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Buy here: “'Orphan' represents the battle of accepting what reality has given me within the story of 'Kin', and the battle between me and my alternate reality's realm.“ - Phil Bozeman Director, Editor, Camera : David Brodsky for MyGoodEye : Music Visuals - Producer, Camera : Allison Woest Lighting Design, Grip, Electric : Adam Pernick Grip/Electric : Lindsey Fehr Costume, Makeup : Jim Stramel, Renee-Woods Stramel, Jillian Savage Assistant Director : Ben Savage Follow Whitechapel: Tracking of Kin was predominantly done at guitarist Zach Householder’s home studio with producer Mark Lewis producing his fifth straight Whitechapel album, making for a very comfortable working environment. “Creating records with him has an effortless flow to it, and we can track things pretty quickly and efficiently these days,” says Wade. “Mark has a great ear for giving us unique and complementary guitar and drum tones for the songs we are trying to record.” The tracks were then sent off to David Castillo at Ghostward Studios in Sweden for mixing, with Ted Jensen mastering it in Nashville, TN. Now, having another album they can be as proud of as its predecessor, it stands them in good stead as they look toward the future. “I see more growth and a limitless potential,” says Wade. “I think we found a great formula on ‘The Valley’, and we used that to create another monumental record for our career that I can’t wait for people to hear. We hope to continue to grow our fanbase with this new album, and always seek to move in a positive direction. I’m excited as the pandemic lessens for the touring world to come back to life and to be able to perform these massive songs we have created in the manner they were meant to be heard – live and loud.” Whitechapel line-up: Phil Bozeman – vocals Ben Savage – guitar Alex Wade – guitar Gabe Crisp – bass Zach Householder – guitar Alex Rüdinger – drums LYRICS: It’s just the way it is How did I find myself to be so pitiful and vulnerable And I lay my head upon an empty heartbeat I’m alone and I’m miserable It’s just the way that it is and it’s hopeless now I’ll never leave the prison inside my head No one will ever understand the way it feels To shut out the emotion that drives me back to you Is that your voice that I hear Is that the touch that I had once feared Is that the way that you look now Is this what we are Cynical ole me, beckoning for company An illusion that I dream of in a nightmare What do I care if you’re here and there’s nothing left Inside of your hollow shell I’m still alone, I’m still miserable Is there hope somewhere in this case of flesh we call our home I don’t feel it Mother, father please go back to sleep I can’t bare to see you barely alive We’re all alone, we’re all miserable Forget my voice Forget my eyes My heart is content now to betray my insides #whitechapel #orphan #kin
