Bringer of Plagues

Studio album by Divine Heresy

Released

July 28, 2009

Recorded

Edge of the Earth Studios, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California

Genre

Death metal,^[1] groove metal,^[2] thrash metal,^[1] metalcore,^[3] industrial metal^[4]

Length

45:38

Label

Century Media (United States)
Roadrunner (worldwide)

Producer

Logan Mader

Divine Heresy chronology

Bleed the Fifth
(2007)

Bringer of Plagues
(2009)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[5]
Sputnikmusic	(3/5)^[6]

Bringer of Plagues is the second album by Divine Heresy, released in the United States on July 28, 2009. It's their first album to feature new vocalist Travis Neal and the only one to feature bassist Joe Payne.

On 3 June 2009, two new songs from the album titled "Undivine Prophecies" and "Facebreaker" were posted on the band's MySpace page.

It sold around 3,000 copies in the United States in its first week of release to debut at position No. 148 on the Billboard 200 chart.^[7]

Track listing

"Facebreaker" - 3:42
"The Battle of J. Casey" - 3:42
"Undivine Prophecies (Intro)" - 1:07
"Bringer of Plagues" - 3:40
"Redefine" - 3:46
"Anarchaos" - 4:40
"Monolithic Doomsday Devices" - 5:24
"Letter to Mother" - 3:36
"Enemy Kill" - 3:11
"Darkness Embedded" - 4:34
"The End Begins" - 4:58
"Forever the Failure" - 3:39 (UK and Japanese Bonus Track)

The iTunes version of the album comes with the bonus track "Facebreaker" (Instrumental)

Credits

Travis Neal – vocals
Dino Cazares – guitar
Joe Payne – bass guitar
Tim Yeung – drums
Engineered, Produced and Mixed by Logan Mader and Lucas Banker for Dirty Icon Productions
Co-Produced by Dino Cazares
Mastered by Dirty Icon Productions
Recorded, Mixed and Mastered at Edge Of The Earth Studios, Hollywood, CA
Drums recorded at: Mid City Sound
Pre-Production: Jeramiah Curo at DeadSpace Studios, Barona, CA
Orchestral Arrangements on "The End Begins" by Jonathon Merkel
Drums Arrangements by John Sankey
Keyboards on "Undivine Prophecies" and "The End Begins" by Jonathon Merkel
Additional Keyboards on "Darkness Embedded" by Rhys Fulber
Guitar Tech: Alex Lagos
A&R by Scott Koenig (Divine Heresy) and Ray Harkins (Century Media)
Photography by Glen LaFerman

References

^ ^a ^b "sputnikmusic.com". http://www.sputnikmusic.com/album.php?albumid=39659.
^ "sputnikmusic.com". http://www.sputnikmusic.com/album.php?albumid=21453.
^ "heavymetal.about.com". http://heavymetal.about.com/od/d/fr/divineheresy-bringerofplagues.htm.
^ "live-metal.net". http://www.live-metal.net/cdreviews_divineheresy.htm.
^ Freeman, Phil. "Review: Bringer of Plagues". Allmusic. http://www.allmusic.com/album/r1596475. Retrieved 28 July 2009.
^ Trey, Spencer (July 28, 2009). "Divine Heresy – Bringer of Plagues Review". Sputnikmusic. http://www.sputnikmusic.com/review_31615. Retrieved September 8, 2009.
^ DIVINE HERESY: 'Bringer Of Plagues' First-Week Sales Revealed