Death to Analog is the debut studio album by the American rock band Julien-K. The album initially had a limited release in the US on March 10, 2009, before a digital worldwide release on October 20. The European Digi-Pak version, containing three more songs, was released on March 5, 2010.
The album was originally set to be released on February 17, 2009, to coincide with the switchover from analog to digital television broadcasting in the US. However, the album's release date was ultimately delayed to March 10.
On January 7, 2009, Ryan Shuck confirmed the album's release date on the band's MySpace page and said that the release would be handled by Metropolis Records. The track list was also confirmed on the Metropolis Records website, along with the following press release:
The album was mixed by the producer/engineer Tim Palmer, who has worked with The Cure, Dead or Alive, Gene Loves Jezebel, HIM and U2.
After the initial limited release on March 10, 2009, the album was released on vinyl on April 7.
On January 23, 2009, Julien-K's Myspace page announced that, on February 17, 2009, their first single "Kick the Bass" (with "Dreamland" as a B-side) would be released digitally, coinciding with the planned end of analog television in North America. The explicit video has a sexual theme, including references to bondage and has a cannibalistic twist to it. The video was offered in two versions for different tastes, a clean version as well as an explicit one, with the clean version being released at a later date.
As a teaser, the explicit version of the video was released exclusively on February 10 on Playboy Online which also had a cameo appearance by Linkin Park's lead vocalist, Chester Bennington, his wife Talinda, and Julien-K's Director of Activities Church. The site also offered a three-day trial to coincide with the release, though verification of age (18+) was needed.
"Dreamland" was released as the second single from the album on August 27, 2010.