Bringer of Plagues

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Bringer of Plagues
Divine Heresy - Bringer Of Plagues.jpg
Studio album by
ReleasedJuly 28, 2009
RecordedEdge of the Earth Studios, Hollywood, California
Genre Metalcore, [1] death metal, [2] groove metal [3] [2]
Length45:38
Label Century Media (United States)
Roadrunner (worldwide)
Producer Logan Mader
Divine Heresy chronology
Bleed the Fifth
(2007)
Bringer of Plagues
(2009)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [4]
Kerrang! (3/5) [5]
Sputnikmusic(3/5) [6]

Bringer of Plagues is the second studio album by American metal band Divine Heresy, released on July 28, 2009. It is the band's only album to feature vocalist Travis Neal and bassist Joe Payne, and the last to feature drummer Tim Yeung.

Contents

On June 3, 2009, two new songs from the album, titled "Undivine Prophecies" and "Facebreaker", were posted on the band's MySpace page.

The album sold around 3,000 copies in the United States in its first week to debut at position No. 148 on the Billboard 200 chart. [7]

Critical reception

According to Kerrang! , the album sees Dino Cazares "honing his partnership with ex-Nile sticksman Tim Yeung to the point of thunderous, jaw-dropping intensity and roping in the vocal talents of alarmingly diverse newcomer Travis Neal." Still, "there's little new ground broken here and attempted slow/heavy dynamics are often poorly executed, leaving the feeling that although accomplished, this is metal on demand rather than any kind of real statement of the heart," warns reviewer Sam Low, giving it the 3/5 rating. [5]

Track listing

All lyrics are written by Travis Neal, except "The Battle of J. Casey" written by Jason Casey; all music is composed by Dino Cazares, Tim Yeung and Joe Payne.

No.TitleLength
1."Facebreaker"3:42
2."The Battle of J. Casey"3:42
3."Undivine Prophecies (Intro)" (instrumental)1:07
4."Bringer of Plagues"3:40
5."Redefine"3:46
6."Anarchaos"4:40
7."Monolithic Doomsday Devices"5:24
8."Letter to Mother"3:36
9."Enemy Kill"3:11
10."Darkness Embedded"4:34
11."The End Begins"4:58
Japanese edition bonus track
No.TitleLength
12."Forever the Failure"3:32
iTunes bonus track
No.TitleLength
13."Facebreaker (Instrumental Version)"3:44

Credits

Divine Heresy
Production

Charts

Chart (2009)Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA Charts) [8] 69

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