Majesty and Decay

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Majesty and Decay
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Studio album by
ReleasedMarch 9, 2010
Genre Death metal
Length45:03
Label Nuclear Blast
Producer Paul Orifino
Immolation chronology
Shadows in the Light
(2007)
Majesty and Decay
(2010)
Kingdom of Conspiracy
(2013)

Majesty and Decay is Immolation's eighth full-length album, released March 9, 2010. It was recorded at New York's Millbrook Sound Studios and was produced by Paul Orofino and mixed by Zack Ohren. [1]

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Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Intro"1:19
2."The Purge"3:19
3."A Token of Malice"2:41
4."Majesty and Decay"4:29
5."Divine Code"3:39
6."In Human Form"4:04
7."A Glorious Epoch"4:38
8."Interlude"2:04
9."A Thunderous Consequence"3:59
10."The Rapture of Ghosts"5:19
11."Power and Shame"3:44
12."The Comfort of Cowards"5:52
Total length:45:03

Personnel

Immolation
Production

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