Atonement (Immolation album)

Atonement is the tenth studio album by American death metal band Immolation. It was released on February 24, 2017, through Nuclear Blast Records.[1]

Atonement
Studio album by
ReleasedFebruary 24, 2017 (2017-02-24)
RecordedMillbrook Sound Studios, Millbrook, New York
GenreDeath metal
Length48:48
LabelNuclear Blast
Immolation chronology
Kingdom of Conspiracy
(2013)
Atonement
(2017)
Acts of God
(2022)

Reception

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Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic82/100[2]
Review scores
SourceRating
Brave Words & Bloody Knuckles9.5/10[3]
Consequence of SoundB[4]
Exclaim!9/10[5]
Metal Forces9/10[6]
MetalSucks     [7]
Pitchfork Media7.7/10[8]
Sputnikmusic3.7/5[9]
Terrorizer9/10[10]

Atonement received universal acclaim from critics. At Metacritic (a review aggregator site which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 from music critics), based on 5 critics, the album has received a score of 82/100, which indicates "Universal acclaim".[2] Serena Cherry of Terrorizer called Atonement "one of the greatest albums of their career", being "packed with exactly the kind of mind-bogglingly intricate guitar work, meticulous song writing and guttural satanic growls that we have come to expect."[10] Exclaim! ranked the album at number 8 on their list of Top 10 Metal and Hardcore Albums of 2017.[11]

Track listing

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No.TitleLength
1."The Distorting Light"3:14
2."When the Jackals Come"3:54
3."Fostering the Divide"3:27
4."Rise the Heretics"3:41
5."Thrown to the Fire"4:04
6."Destructive Currents"4:26
7."Lower"4:01
8."Atonement"4:32
9."Above All"4:55
10."The Power of Gods"3:58
11."Epiphany"4:22
12."Immolation" (Re-recorded from Dawn of Possession)4:13

Personnel

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Immolation

  • Ross Dolan – bass, vocals
  • Robert Vigna – lead guitar
  • Alex Bouks – rhythm guitar
  • Steve Shalaty – drums

Technical

  • Zack Ohren – mixing, mastering
  • Pär Olofsson – cover art
  • Paul Orofino – production
  • Zbigniew Bielak – additional artwork
  • Rob Kimura – layout

References

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  1. ^ "Immolation: Kingdom Of Conspiracy Artwork, Track Listing Revealed". Nuclearblast.de. February 24, 2017. Retrieved August 12, 2017.
  2. ^ a b "Atonement by Immolation". Metacritic. Retrieved August 13, 2017.
  3. ^ Deaville, Jason (February 24, 2017). "Immolation - Atonement". bravewords.com. Retrieved August 13, 2017.
  4. ^ Kliebhan, TJ (February 22, 2017). "Immolation - Atonement". consequence.net. Retrieved August 13, 2017.
  5. ^ Falzon, Denise (February 22, 2017). "Immolation Atonement". Exclaim!. Retrieved August 13, 2017.
  6. ^ Arnold, Neil. "Immolation - Atonement". Metal Forces. Retrieved August 13, 2017.
  7. ^ "Album Review: Immolation's Atonement Rips". MetalSucks. February 8, 2017. Retrieved August 12, 2017.
  8. ^ Reyes-Kulkarni, Saby (March 8, 2017). "Immolation: Atonement Album Review". Retrieved August 13, 2017.
  9. ^ Jacquibim (February 22, 2017). "Review: Immolation – Atonement". Sputnikmusic. Retrieved May 23, 2018.
  10. ^ a b Cherry, Serena (March 2017). "Immolation: 'Atonement'". Terrorizer (279). United Kingdom: Dark Arts: 64. ISSN 1350-6978.
  11. ^ Exclaim! Staff (December 1, 2017). "Immolation Atonement". Exclaim!. Retrieved January 5, 2018.