A Skeletal Domain

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A Skeletal Domain
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Studio album by
Cannibal Corpse
ReleasedSeptember 16, 2014 (2014-09-16) [1]
RecordedFebruary–May 2014
StudioAudiohammer Studios, Sanford, FL
Genre Death metal
Length43:52
Label Metal Blade
Producer Mark Lewis
Cannibal Corpse chronology
Torture
(2012)		A Skeletal Domain
(2014)		 Red Before Black
(2017)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [2]
Exclaim! 8/10 [3]
The Guardian Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [4]
Metal Forces 8/10 [5]
Metal Hammer neutral [6]
Metal Storm 7.9/10 [7]
Revolver 4/5 [8]
Sputnikmusic4.0/5 [9]

A Skeletal Domain is the thirteenth studio album by American death metal band Cannibal Corpse. Released on September 16, 2014 by Metal Blade Records, the album was produced at Audiohammer Studios by Mark Lewis.

Contents

The album entered the US Billboard 200 at number 32, [10] making it Cannibal Corpse's highest charting album on the Billboard 200 to date. 8,825 copies were sold in its first week. [11]

Musical style

Prior to the album's release, bassist Alex Webster commented that the album's sound was turning out to be more "dark and eerie" than the band's usual output. [12] He also commented that while he believes fans enjoy the band's consistency, the band explores new ground on the album. [13]

Track listing

No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
1."High Velocity Impact Spatter" Paul Mazurkiewicz Pat O'Brien 4:06
2."Sadistic Embodiment"MazurkiewiczO'Brien3:17
3."Kill or Become" Rob Barrett Barrett3:50
4."A Skeletal Domain"MazurkiewiczO'Brien3:38
5."Headlong into Carnage"WebsterWebster3:01
6."The Murderer's Pact"WebsterWebster5:05
7."Funeral Cremation"MazurkiewiczO'Brien3:41
8."Icepick Lobotomy"BarrettBarrett3:16
9."Vector of Cruelty"WebsterWebster3:25
10."Bloodstained Cement"WebsterWebster3:41
11."Asphyxiate to Resuscitate"MazurkiewiczBarrett, Mazurkiewicz3:47
12."Hollowed Bodies"MazurkiewiczO'Brien3:05
Total length:43:52

"Icepick Lobotomy" is labelled as "Ice-Pick Lobotomy" in the album's liner notes.

Credits

Writing, performance and production credits are adapted from the album liner notes. [14]

Personnel

Cannibal Corpse

Production

Visual art

Charts

Chart (2014)Peak
position
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria) [15] 28
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia) [16] 128
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista) [17] 26
French Albums (SNEP) [18] 127
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [19] 21
Japanese Albums (Oricon) [20] 129
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) [21] 50
UK Albums (OCC) [22] 165
UK Independent Albums (OCC) [23] 26
UK Rock & Metal Albums (OCC) [24] 6
US Billboard 200 [10] 32
US Independent Albums (Billboard) [25] 5
US Top Hard Rock Albums (Billboard) [26] 3
US Top Rock Albums (Billboard) [27] 7
US Top Tastemaker Albums (Billboard) [28] 7

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