A Diamond for Disease

A Diamond for Disease is an EP by American heavy metal band Arsis released on October 25, 2005, via Willowtip Records. The title track, "A Diamond for Disease", took almost four months to write. This release also includes an Alice Cooper cover from the Raise Your Fist and Yell album, and "The Promise of Never" (which is a re-recorded track from the band's 2001 demo, originally titled Fortune's Envy). The EP was mastered by James Murphy, who is best known for his work with Death, Testament, Obituary, and Disincarnate.

A Diamond for Disease
EP by Arsis
Released	October 25, 2005
Recorded	Hairy Breakfast Productions Max Trax Studios
Genre	Melodic death metal Technical death metal
Length	19:59
Label	Willowtip
Producer	Eyal Levi, Brett Portzer
Arsis chronology
A Celebration of Guilt (2004) A Diamond for Disease (2005) United in Regret (2006)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Exclaim!	favorable[1]
Stylus Magazine	(B+)[2]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"A Diamond for Disease"	James Malone	12:52
2.	"Roses on White Lace" (Alice Cooper cover)	Alice Cooper, Kane Roberts	4:17
3.	"The Promise of Never"	James Malone	2:50

Personnel

• James Malone – vocals, guitars, bass
• Mike Van Dyne – drums

Production

• Brett Portzer - engineering (drums)
• Eyal Levi - engineering, mixing
• James Murphy - mastering
• Mark Riddick - artwork, layout