Blood for the Master

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Blood for the Master
Goathowre BFTM.jpg
Studio album by
ReleasedFebruary 13, 2012 (2012-02-13)
RecordedMana Recording Studios
Genre Blackened death metal
Length38:11
Label Metal Blade
Producer Erik Rutan
Goatwhore chronology
Carving Out the Eyes of God
(2009)
Blood for the Master
(2012)
Constricting Rage of the Merciless
(2014)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic 61/100 [1]
Review scores
SourceRating
About.com Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [2]
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [3]
Blabbermouth.net 8/10 [4]
Blistering.com 9/10 [5]
Chronicles of Chaos Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [6]
Decibel Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [7]
Pitchfork 4.8/10 [8]
Popmatters 5/10 [9]

Blood for the Master is the fifth studio album by American blackened death metal band Goatwhore.

Contents

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Collapse in Eternal Worth"3:40
2."When Steel and Bone Meet"3:12
3."Parasitic Scriptures of the Sacred Word"3:28
4."In Deathless Tradition"4:26
5."Judgement of the Bleeding Crown"3:58
6."Embodiment of This Bitter Chaos"4:44
7."Beyond the Spell of Discontent"4:02
8."Death to the Architects of Heaven"3:41
9."An End to Nothing"2:49
10."My Name Is Frightful Among the Believers"4:11
Total length:38:11

Personnel

Goatwhore
Additional personnel

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