A Thin Shell

A Thin Shell is the third studio album by Swedish death-doom band October Tide. This was the first album the band released in 11 years.^[3] This is the only October Tide release with vocalist Tobias Netzell.

A Thin Shell
Studio album by October Tide
Released	28 September 2010 (2010-09-28)[1]
Recorded	March 2009 – March 2010
Studio	Black Lounge and Abyss Studios
Genre	Death-doom
Length	42:14
Label	Candlelight
Producer	Jonas Kjellgren
October Tide chronology
Grey Dawn (1999) A Thin Shell (2010) Tunnel of No Light (2013)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"The Custodian of Science"	7:33
2.	"Deplorable Request"	6:03
3.	"A Nighttime Project" (instrumental)	4:32
4.	"Blackness Devours"	5:15
5.	"The Dividing Line"	5:43
6.	"Fragile"	6:35
7.	"Scorned"	6:33
Total length:		42:14

All lyrics are written by Tobias Netzell and Pierre Stam; all music is composed by Fredrik Norrman and October Tide.

Personnel

October Tide

• Tobias Netzell – vocals
• Fredrik Norrman – guitar
• Robin Bergh – drums

Additional personnel

• Jonas Kjellgren – session bass, mixing, production
• Jeramie Kling – engineering
• Plec – mastering (at Panic-Room)
• Mattias Norrman – photography
• Andreas Kalén – photo editing
• Travis Smith – artwork, layout