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2017 studio album by Immolation
Atonement is the tenth studio album by American death metal band Immolation . It was released on February 24, 2017, through Nuclear Blast Records .[ 1]
Reception
Atonement received universal acclaim from critics. At Metacritic (a review aggregator site which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 from music critics), based on 5 critics, the album has received a score of 82/100, which indicates "Universal acclaim".[ 2] Serena Cherry of Terrorizer called Atonement "one of the greatest albums of their career", being "packed with exactly the kind of mind-bogglingly intricate guitar work, meticulous song writing and guttural satanic growls that we have come to expect."[ 10]
Exclaim! ranked the album at number 8 on their list of Top 10 Metal and Hardcore Albums
of 2017.[ 11]
Track listing
Title 1. "The Distorting Light" 3:14 2. "When the Jackals Come" 3:54 3. "Fostering the Divide" 3:27 4. "Rise the Heretics" 3:41 5. "Thrown to the Fire" 4:04 6. "Destructive Currents" 4:26 7. "Lower" 4:01 8. "Atonement" 4:32 9. "Above All" 4:55 10. "The Power of Gods" 3:58 11. "Epiphany" 4:22 12. "Immolation" (Re-recorded from Dawn of Possession ) 4:13
Personnel
Immolation
Ross Dolan – bass, vocals
Robert Vigna – lead guitar
Alex Bouks – rhythm guitar
Steve Shalaty – drums
Technical personnel
Zack Ohren – mixing, mastering
Pär Olofsson – cover art
Paul Orofino – production
Zbigniew Bielak – additional artwork
Rob Kimura – layout
References
^ "Immolation: Kingdom Of Conspiracy Artwork, Track Listing Revealed" . Nuclearblast.de. 24 February 2017. Retrieved 12 August 2017 .
^ a b "Atonement by Immolation" . Metacritic . Retrieved August 13, 2017 .
^ Deaville, Jason (February 24, 2017). "Immolation - Atonement" . bravewords.com . Retrieved August 13, 2017 .
^ Kliebhan, TJ (February 22, 2017). "Immolation - Atonement" . consequenceofsound.net . Retrieved August 13, 2017 .
^ Falzon, Denise (February 22, 2017). "Immolation Atonement" . Exclaim! . Retrieved August 13, 2017 .
^ Arnold, Neil. "Immolation - Atonement" . Metal Forces . Retrieved August 13, 2017 .
^ "Album Review: Immolation's Atonement Rips" . MetalSucks . February 8, 2017. Retrieved August 12, 2017 .
^ Reyes-Kulkarni, Saby (March 8, 2017). "Immolation: Atonement Album Review" . Retrieved August 13, 2017 .
^ Jacquibim (February 22, 2017). "Review: Immolation – Atonement" . Sputnikmusic . Retrieved May 23, 2018 .
^ a b Cherry, Serena (March 2017). "Immolation: 'Atonement' ". Terrorizer (279). United Kingdom : Dark Arts: 64. ISSN 1350-6978 .
^ Exclaim! Staff (December 1, 2017). "Immolation Atonement" . Exclaim! . Retrieved January 5, 2018 .
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