Deathless (Revocation album)

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Deathless
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Studio album by
ReleasedOctober 14, 2014 (2014-10-14)
RecordedApril - May 2014 [1]
Studio
Genre Technical thrash metal, [2] progressive death metal [3]
Length48:31
Label Metal Blade
Producer Zeuss
Revocation chronology
Revocation
(2013)
Deathless
(2014)
Great Is Our Sin
(2016)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Lambgoat8/10 [2]
Metal Injection8/10 [4]
AntiHero Magazine9.3/10 [5]

Deathless is the fifth studio album by American technical death metal band Revocation, released on October 14, 2014 by Metal Blade Records. [6] It is the band's last album to feature Phil Dubois-Coyne on drums.

Contents

The album entered the US Billboard 200 at #124, [7] selling 3,075 copies in the first week. [8]

Track listing

All lyrics are written by Davidson, except where noted; all music is composed by Davidson, except where noted.

No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
1."A Debt Owed to the Grave"  4:52
2."Deathless"  4:57
3."Labyrinth of Eyes"  4:46
4."Madness Opus"  6:23
5."Scorched Earth Policy"  3:47
6."The Blackest Reaches" Gargiulo4:07
7."The Fix"Dubois-CoyneGargiulo3:14
8."United in Helotry"Dubois-Coyne 5:14
9."Apex"[instrumental] 5:12
10."Witch Trials"  6:05
Total length:48:31
Deluxe Version Bonus Track
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
11."Sworn to Black" (Morbid Angel cover) Trey Azagthoth, David Vincent 4:02
Total length:52:33

Personnel

Writing, performance and production credits are adapted from the album liner notes. [9]

Revocation

Production

Artwork and design

Chart performance

Chart (2014)Peak
position
US Billboard 200 [7] 124
US Independent Albums (Billboard) [10] 25
US Top Hard Rock Albums (Billboard) [11] 10
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard) [12] 1
US Top Rock Albums (Billboard) [13] 39

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