Elements of the Infinite

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Elements of the Infinite
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Studio album by
ReleasedJune 24, 2014
Genre
Length58:01
Label Metal Blade
Producer Dave Otero
Allegaeon chronology
Formshifter
(2012)
Elements of the Infinite
(2014)
Proponent for Sentience
(2016)
Singles from Elements of the Infinite
  1. "1.618"
    Released: May 6, 2014
  2. "Our Cosmic Casket"
    Released: June 19, 2014
  3. "Threshold of Perception"
    Released: December 19, 2014
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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Metal InjectionPositive [3]

Elements of the Infinite is the third studio album by American death metal band Allegaeon. The album was released on June 24, 2014 through Metal Blade Records. [4] This is the band's first release with guitarist Michael Stancel and drummer Brandon Park, and last with original vocalist Ezra Haynes before his departure in 2015.

Contents

Track listing

All tracks are written by Allegaeon

No.TitleLength
1."Threshold of Perception"6:06
2."Tyrants of the Terrestrial Exodus"4:18
3."Dyson Sphere"4:47
4."The Phylogenesis Stretch"4:18
5."1.618"4:17
6."Gravimetric Time Dilation"5:26
7."Our Cosmic Casket"5:05
8."Biomech II"5:17
9."Through Ages of Ice - Otzi's Curse"5:39
10."Genocide for Praise" (The song "Genocide for Praise" ends at 10:07, then begins the hidden song Vals for the Vitruvian Man".)12:50
Total length:58:03

Personnel

Allegaeon
Additional personnel

Charts

Chart (2014)Peak
position
US Heatseekers [5] 11
US Hard Rock [6] 25

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