In the Taking of Flesh

In the Taking of Flesh
Studio album by The Burial
Released	July 9, 2013 (2013-07-09)
Genre	Christian metal, melodic death metal, metalcore, technical death metal, progressive metal
Length	40:04
Label	Facedown
Producer	Josh Schroeder
The Burial chronology
Lights and Perfections (2012) In the Taking of Flesh (2013)

In the Taking of Flesh is the third studio album from The Burial. Facedown Records released the album on July 9, 2013.

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
HM Magazine
Jesus Freak Hideout
Metal Injection	9/10

Awarding the album four and a half stars from HM Magazine, David Stagg states, "Having written almost every note on the album, In the Taking of Flesh is somewhat of a masterpiece." Aaron Lambert, giving the album four and a half stars at Jesus Freak Hideout, writes, "no matter what you believe spiritually, In The Taking of Flesh is an absolutely superb metal album that will end up among the best of the year."

Track listing

All tracks are written by Elisha Mullins

No.	Title	Length
1.	"En-Hakkore"	5:52
2.	"Itching Ears"	4:38
3.	"In the Taking of Flesh: Theanthropos"	5:25
4.	"In the Taking of Flesh: Diakonos"	4:48
5.	"Wretched Restless Forms"	3:34
6.	"Erchomai"	3:39
7.	"Of Jasper and Carnelian"	4:26
8.	"Thou Knowest"	3:21
9.	"Quintessence"	4:51
Total length:		40:04

Personnel

The Burial

• Elisha Mullins - Vocals, Guitars
• Todd Hatfield - Guitars
• Alex Poole - Bass, Lead Guitar (track 9)
• Kaleb Luebchow - Drums

Guest Musicians

• Rich Catalano - Lead Guitars (track 9)
• Matt Nitti - Lead Guitars (track 9)
• James Houseman - Lead Guitars (track 9), orchestration (track 1)
• Jack Daniels - Lead Guitars (track 9)
• Aaron Metz - Lead Guitars (track 9)
• Drew Creal - Lead Guitars (track 9)

Production

• Ian Sheridan - Bass Engineering
• Josh Schroeder - Producer, Engineer, Mixing, Mastering
• Dave Quiggle - Artwork