Surprise! New mic arrangement! Fortunately, rearranging the microphones today took very little time. I arrived at the studio at 11:30 and was behind the kit recording by 12:30. We managed to get all of the tracks recorded today! I am quite pleased with the way the drums sound and very satisfied with the tracks that I laid down. The first tune we recorded was “Into the Primordial.” We had already worked for several days on this tune, and as it is one of our most recent compositions, it took the most time to nail. After “Primordial” was complete, we moved on to “Second Son.” I thought this would be an easy track to lay down because there are no tempo shifts, but I was wrong. We took several takes of “Second Son” before I took a break to clear my head. When I returned, we began working on “Supernatural Warfare.” The first and second parts of the song went very smoothly, and we only had to do two takes of it! However, problems arose with the MIDI files once more; the end of “Supernatural” was laid out wrong. We shelved “Supernatural” in favor of “Sarnath,” which again went quite smoothly. As we neared the end of “Sarnath,” Tim arrived. Once we had completed the track for “Sarnath,” we recorded “Haunter Of The Dark.” The recording was unremarkable. Everything fell together perfectly and it was barely a half-hour of work. Tim left once again to go repair the MIDI track for “Supernatural,” and in his absence we tried to record more of “Second Son,” with unsatisfactory results. The second recording of “Second Son” marked the triumphant arrival of Greg Jones. Hot on his heels was Tim with the repaired track. Upon his return, we recorded “Wings Over Asgard.” Again, we ran into few problems with this track, and it was only a matter of time before it too was complete. With over half the album behind us and only 2 songs left to record, we decided to tackle the rest of “Supernatural” before going on a dinner break. Fortunately, Tim’s work with the MIDI file was perfect, so the track was completed in short order. For dinner, we sampled the best of Wheaton’s “Chicken District,” and polished off a meal from Super Chicken. We returned to the studio to record “Warsong” and the remainder of “Second Son.” “Warsong” went much smoother than I expected, given that it is our most recent composition and one of the more complex songs on the album. I only had to take two takes of this one! Once “Warsong” was committed to tape, I re-recorded the final half of “Second Son,” and then broke down the drums. Tomorrow we begin recording Tim’s guitar parts…