Atheist's Cornea

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Atheist's Cornea
Envy Atheists Cornea Front Cover.jpg
Studio album by
ReleasedMay 13, 2015
Genre Post-hardcore, screamo, post-rock
Length43:28
Language
Label Temporary Residence Limited
Sonzai Records
Rock Action Records
Envy chronology
Recitation
(2010)
Atheist's Cornea
(2015)
The Fallen Crimson
(2020)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Drowned In Sound (4/10) [1]
Pitchfork Media (6.0/10) [2]
Punknews.orgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svg [3]
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [4]
Consequence of Sound B+ [5]

Atheist's Cornea is the sixth album from Japanese post-hardcore band Envy. Atheist's Cornea is Envy's shortest full-length release since 1998's From Here to Eternity and continues along the artistic path set by their preceding record Recitation . It is the last Envy release to feature founding guitarist Masahiro Tobita and founding drummer Dairoku Seki.

Contents

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Blue Moonlight"4:09
2."Ignorant Rain at the End of the World"3:29
3."Shining Finger"7:04
4."Ticking Time and String"6:28
5."Footsteps in the Distance"5:31
6."An Insignificant Poem"4:42
7."Two Isolated Souls"5:43
8."Your Heart and My Hand"6:27
Total length:43:28

Personnel

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