Mammal (album)
| Untitled | |
|---|---|
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| About.com |   [1] |
| Allmusic |  [2] |
| Blistering | 8/10[3] |
| Chronicles of Chaos | 9/10[4] |
| The Digital Fix | 8/10[5] |
| Exclaim! | mixed and positive[6] |
| PopMatters |   [7] |
| Thrash Hits | 6/6[8] |
Mammal is the second studio album by the Irish black metal band Altar of Plagues. It was released through Candlelight Records in Europe and Profound Lore Records in North America, each with different artwork.[9]
Reception
The album received positive reviews from most critics. Brandon Stosuy of Pitchfork selected Mammal as 18th album of the top 40 metal albums of 2011.[10]
Track listing
All tracks are written by James Kelly
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Neptune Is Dead" | 18:44 |
| 2. | "Feather and Bone" | 11:41 |
| 3. | "When the Sun Drowns in the Ocean" | 8:17 |
| 4. | "All Life Converges to Some Centre" | 13:15 |
| Total length: | 51:59 | |
Personnel
- Altar of Plagues
- James Kelly – vocals, guitars, keyboards
- Dave Condon – vocals, bass
- Johnny King – drums
- Technical personnel
- Timo Ketola – artwork (Profound Lore version)
- Daniel Sesé – artwork (Candlelight Records version)
- Ross O'Donovan – engineering
- Tadhg Healy – assistant engineer
- Tore Stjerna – mastering
- James Kelly – production
References
- ^ Jervis, Marcus. "Altar Of Plagues — Mammal Review". About.com. Archived from the original on March 21, 2013. Retrieved January 25, 2013.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ Heaney, Gregory. "Altar of Plagues — Mammal". Allmusic. Archived from the original on March 21, 2013. Retrieved January 25, 2013.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ E. Gehlke, David. "Altar of Plagues — Mammal (Profound Lore Records)". Blistering. Archived from the original on March 21, 2013. Retrieved January 25, 2013.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ A. Carbon, Johnathan (May 6, 2011). "Altar of Plagues — Mammal". Chronicles of Chaos. Retrieved January 25, 2013.
- ^ Hemy, Dominic (May 12, 2011). "Altar Of Plagues — Mammal". thedigitalfix.com. Retrieved January 25, 2013.
- ^ Hume, Kiel (May 17, 2011). "Altar of Plagues — Mammal". Exclaim!. Archived from the original on March 21, 2013. Retrieved January 26, 2013.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help); Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ Begrand, Adrien (June 21, 2011). "Altar of Plagues: Mammal". PopMatters. Archived from the original on March 21, 2013. Retrieved January 25, 2013.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ Dare, Tom (March 22, 2011). "Album: Altar Of Plagues — Mammal". thrashhits.com. Retrieved January 25, 2013.
- ^ "ALTAR OF PLAGUES — Mammal". Profound Lore Records. Archived from the original on March 21, 2013. Retrieved January 25, 2013.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ Stosuy, Brandon (November 28, 2011). "The Top 40 Metal Albums of 2011". Pitchfork. Archived from the original on March 21, 2013. Retrieved January 26, 2013.
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