Celestial Completion
Celestial Completion is the fourth studio album by the American heavy metal band Becoming the Archetype. The album was released on March 29, 2011 through Solid State Records.[1]
Becoming the Archetype added some diversity and unusual elements to their sound on Celestial Completion. The album features instruments and techniques that are not common for a metal band, including: trombones, sitars, tamburas, tablas, vocoders, an intro with "operatic soprano vocals and four-part harmony," and a recording of a Mass.[2]
In April 2010, when the group was only in the early stages of writing a new album, Celestial Completion was given the working title of In a Monstrous World of Half-Human Deities, Some People Will Unfortunately Die from Old Age.[3]
Ryan Clark, art director for Solid State Records and vocalist for Demon Hunter, contacted Dan Seagrave to design the artwork for Celestial Completion. Seagrave had previously designed the art for Becoming the Archetype's debut album Terminate Damnation.[1]
In its debut week, Celestial Completion sold approximately 2,100 copies and ranked at number 7 on Billboard's Top Heatseekers chart.[4]
The title of track four, "The Path of the Beam", is a reference to Stephen King's The Dark Tower (series). Which bassist/vocalist, Jason Wisdom, & guitarist/keyboardist/clean vocals, Seth Hecox are both fans of.[5][6]
This would be vocalist/bassist Jason Wisdom's and drummer Brent Duckett's last album with Becoming the Archetype, as they both parted ways with the band in November 2011.
Track listing
- "The Resonant Frequency of Flesh" – 2:11
- "The Magnetic Sky" – 4:26
- "Internal Illumination" – 5:10
- "Path of the Beam" – 5:00
- "Music of the Spheres: Requiem Aeternam Part I" – 1:33
- "Elemental Wrath: Requiem Aeternam Part II" – 7:51
- "Xenosynthesis: Requiem Aeternam Part III" – 3:16
- "Invisible Creature" – 0:41
- "Cardiac Rebellion" – 5:17
- "Reflect/Refract" – 4:37
- "Breathing Light" – 6:32
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Personnel
Celestial Completion credits as adapted from Allmusic.[8]
Becoming the Archetype
- Seth "Count Seth" Hecox – guitar, keyboards, vocals
- Brent "Duck" Duckett – drums
- Daniel Gailey – guitar, vocals
- Jason Wisdom – bass, vocals
Additional musicians
- Dennis Culp – trombone
- Sean Patrick Murphy – sitar, tabla
- Ivey Norton – vocals
- Nathan O'Brien – trombone
- Kim Stice – violin
Production and recording
- Troy Glessner – mastering
- Matt Goldman – engineer, mixing, producer
- Matt McClellan – engineer
Artwork and packaging
- Becoming the Archetype – art direction
- Ryan Clark – design
- Dan Seagrave – paintings
- Troy Stains – band photo
References
- ^ a b "Becoming the Archetype: 'Celestial Completion' Artwork Unveiled". Blabbermouth.net. Roadrunner Records. February 9, 2011. http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=153662. Retrieved February 9, 2011.
- ^ Sciarretto, Amy (December 31, 2010). "Becoming the Archetype's 'Sound Is Stretched' on 'Celestial Completion'". Noisecreep. AOL Music. http://www.noisecreep.com/2010/12/31/becoming-the-archetype-elestial-completion-new-album/. Retrieved February 9, 2011.
- ^ Sciarretto, Amy (April 9, 2010). "Becoming the Archetype Are Writing New Album". Noisecreep. AOL Music. http://www.noisecreep.com/2010/04/09/becoming-the-archetype-are-writing-new-album/. Retrieved February 9, 2011.
- ^ "Becoming the Archetype: 'Celestial Completion' First-Week Sales Revealed". Blabbermouth.net. Roadrunner Records. April 6, 2011. http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=156403. Retrieved April 6, 2011.
- ^ DiNitto, Jay. "Becoming the Archetype Reference Stephen King". 7/20/2011. http://www.noisecreep.com/2011/03/25/becoming-the-archetype-reference-stephen-king-in-path-of-the-be/.
- ^ Moore, Bruce. "Interview with Becoming the Archetype guitarist, keyboardist and clean vocalist Seth "Count Seth" Hecox [Audio"]. Pure Grain Audio. http://www.puregrainaudio.com/interviews/interview-with-becoming-the-archetype-guitarist-keyboardist-and-clean-vocalist-seth-count-seth-hecox-audio. Retrieved 2011-07-20.
- ^ http://www.bandsonfire.com/resources/release-presentations/article/becoming-the-archetype-celestial
- ^ "Celestial Completion – Credits". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. http://allmusic.com/album/celestial-completion-r2128510/credits. Retrieved April 6, 2011.