The Headless Ritual is the sixth studio album by Autopsy, released in 2013 through Peaceville Records.[1] It is the second album since the band's 2009 reunion.

The Headless Ritual
Studio album by
ReleasedJune 24, 2013
RecordedApril 2013
Fantasy Studios
California
Genre
Length44:15
LabelPeaceville Records
ProducerAutopsy, Adam Munoz
Autopsy chronology
Macabre Eternal
(2011)
The Headless Ritual
(2013)
Tourniquets, Hacksaws and Graves
(2014)

Background

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Autopsy reunited in 2009, and released Macabre Eternal in May 2011, toured and released the Born Undead DVD in 2012. Autopsy announced on October 23, 2012 that they were preparing to enter the studio,[2] saying in a press release that the album would be their "heaviest, darkest and most devastating album to date."[3] They also predicted a mid-2013 release, and recorded the album in early April 2013.[4] It would be the second album to feature the reunion lineup of Chris Reifert, Eric Cutler, Danny Coralles and Joe Trevisano.

Track listing

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All lyrics are written by Chris Reifert, except where noted

No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
1."Slaughter at Beast House" Eric Cutler6:33
2."Mangled Far Below" Joe Trevisano3:37
3."She Is a Funeral" Reifert7:32
4."Coffin Crawlers" Danny Coralles4:32
5."When Hammer Meets Bone" Reifert5:34
6."Thorns and Ashes" Reifert1:45
7."Arch Cadaver" Coralles4:22
8."Flesh Turns to Dust" Cutler, Reifert3:27
9."Running from the Goathead"CutlerCutler4:29
10."The Headless Ritual"(instrumental)Cutler2:24
Total length:44:15

Personnel

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Autopsy
  • Eric Cutler – guitar, vocals on "Running From the Goathead"
  • Danny Coralles – guitar
  • Joe Trevisano – bass
  • Chris Reifert – drums, vocals
Production

References

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  1. ^ "Peaceville presents Autopsy". Peaceville.com. Retrieved 2011-10-30.
  2. ^ "AUTOPSY Preparing To Enter Studio". blabbermouth.com. Retrieved 2016-06-26.
  3. ^ "AUTOPSY Preparing To Enter Studio". blabbermouth.com. Retrieved 2016-06-26.
  4. ^ "AUTOPSY To Enter Studio Next Week". blabbermouth.com. Retrieved 2016-06-26.