Studio Chapter 8: Metal XOR-D

On April 17, 1999, Metal XOR-C was disassembled. Over the course of the next month the equipment was taken to Jason's new house and the Studio was slowly put back together. On May 12, 1999, Metal XOR-D was finished and ready for business.

The first song recorded in the new Studio was on May 15, 1999. It was called "Park Bench" and was an outtake from the 2001 Mune Mud album The Search for Metropolis. The first song recorded to appear on an album was "Cambrian Explosion", recorded on May 16 and appeared on that same album.

The albums released under the Metal XOR-D label were:
* Nikki and Jason Love Songs [May 19, 2001]
* Harry and Jason The Vintage Years Vol 1 [May 23, 2001]
* Mune Mud The Search for Metropolis [November 6, 2001]
* Mune Mud Olympus (10th Anniversary Edition) [December 29, 2001]
* Mune Mud UPF (10th Anniversary Edition) [December 31, 2002]
* Mune Mud Pryme Material (10th Anniversary Edition) [2003]
* Mune Mud Singles Collection [2004]
* Mune Mud Hobson's Choice [November 23, 2004]
* Mune Mud Hobson's Second Choice [2005]
* Mune Mud Equation of Time (10th Anniversary Edition) [2006]
* Mune Mud Sleep State F (10th Anniversary Edition) [2007]
* Paige Watson My First Album [August 14, 2007]

This version of the Studio had four major changes, but remained in the same location. Those time periods were differentiated by a number following the name, thus Metal XOR-D1 was the first version of the Studio all the way to the final one, Metal XOR-D4.

In November of 2007, the Studio was once again rewired to accommodate the newest equipment and recording techniques. Although the Studio was in the same physical location, it was decided to move on to the Metal XOR-E name.

Recording techniques changed in the last couple of years at the Studio. Everything used to be recorded to the 4-track cassette recorder, but in 2005 the computer started being used as the recorder. So the last song recorded to cassette at Metal XOR-D4 was called "Goodnight, My Someone" on February 13, 2005.

This period of the Studio's history lasted from May 1999 to November 2007.