Planetary Duality

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Planetary Duality
Studio album by
ReleasedNovember 11, 2008
Recorded2008
GenreTechnical death metal, progressive metal
Length31:42
LabelSumerian
ProducerMichael Keene
The Faceless chronology
Akeldama
(2006)
Planetary Duality
(2008)
Autotheism
(2012)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Der Metal Krieger(9/10)[1]
Ultimate Guitar[2]
MetalSucks[3]
Blabbermouth(8.5/10)[4]

Planetary Duality is the second studio album by American death metal band The Faceless. It was released on November 11, 2008 through Sumerian Records (in Europe through Lifeforce Records). It is a concept album with the lyrics following a science fiction theme of an extraterrestrial and extra-dimensional race controlling the world and is loosely inspired by the book The Children of the Matrix by David Icke. The album debuted at number 119 on the Billboard 200, selling around 5,600 copies in its first week.

Track listing[edit]

No.TitleLength
1."Prison Born"1:59
2."Ancient Covenant[5]"4:02
3."Shape Shifters"0:44
4."Coldly Calculated Design"3:41
5."XenoChrist"5:01
6."Sons of Belial"4:46
7."Legion of the Serpent"4:27
8."Planetary Duality"
  • I. "Hideous Revelation"
  • II. "A Prophecies Fruition"
7:02

1:34

5:28
Total length:31:42

Personnel[edit]

The Faceless

  • Derek Rydquist - lead vocals
  • Michael Keene - all guitars, clean vocals, vocoder, keyboards
  • Brandon Giffin - bass
  • Lyle Cooper - drums

Artwork and design

  • Artwork - Pär Olofsson[6]
  • Layout - Kilebong.com

Other

  • Matthew Blackmar - keyboards

Appearances[edit]

The fifth song "XenoChrist" is featured in Rock Band 3 as downloadable content via the Rock Band Network.

External links[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "The Faceless-Planetary Duality". Der Metal Krieger. 2012-02-15. Retrieved 2012-02-15.
  2. ^ "Planetary Duality Review | The Faceless | Compact Discs | Reviews ..." Ultimate Guitar. Ultimate Guitar. Retrieved 9 June 2016.
  3. ^ "A SUCCINCT REVIEW OF THE FACELESS' PLANETARY DUALITY ..." MetalSucks. Axl Rosenberg. Retrieved 9 June 2016.
  4. ^ "CD Reviews - Planetary Duality The Faceless - Blabbermouth.net". Blabbermouth.net. Scott Alisoglu. Retrieved 9 June 2016.
  5. ^ "Planetary Duality". Spotify. Retrieved 11 September 2020.
  6. ^ "Pär Olofsson's portfolio". Retrieved 3 June 2013.