend of 10 December 2010, where after the band embarked on a string of shows across the Western Cape, as well as touring up to Durban, Pietermaritzburg and Welkom for the launch. The record caused quite a bustle in and around the country and the track "First Flaws In The Master Plan" was featured on the MB Agency's compilation CD along with Facedown Record's Take It Back! and various other artists. It was also a featured track on the Thursday metal show on The Source FM radio station in the United States.

Track listing

1. "This Is Not A Rumour..." - 00:54
2. "First Flaws In The Master Plan" - 03:15
3. "Swords" - 03:27
4. "The Seeing Room" - 04:16
5. "Then Came Sailing" - 02:48
6. "Interruption" - 01:06
7. "Flood Came Tearing" - 05:02
8. "Atlantic" - 03:27

Personnel

Theatre

• JJ Van Rooyen – vocals
• Byron Jones – guitar
• Duke Negus – guitar, bass guitar
• Jay-Dee Bekker – bass guitar
• TJ – drums

Artwork

• Schalk Venter - layout & design
• TJ - digital content layout & design

References

• Reynolds, Pete (19 November 2010). "Theatre interview". Rise Zine. Retrieved 19 November 2010.
• Van Zyl, Neil (12 August 2010). "Theatre interview". Mirovia Magazine. Archived from the original on 13 October 2010. Retrieved 2010-08-12.