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Maitland. He was much more of a powerhouse and he was much more technical. He had more of a contemporary edge to his sound so it was just one of those really lucky things that he just came in and he played those songs and just blew everyone away and everything just kind of came together. And of course it was the first record we made for our new label and we got signed to a big American label for the first time . Gavin was the final piece of that equation in a way—he just totally raised the bar in terms of not just the drumming but just the musicianship right throughout the band. Everyone was listening to Gavin and saying, "Fuck, wow. We really need to step up our game."
507:"It comes from... It's related to some of the lyrics. It's about people on the fringes, on the edges of humanity and society. I have an interest in serial killers, child molesters, and wife beaters... Not in what they did, but in the psychology of why. What caused them to become unhinged and twisted? Why are they unable to empathise? It's sort of a metaphor - there's something missing, a black hole, a cancer in their soul. It's an absence in the soul."
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By April 2004, the album had sold over 100,000 copies worldwide, which was stated to be over three times more than any of their prior albums. The album sold 45,000 copies in the United States alone, compared to the 2,000 copy range of prior albums. As of 2005, it had sold 120,000 copies.
528:" and shortened versions of "Trains" and "Strip the Soul" was released. The opening track, "Blackest Eyes", was picked up for airplay by major rock radio stations, and it was released in April 2003 for US, although it didn't chart. The band toured in support of the album with the band
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1955:"Album Review: Porcupine Tree — Lightbulb Sun"
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2570:Top 20 albums of 2002 - Metal Storm
2104:"Specials - Steve Wilson Interview"
1936:"Porcupine Tree (Review/Interview)"
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2584:. Retrieved 9 November 2009.
2582:Top 100 albums - Metal Storm
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2308:"Definition of IN ABSENTIA"
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2153:. Starpulse. Archived from
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67:24 September 2002
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3022:Yellow Hedgerow Dreamscape
2457:Baum, David (6 May 2003).
1953:Kopp, Bill (19 May 2009).
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