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Love and Other Disasters is the third album by Swedish heavy metal band Sonic Syndicate. It was released on 19 September 2008 and on 14 October in North America. A digipack version of the album was made available featuring two bonus tracks and a DVD. In the United States, the album sold around 800 copies in its first week; landing it on the Billboard Heatseekers chart at 85. Love and Other Disasters is the last album by the band to feature former singer Roland Johansson, and the last to be produced by Jonas Kjellgren. It is also the only album by the band to feature the same line-up as the preceding one.

Love and Other Disasters
Studio album by Sonic Syndicate
Released	19 September 2008
Recorded	March – April 2008 at Black Lounge Studios in Avesta, Sweden
Genre	Melodic death metal, metalcore, alternative metal
Length	40:18
Label	Nuclear Blast
Producer	Jonas Kjellgren
Sonic Syndicate chronology
Only Inhuman (2007) Love and Other Disasters (2008) We Rule the Night (2010)
Alternative covers
Japanese cover.
Alternative cover
The Rebellion Pack cover.
Singles from Love and Other Disasters
"Jack of Diamonds" Released: 2008 "My Escape" Released: 2008 "Power Shift" Released: 2009 "Contradiction" Released: 2009 "Burn This City" Released: 2009

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
IGN	[1]
ChartAttack	[2]
Lords of Metal	[3]

On 27 June the lead single of the album called "Jack of Diamonds" was released to radio, the same day it was performed live for the first time on the Metaltown Festival in 2008. Three other singles were also released: "My Escape", "Power Shift", and "Contradiction". A 14th track entitled "Freeman" was also made but didn't make it to the album.

Track listing

Bonus tracks

Bonus DVD

• "Studio Report" (Making of "Love and Other Disasters")
• "Jack of Diamonds" (Official video)
• "My Escape" (Official video)
• "Denied" (Official video)
• "Enclave" (Official video)
• "Psychic Suicide" (live in Cologne)
• "Blue Eyed Fiend" (live in Cologne)
• Shopping in Paris

The Rebellion Pack

The special edition of the album was reissued on November 6, 2009 together with the band's 2009 Rebellion EP, featuring two brand-new songs as well as the debut record with their new singer Nathan Biggs, replacing Roland Johansson.

Demo titles

• "Bullet My Asshole" (pre-"Encaged")
• "Finnish" (pre-"Jack of Diamonds")
• "Kjellgren" ("Stewart" in English, pre-"Power Shift")
• "Breaking Benjamin's Leg" (pre-"Contradiction")
• "Export" (pre-"Damage Control")
• "Blame Canada" (pre-"Affliction")
• "Bandit" (pre-"Mission: Undertaker")
• "Panic" (pre-"Freeman")

Chart positions

Country	Position
Sweden	15[4]
Germany	36[5]
Austria	45[6]
Switzerland	65[7]
United States	85 (Billboard Heatseekers)[8]

Personnel

Sonic Syndicate

• Roland Johansson – vocals, additional guitars & solo on "Red Eyed Friend"
• Richard Sjunnesson – harsh vocals
• Roger Sjunnesson – guitars, keyboards
• Robin Sjunnesson – guitars
• Karin Axelsson – bass guitars
• John Bengtsson – drums, percussion
• Nathan James Biggs - vocals ("Burn This City" & "Rebellion in Nightmareland")

Additional musicians

• Nick Red – keyboards on "My Escape," "Fallout" & "Contradiction"

Production

• Jonas Kjellgren – producer/engineer
• Roberto Laghi – mixer
• Achim Köhler – masterer
• Torsten Bürgin – artwork
• Sabine Hauptmann – artwork
• Micke Johansson – photography
• Patric Ullaeus – director ("Jack of Diamonds" & "My Escape")
• Marius Böttcher – director ("Power Shift" & "Contradiction")

References

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