Epic Scrap Metal is the Norwegian rock band BigBang's eighth studio album. It was released on March 4, 2011, and debuted at number 1 on the Norwegian Albums Chart on its first week of release. The album stayed on top of the chart for four consecutive weeks and spent a total of 21 weeks on the Norwegian charts.
Overview The album's title draws upon a metal recycling plant in California, named "Star Scrap Metal". Among the guest artist appearances on the album is a duet with American singer Lissie on the song "No One".Andersen, Svein, Aftenposten (March 3, 2011). Greni smeller til igjen Øyre, Torgrim, Dagbladet (March 2, 2011). En følelse av sommer året gjennom Horvei, Maria, NRK: Lydverket (March 7, 2011). Ut av skrapet Østbø, Stein, VG (March 4, 2011). BigBang: «Epic Scrap Metal»
Track listing
Personnel Bigbang Øystein Greni – lead vocals, guitars. bass, drums Nikolai Hængsle Eilertsen – bass, piano, vocals Olaf Olsen – drums, vocals Additional personnel
Lissie – vocals (track 6) Thom Hell – vocals (track 7) Joshua Moore – piano (track 2, 4, 10, 11) Michael Ilbert – mixer Bryan Cook – technician Martin Bowitz – technician Christian Engfelt – technician Ryan Smith – mixer George Marino – mastering Andrew Pogany – backing vocals (track 3) Mike Green – backing vocals (track 3) Joel Isaac Black – backing vocals (track 3) Jordan Ladyface – backing vocals (track 3) Timberlie Preite – backing vocals (track 3) Micah Preite – backing vocals (track 3) Mazie Preite – backing vocals (track 3) Keiko Hoshi – backing vocals (track 3) Camilla Green – backing vocals (track 3) Austen Hooks – backing vocals (track 5) Greg Richling – vocal coach (track 2) Sølve Sæther – photography Dimitri Kayiambakis – artwork
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