The Fathomless Mastery

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The Fathomless Mastery
Studio album by
Bloodbath
Released29 September 2008 (2008-09-29)[1]
Recorded9 April[2]–August 2008[3]
Studio
  • Ghost Ward Studio
  • Park Studio
GenreDeath metal
Length41:41
LabelPeaceville
Producer
  • David Castillo
  • Bloodbath
Bloodbath chronology
The Wacken Carnage
(2008) 		The Fathomless Mastery
(2008) 		Bloodbath over Bloodstock
(2011)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
About.com[4]
Blabbermouth.net8.5/10[5]
Terrorizer[6]

The Fathomless Mastery is the third full-length album by Swedish death metal band Bloodbath, released on 29 September 2008 via Peaceville. It is the band's last studio album to feature vocalist Mikael Åkerfeldt and the first to feature lead guitarist Per Eriksson.[7] A video was made for "Hades Rising", directed by Owe Lingwall and shot on location in Vallentuna, near Stockholm.[8] The album peaked at No. 45 on the Heatseekers Chart in the US on release.[9]

The album was reissued in 2011, bundled together with the tracks from the Unblessing the Purity EP released in 2008.[10]

Background[edit]

Former Scar Symmetry vocalist Christian Älvestam performed guest vocals on the sixth track, "Iesous".

The outro of the final track, "Wretched Human Mirror", features samples from the movie I Am Legend.[11]

Track listing[edit]

No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
1."At the Behest of Their Death"Anders 'Blakkheim' NyströmNyström3:41
2."Process of Disillumination"Jonas RenkseRenkse3:09
3."Slaughtering the Will to Live"RenkseRenkse3:37
4."Mock the Cross"Mikael ÅkerfeldtPer 'Sodomizer' Eriksson4:02
5."Treasonous"NyströmNyström4:13
6."Iesous" (featuring Christian Älvestam)RenkseRenkse3:34
7."Drink from the Cup of Heresy"ÅkerfeldtEriksson3:37
8."Devouring the Feeble"RenkseRenkse3:11
9."Earthrot"ÅkerfeldtEriksson3:20
10."Hades Rising"NyströmNyström5:05
11."Wretched Human Mirror"RenkseRenkse4:12
Total length:41:41
Unblessing the Purity EP - 2011 reissue bonus tracks
No.TitleLength
12."Blasting the Virginborn"3:33
13."Weak Aside"4:15
14."Sick Salvation"3:21
15."Mouth of Empty Praise"4:32
Total length:57:22

Personnel[edit]

Bloodbath[edit]

Additional musician[edit]

Production and design[edit]

  • Bloodbath - production
  • David Castillo - production, engineering, mixing
  • Björn Engelmann - mastering
  • Dusty Peterson - artwork
  • Robin Bergh - photography (band)

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Bloodbath's The Fathomless Mastery". Peaceville.com. Retrieved February 16, 2012.
  2. ^ "Bloodbath | The Fathomless Mastery". Bloodbath.biz. Retrieved February 16, 2012.
  3. ^ "Bloodbath | Releases". Bloodbath.biz. Archived from the original on February 25, 2008. Retrieved February 16, 2012.
  4. ^ "Bloodbath The Fathomless Mastery Review - Review of The Fathomless Mastery by Bloodbath". Heavymetal.about.com. October 28, 2008. Retrieved February 16, 2012.
  5. ^ "CD Reviews - The Fathomless Mastery Bloodbath". Blabbermouth.net. Retrieved February 16, 2012.
  6. ^ Terrorizer Magazine. December 2008.
  7. ^ "Mikael Åkerfeldt Quits Bloodbath". Blabbermouth.net. April 12, 2012. Retrieved December 2, 2012.
  8. ^ "BLOODBATH: 'Hades Rising' Video Released". Blabbermouth.net. Retrieved February 16, 2012.
  9. ^ "Bloodbath Album & Song Chart History". Billboard.com. Retrieved December 2, 2012.
  10. ^ "Bloodbath | The Fathomless Mastery | Blog Archive » The Fathomless Mastery 2011 edition". Bloodbath.biz. August 9, 2011. Retrieved February 16, 2012.
  11. ^ Donnelly, Justin. "Bloodbath - The Fathomless Mastery (Peaceville Records)". blistering.com. Retrieved 13 May 2015.
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