Samsara (album)

Samsara
Studio album by Yakuza
Released	March 21, 2006
Genre	Avant-garde metal, progressive metal
Length	50:10
Label	Prosthetic Records
Producer	Sanford Parker
Yakuza chronology
Way of the Dead (2002) Samsara (2006) Transmutations (2007)

Samsara is the third album by Yakuza and their first for Prosthetic Records. Furthering the departure from their debut, which displayed a more stripped-down post-hardcore style, Samsara, like Way of the Dead, is more eclectic and progressive; their experimental metal style assimilating Bruce Lamont's saxophone for a unique sound that some would label "jazzcore." Mastodon's Troy Sanders performs guest vocals on the final track, "Back To The Mountain."

Track listing

1. "Cancer Industry" – 3:02
2. "Plecostomus" – 3:38
3. "Monkeytail" – 5:24
4. "Transmission Ends... Signal Lost" – 1:27
5. "Dishonor" – 5:20
6. "20 Bucks" – 5:02
7. "Exterminator" – 7:26
8. "Just Say Know" – 2:58
9. "Glory Hole" – 6:57
10. "Back to the Mountain" – 9:02

Personnel

• Bruce Lamont - vocals, saxophones, clarinet, effects
• Matt McClelland - guitars, vocals
• John E. Bohmer - bass
• James Staffel - drums, percussion, keyboards

Guest Musicians:

• Sanford Parker - effects (6)
• Jim Baker - piano (9)
• Troy Sanders - vocals (10)
• Fred Lonberg-Holm - cello