





Year : 2013
Style : Melodic Death Metal
Country : United States
Audio : 320 kbps + all scans
Size : 105 mb
Bio:
Immolation is a name long synonymous with the extreme music scene, delivering some of the most unique and creatively dark death metal the underground has witnessed over the past 28 years. 2017 will mark 29 years for Immolation and in February “Atonement” will prove that this is one band that does not look back, continuing to push the limits and remaining a vibrant force for the future of a genre they helped define.Since the release of their debut album “Dawn of Possession” (Roadrunner) in 1991, IMMOLATION has been paving their way down an ever evolving path of uncompromising musical devastation! Never a band to rely on their previous efforts, IMMOLATION has continued album after album to refine and hone their most identifiable style and sound, creating some of the darkest and most adventurous death metal the scene has ever heard. With such classic albums as “Here In After”, “Failures for Gods”, and “Close To A World Below” (Metal Blade), as well as their more recent critically acclaimed releases, “Unholy Cult”, “Harnessing Ruin”, “Hope and Horror”(ep) and “Shadows In The Light” (Listenable/Century Media), the band has developed into one of the premier extreme acts of our time.2010 saw the next step in IMMOLATION’s evolution with its Nuclear Blast debut, “Majesty and Decay”. With the release of “Majesty and Decay” IMMOLATION not only surpassed their previous releases musically, but had started a new chapter in their career with the added mix/mastering talents of Zack Ohren (Castle Ultimate Studios). Together with long-time producer Paul Orofino (Millbrook Sound Studios), the combination proved to be the key to some of the most powerful sounding IMMOLATION material to date! Not only had IMMOLATION taken their abilities so much further, with some of the most disheartening musical landscapes the band has ever created, but the sound and production was taken to new levels as well, unleashing all the unrelenting force the band truly offers! With their most solid production recorded at that time, accented by the remarkably stunning artwork of then newly recruited Par Olofsson, “Majesty and Decay” became an instant classic!Not too long after, 2011 saw the release of IMMOLATION’s second ever ep entitled “Providence” (Scion A/V). This five song ep of all new original tracks was released by Scion A/V (Toyota) as an online free download, available for fans worldwide. Free cds and vinyl were only available during the band’s U.S tour for this ep, making it an even more sought after release! Overall “Providence” proved again that the combination of Orofino & Ohren, with Par Olofsson once again at the artistic helm, was a team to keep! Production and artwork were once again some of the bands best. “Providence” was not just an ep, it proved to be a five song mammoth that found itself on some of the top release lists for that year! With IMMOLATION creating an interesting collection of avant-garde, yet extremely catchy songs ”Providence” set the tone for where the band was heading, and a taste of what to expect from their next full length lp.With 2013’s “Kingdom of Conspiracy”, the band took things to another level of intensity. With this, the band’s second full length record for Nuclear Blast, it was clear that IMMOLATION had found themselves at their most refined and strongest point to date. “Kingdom of Conspiracy” was without a doubt their most complete, menacing, and grimmest culmination of musical madness the band had ever released! While conceptually taking a dim and bitter look at the realities of our world today, adding an Orwellian twist to its not so distant future, all our fears are soon realized in this soundtrack that mirrors our world more than we choose to accept. And with speeds and intensity beyond anything the band had recorded before, “Kingdom of Conspiracy” became an instant classic to both their fans and piers.February 2017 will see the release of the bands 10th full length release and their third release on Nuclear Blast Records. “Atonement” is truly a defining moment for IMMOLATION, having some of the most mournful orchestrations the band have dared to delve into, redefining themselves once again and coming out holding the torch high! An unrelenting collection of catchy, intense and darkly imaginative tracks, each song on “Atonement” is a testament to the pure style and creativity that makes IMMOLATION who they are! Each song on this record is unique and different from the next, with each one incorporating so many of the classic IMMOLATION elements that put this band in a league of their own when it comes to extreme metal. This is an album takes the listener on a musical journey that touches on all the extremes; the slow and heavy, the fast and savage and the dark and haunting. “Atonement” is hands down the band’s best produced release in their 28 year history. Recorded once again at Millbrook Sound Studios with producer Paul Orofino, mixed and mastered by Zack Ohren (Castle Ultimate Studios), and once again featuring the amazing cover artwork of Par Olofsson along with additional artwork by the very talented Zbigniew Bielak, “Atonement” will have extreme music fans foaming at the mouth! With pinpoint accuracy and violent melodic prowess, and the dark lyrical content touching on the dark realities of humanity and the world we have created, the epic feel and dominating power delivered by “Atonement” is sure to please fans of death/black metal and all extreme music!“Atonement” goes beyond all expectations and will leave its listeners crumbled on the ground in a pile of ash,…thanking IMMOLATION for every minute it took them to get there!
Album:
The previous record to this release is probably the best since Close to a World Below, this one follows the same formula from Majesty and Decay, but it just doesn't sounds as inspired as those tunes. It's still pretty solid though, it features the same nice and polished production and evil sounding songwriting. Bands like Immolation virtually have no flaws on their discography, just albums not as strong as their best but still above average. I had the privilege to watch 1 show from the tour they made for this album and I must add that their live sound is also top notch, even in the middle of the rainforest in Costa Rica. The fidelity their live shows have regarding the album they're touring for is amazing, the album's closer “All that Awaits us” sounded just like the record.Back to the album, what we have here is basically a sample of traditional post-Close to a World Below Immolation, a little less violent and more melodic, but always as dark and malicious as possible. Blast beat sections are still present but less often, ferocious as always though. Drum fills are very riff oriented, specially since the actual drummer got in; I have always loved that aspect of his playing. He's always conscious of the shape of the riff and when the breaks kick in they flow along with the tonal intervals very smoothly. Pure class.Riffing is pretty much Robert Vigna's signature. Fast parts are linear, extremely evil evoking, melodic, almost black metal tremolo style. Slow ones on the other hand are more complex, they feature odd time structures and are heavy as fuck. Bass guitar exists but it cannot be fully heard because it's buried beneath the guitars and vocals. You can feel it though, how it gives weight to the overall mix and gives breathing space in the low end and a nice “surround” feel. Vocals are pretty much the best you can get in the genre, Dolan’s growls are a death metal staple. Deep, crunchy and totally evil but you can actually hear and understand the lyrics, that talk about the downfall of western civilization and its decadence. Not about Satan this time.In general, this record features a mature band with a defined style making what they do best, not pushing any boundaries though and sounding a little tired compared to some previous effort but still managing to pull out a pretty solid album.
Line-Up:
Ross Dolan - Bass, Vocals (1988-present) - See also: Karyn Crisis' Gospel of the Witches (live), ex-Incantation (live)
Robert Vigna - Guitars (1988-present) - See also: Karyn Crisis' Gospel of the Witches (live), ex-Rigor Mortis
Bill Taylor - Guitars
Steve Shalaty - Drums (2003-present) - See also: ex-Odious Sanction, ex-Escalation Anger, ex-At No End, ex-Gutted, ex-Zymurgy
Tracklist:
01. Kingdom of Conspiracy 03:48
02. Bound to Order 03:49
03. Keep the Silence 04:05
04. God Complex 03:34
05. Echoes of Despair 03:44
06. Indoctrinate 04:48
07. The Great Sleep 05:21
08. A Spectacle of Lies 03:14
09. Serving Divinity 03:36
10. All That Awaits Us 04:49


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