The Fathomless Mastery

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The Fathomless Mastery
Studio album by
Bloodbath
Released6 October 2008 (2008-10-06)[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 6 October 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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