No Absolutes in Human Suffering

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No Absolutes in Human Suffering
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Studio album by
ReleasedJuly 31, 2012 (2012-07-31)
RecordedGodcity Studios, Salem, Massachusetts
Genre
Length43:14
Label Black Market Activities
Producer Kurt Ballou
Gaza chronology
He Is Never Coming Back
(2009)
No Absolutes in Human Suffering
(2012)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Pitchfork Media 7.4/10 [1]
Spin 8/10 [4]

No Absolutes in Human Suffering is the third and final studio album by American metal band Gaza. The album's name is inspired by novelist Cormac McCarthy. [5]

Contents

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Mostly Hair and Bones Now"2:35
2."This We Celebrate"4:42
3."The Truth Weighs Nothing"1:43
4."Not With All the Hopes in the World"6:22
5."The Vipers"3:51
6."No Absolutes in Human Suffering"3:39
7."The Crown"3:03
8."When They Beg"3:48
9."Winter in Her Blood"3:57
10."Skull Trophy"3:34
11."Routine and Then Death"6:01
Total length:43:14

Personnel

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  2. Slessor, Dan (June 16, 2020). "The 13 Most Essential Sludge Records". Kerrang! . Retrieved December 25, 2020.
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