III (Xerath album)

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III
Studio album by
ReleasedSeptember 16, 2014 (2014-09-16)
Genre Extreme metal, [1] death metal, symphonic metal, [2] groove metal [3]
Length66:05
Label Candlelight Records
Xerath chronology
II
(2014)
III
(2014)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Brave Words 7/10 [4]
The Circle Pit9/10 [5]
Louder Sound 8/10 [6]
Metal Temple9/10 [7]
Metal Underground9/10 [1]
Ultimate Guitar 7.7/10 [8]

III is the third album by English metal band Xerath, released on September 16, 2014 through Candlelight Records.

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."I Hold Dominion"7:10
2."2053"4:51
3."I Hunt For The Weak"4:03
4."Autonomous"4:45
5."Bleed This Body Clean"4:24
6."Death Defiant"4:44
7."Sentinels"4:20
8."Passenger"4:44
9."Ironclad"5:17
10."Demigod Doctrine"4:36
11."The Chaos Reign"3:59
12."Witness"5:40
13."Veil"
  • I. "Part I" (4:55)
  • II. "Part II" (4:50)"
9:45
Total length:66:05

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