Altars (album)

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Altars
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Studio album by
ReleasedApril 14, 2017 (2017-04-14)
Genre Alternative hip hop
Length46:01
Label Equal Vision Records
Producer
  • Madeaux
  • Ryu Alexy
  • Jimmy Kelso
  • Fameless
  • Andy McMann
  • S.A.T.
  • Eric G
  • Myst
  • Azalah
  • Furnace of Stars
Sadistik chronology
Ultraviolet
(2014)
Altars
(2017)
Haunted Gardens
(2019)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
RapReviews.com8/10 [1]

Altars is a solo studio album by American rapper Sadistik, released via Equal Vision Records on April 14, 2017. [2] It peaked at number 13 on the Billboard Heatseekers Albums chart, [3] as well as number 35 on the Independent Albums chart. [4]

Contents

The cover art was painted by Michael Hussar. [5] Music videos were created for "Free Spirits", [6] "God Complex", [7] "Kaleidoscope", [8] and "Honeycomb". [9]

Sy Shackleford of RapReviews.com named it the 6th best album of 2017. [10]

Track listing

No.TitleProducer(s)Length
1."Voodoo Dali"Madeaux2:41
2."God Complex"
  • Ryu Alexy
  • Jimmy Kelso
3:10
3."Free Spirits"
  • Ryu Alexy
  • Jimmy Kelso
4:13
4."Roaches"Fameless3:57
5."Honeycomb"Fameless4:12
6."Cotard's Syndrome"
  • Ryu Alexy
  • Fameless
5:15
7."Salem Witches"Andy McMann3:03
8."Sacrifice"
  • Ryu Alexy
  • Jimmy Kelso
3:39
9."Water" (featuring Kristoff Krane)S.A.T.4:34
10."Molecules" (featuring P.O.S and Terra Lopez)Eric G4:01
11."Kaleidoscope"
  • Myst
  • Azalah
2:37
12."Silhouettes" (featuring Lige Newton)Furnace of Stars4:39
Total length:46:01

Charts

ChartPeak
position
US Heatseekers Albums ( Billboard ) [3] 13
US Independent Albums ( Billboard ) [4] 35

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