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Thirteenth Step
Rock · 2003 · 12 tracks

Thirteenth Step

A clinical, liquid exploration of addiction. Polished guitars and haunting vocal harmonies create a sound that feels both submerged and surgically precise.

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It’s the ultimate midnight album for when you want to feel the weight of your own thoughts in high definition.

A cold, clinical, and deeply beautiful meditation on the cycle of self-destruction and the hope for recovery.

Thirteenth Step · vs · A Perfect Circle
Addiction+3.5σ

The writing leans far further into addiction than the rest of the catalogue.

Tracklist · 12 Tracks
01
The Package
7:43
02
Weak and Powerless
3:17
03
The Noose
4:55
04
Blue
4:16
05
Vanishing
4:54
06
A Stranger
3:14
07
The Outsider
4:08
08
Crimes
2:37
09
The Nurse Who Loved Me
4:07
10
Pet
4:36
11
Lullaby
2:04
12
Gravity
5:06
Moments Worth Waiting For
The slow-burning seven-minute build of 'The Package' where the bassline feels like a predator stalking its prey.
The transition in 'The Noose' where the drums finally kick in with a massive, cathedral-sized reverb.
The unsettling, childlike woodwind arrangement on the Failure cover 'The Nurse Who Loved Me'.
The aggressive, jagged rhythmic shift in 'The Outsider' that breaks the album's prevailing hypnotic calm.
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