Vengeful Ascension
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| Released | June 23, 2017 | |||
| Genre | Blackened death metal, thrash metal | |||
| Length | 41:53 | |||
| Label | Metal Blade | |||
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Vengeful Ascension is the seventh studio album by blackened death metal band Goatwhore, released on June 23, 2017, by Metal Blade Records.[1][2] This was the last album to feature bassist James Harvey, who departed the same year.
In addition to the standard release, a special "Spell Book" edition was also released, limited to 3000 copies. This edition includes a 40-page hardcover book containing lyrics and imagery relating to the album, the album itself on CD, and a bonus CD containing 13 additional tracks featuring several live recordings, cover songs, etc.[3]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Forsaken" | 3:40 |
| 2. | "Under the Flesh, Into the Soul" | 4:33 |
| 3. | "Vengeful Ascension" | 4:14 |
| 4. | "Chaos Arcane" | 3:57 |
| 5. | "Where the Sun Is Silent" | 4:35 |
| 6. | "Drowned in Grim Rebirth" | 4:14 |
| 7. | "Abandon Indoctrination" | 4:19 |
| 8. | "Mankind Will Have No Mercy" | 3:48 |
| 9. | "Decayed Omen Reborn" | 4:25 |
| 10. | "Those Who Denied God's Will" | 4:08 |
| Total length: | 41:53 | |
Bonus CD (included in the limited edition "Spell Book" release)[3]
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Alchemy of the Black Sun Cult" (Live in Cincinnati, OH - March 1, 2017) | 3:31 |
| 2. | "Collapse in Eternal Worth" (Live in Cincinnati, OH - March 1, 2017) | 4:01 |
| 3. | "In Deathless Tradition" (Live in Phoenix, AZ - December 5, 2015) | 4:30 |
| 4. | "Cold Earth Consumed in Dying Flesh" (Live in Phoenix, AZ - December 5, 2015) | 4:25 |
| 5. | "FBS" (Live in Phoenix, AZ - December 5, 2015) | 3:51 |
| 6. | "The All-Destroying" (Live in Phoenix, AZ - December 5, 2015) | 3:30 |
| 7. | "Parasitic Scriptures of the Sacred World" (Unreleased live bonus track from Constricting Rage of the Merciless) | 3:30 |
| 8. | "(Don't Need) Religion" (Motörhead cover & Japanese bonus track from Blood for the Master) | 2:36 |
| 9. | "Between the Immense and the Dead" (Digital edition bonus track from Carving Out the Eyes of God) | 4:01 |
| 10. | "Alchemy of the Black Sun Cult" (Live Japanese bonus track from Carving Out the Eyes of God) | 3:39 |
| 11. | "In the Narrow Confines of Defilement" (Live Japanese bonus track from Carving Out the Eyes of God) | 4:56 |
| 12. | "Under a Funeral Moon" (Darkthrone cover & Japanese bonus track from A Haunting Curse) | 4:17 |
| 13. | "Into the Crypt of Rays" (Celtic Frost cover from the Goatwhore/Epoch of Unlight split EP) | 3:49 |
| Total length: | 50:43 | |
Personnel
- L. Ben Falgoust II – lead vocals
- Sammy Duet – guitars, backing vocals
- James Harvey – bass
- Zack Simmons – drums
References
- ^ "Goatwhore's New Album "Vengeful Ascension" Set For June Release". theprp.com. Retrieved May 1, 2017.
- ^ "Goatwhore's Seventh Album Will Be A "Vengeful Ascension"". loudwire.com. Retrieved May 3, 2017.
- ^ a b "Goatwhore "Vengeful Ascension (Spell Book)" 2xCD - Metal Blade Records". Indie Merch. Retrieved June 22, 2017.