Candlelight Records a annoncé que "A Thin Shell", le nouvel opus de October Tide, sortira le 28 septembre. Il s'agit du premier opus du groupe en dix ans et succède à la version remasterisée de "Rain Without End", le premier album de la bande.

L'album a été mixé et masterisé au Black Lounge studios en Suède et la pochette par Travis Smith (Opeth, Katatonia, Testament, Death)
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"I have wanted to get OCTOBER TIDE back together for some time," révèle Norrman. "When we decided the time was right, ideas for new songs surprisingly came together nicely. Many sleepless nights were involved, with lots of coffee of course, but the songs were written in flow one after another."[/i]

Discutant du processus d'enregistrement,Norrman déclare, "We started recording in March of last year. Jonas (Kjellgren) liked what he heard and offered to get it into the (Black Lounge) studio's schedule even though we didn't have a label yet. What was meant as a side project so long ago is now my main project and I am very proud of it. We only hope people enjoy it as much as we do."

"A Thin Shell" track listing:

01. A Custodian of Science
02. Deplorable Request
03. The Nighttime Project
04. Blackness Devours
05. The Dividing Line
06. Fragile
07. Scorned