Ground Breaking Ceremony

This article is about the Himsa album. For the ceremony celebrating the first day of a construction project, see Groundbreaking.

Ground Breaking Ceremony
Studio album by
Himsa
ReleasedNovember 2, 1999
StudioRaimstorm Studio
GenreHardcore punk • metalcore • mathcore • post-hardcore
LabelRevelation Records
ProducerSteve Carter, Paul Speer
Himsa chronology
Himsa 7" EP
(1999) 		Ground Breaking Ceremony
(1999) 		Courting Tragedy and Disaster
(2003)

Ground Breaking Ceremony is Himsa's first album. It was released on 2 November 1999 through Revelation Records (Rev# 87). This was the only full-length album not to feature John Pettibone as vocalist.[1]

Track listing

  1. "Daylight Savings" - 1:20
  2. "The Great Depression" - 2:40
  3. "Another Version of the Twist" - 3:38
  4. "Ground Breaking Ceremony" - 5:11
  5. "Carrier" - 3:26
  6. "Mud" - 3:08
  7. "Cremation" - 4:42
  8. "The Date Is Here" - 5:05
  9. "Tapas" - 3:58
  10. "White Out" - 5:21

Personnel

Band
  • Christian "Xtian" Schmitt – lead vocals, kalimba, maracas, tambourine; mixing, design
  • Brian Johnson – lead guitar, backing vocals; mixing, design
  • Aaron "Edge" Connell – rhythm guitar, keyboards, backing vocals; layout, mixing, design
  • Derek Harn – bass, backing vocals; mixing, design, photography
  • Mike Green – drums, percussion, backing vocals; mixing, design
Additional personnel
  • Ariel Lapidus – backing vocals
  • Steven Srithonsuk – lyrics (tracks 8)
  • Paul Speer – production, sound engineer, mastering, mixing
  • Steve Carter – production, sound engineer, mastering, mixing
  • Amelia Wood – photography
  • Mike Witherspoon – photography
  • Wally Young – photography

References

  1. ^ "Ground Breaking Ceremony". Encyclopaedia Metallum. January 26, 2020. Retrieved May 11, 2024.
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