A Skeletal Domain

A Skeletal Domain
Studio album by Cannibal Corpse
Released September 16, 2014 (2014-09-16)[1]
Recorded February–May 2014
Studio Audiohammer Studios, Sanford, FL
Genre Death metal
Length 43:52
Label Metal Blade, Howling Bull (JPN)
Producer Mark Lewis
Cannibal Corpse chronology
Torture
(2012)		 A Skeletal Domain
(2014)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
Exclaim!8/10[3]
The Guardian[4]
Metal Forces8/10[5]
Metal Hammerneutral[6]
Metal Storm7.9/10[7]
Revolver4/5[8]
Sputnikmusic4.0/5[9]

A Skeletal Domain is the thirteenth studio album by American death metal band Cannibal Corpse. The album was produced at Audiohammer Studios by Mark Lewis.

The album entered the US Billboard 200 at #32,[10] selling 8,825 copies its first week.[11]

Background

Bassist Alex Webster said "I think it's turning out to be kind of a dark-sounding album. Which, you know, it's a death metal album, so, of course, it should be kind of dark and eerie sounding anyway, but I think this one a little more than normal. That was kind of the direction the songwriting went in."

Release and promotion

"Sadistic Embodiment" was officially released on the YouTube channel of Metal Blade Records on July 1, 2014. "The Murderer's Pact" was streamed via Loudwire.com on September 8, 2014.

A music video for the song "Kill or Become" was released on September 24, 2014.

Track listing

No. TitleLyricsMusic Length
1. "High Velocity Impact Spatter"  MazurkiewiczO'Brien 4:06
2. "Sadistic Embodiment"  MazurkiewiczO'Brien 3:17
3. "Kill or Become"  BarrettBarrett 3:50
4. "A Skeletal Domain"  MazurkiewiczO'Brien 3:38
5. "Headlong Into Carnage"  WebsterWebster 3:01
6. "The Murderer's Pact"  WebsterWebster 5:05
7. "Funeral Cremation"  MazurkiewiczO'Brien 3:41
8. "Icepick Lobotomy"  BarrettBarrett 3:16
9. "Vector of Cruelty"  WebsterWebster 3:25
10. "Bloodstained Cement"  WebsterWebster 3:41
11. "Asphyxiate to Resuscitate"  MazurkiewiczBarrett, Mazurkiewicz 3:47
12. "Hollowed Bodies"  MazurkiewiczO'Brien 3:05
Total length:
 43:52

"Icepick Lobotomy" is labelled as "Ice-Pick Lobotomy" in the album's liner notes.

Credits

Writing, performance and production credits are adapted from the album liner notes.[12]

Personnel

Production

Visual art

Charts

Chart (2014) Peak
position
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[13] 28
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[14] 128
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[15] 26
French Albums (SNEP)[16] 127
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[17] 21
Japanese Albums (Oricon)[18] 129
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[19] 50
UK Albums (OCC)[20] 165
UK Independent Albums (OCC)[21] 26
UK Rock & Metal Albums (OCC)[22] 6
US Billboard 200[10] 32
US Independent Albums (Billboard)[23] 5
US Top Hard Rock Albums (Billboard)[24] 3
US Top Rock Albums (Billboard)[25] 7
US Top Tastemaker Albums (Billboard)[26] 7

References

  1. ↑ Staff writer(s); no by-line. "Cannibal Corpse “A Skeletal Domain” - Metal Blade Records". www.metalblade.com. Metal Blade Records. Retrieved February 12, 2015.
  2. ↑ Monger, James Christopher. A Skeletal Domain - Cannibal Corpse at AllMusic
  3. ↑ Pratt, Greg (September 12, 2014). "Cannibal Corpse A Skeletal Domain". exclaim.ca. Retrieved January 28, 2015.
  4. ↑ Lawson, Dom (September 11, 2014). "Cannibal Corpse: A Skeletal Domain review – their most absorbing record in years - Music - The Guardian". www.theguardian.com. The Guardian. Retrieved January 28, 2015.
  5. ↑ arnold, Neil. "CANNIBAL CORPSE – A Skeletal Domain (2014) - Album / EP Reviews @ Metal Forces Magazine". www.metalforcesmagazine.com. Metal Forces. Retrieved January 28, 2015.
  6. ↑ Badin, Olivier (September 16, 2014). "Cannibal Corpse: A Skeletal Domain - Metal Hammer". metalhammer.teamrock.com. Team Rock. Retrieved January 28, 2015.
  7. ↑ ScreamingSteelUS (September 9, 2014). "Cannibal Corpse - A Skeletal Domain review - Metal Storm". www.metalstorm.net. Metal Storm. Retrieved January 28, 2015.
  8. ↑ Krovatin, Christopher (September 15, 2014). "Review: Cannibal Corpse — A Skeletal Domain - Hard Rock & Heavy Metal News - revolvermag.com". www.revolvermag.com. NewBay Media. Retrieved January 28, 2015.
  9. ↑ Spencer, Trey (September 16, 2014). "Review: Cannibal Corpse - A Skeletal Domain - Sputnikmusic". www.sputnikmusic.com. Sputnikmusic. Retrieved January 28, 2015.
  10. 1 2 "Cannibal Corpse – Chart history" Billboard 200 for Cannibal Corpse.
  11. ↑ Brown, Matt. "Metal By Numbers 9/25: The charts are hardly bare-bones this week". Metal Insider. Retrieved February 12, 2015.
  12. ↑ A Skeletal Domain (liner notes). Cannibal Corpse. Metal Blade Records. 2014.
  13. ↑ "Austriancharts.at – Cannibal Corpse – A Skeletal Domain" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved September 30, 2014.
  14. ↑ "Ultratop.be – Cannibal Corpse – A Skeletal Domain" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved September 30, 2014.
  15. ↑ "Cannibal Corpse: A Skeletal Domain" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved September 30, 2014.
  16. ↑ "Lescharts.com – Cannibal Corpse – A Skeletal Domain". Hung Medien. Retrieved September 30, 2014.
  17. ↑ "Longplay-Chartverfolgung at Musicline" (in German). Musicline.de. Phononet GmbH. Retrieved September 30, 2014.
  18. ↑ "ア・スケルタル・ドメイン - カンニバル・コープス - ORICON STYLE".
  19. ↑ "Swisscharts.com – Cannibal Corpse – A Skeletal Domain". Hung Medien. Retrieved September 30, 2014.
  20. ↑ "CLUK Update 4.10.2014".
  21. ↑ "2014-10-04 Top 40 Independent Albums Archive | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart
  22. ↑ "20140928 Official Rock & Metal Albums Chart Top 40 | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart
  23. ↑ "Cannibal Corpse – Chart history" Billboard Independent Albums for Cannibal Corpse.
  24. ↑ "Cannibal Corpse – Chart history" Billboard Top Hard Rock Albums for Cannibal Corpse.
  25. ↑ "Cannibal Corpse – Chart history" Billboard Top Rock Albums for Cannibal Corpse.
  26. ↑ "Cannibal Corpse – Chart history" Billboard Top Tastemaker Albums for Cannibal Corpse.

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