Samsara is the third studio 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 "Cancer of Industry" – 3:02 "Plecostomus" – 3:38 "Monkeytail" – 5:24 "Transmission Ends... Signal Lost" – 1:27 "Dishonor" – 5:20 "20 Bucks" – 5:02 "Exterminator" – 7:26 "Just Say Know" – 2:58 "Glory Hole" – 6:57 "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
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