Path of Totality

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Path of Totality
Path of Totality album cover.jpg
Album cover artwork by Thomas Hooper
Studio album by
Tombs
ReleasedJune 7, 2011
RecordedElmwood Recording, Dallas, TX
January 2011
Genre Avant-garde metal, post-metal, black metal
Length57:31
Label Relapse Records CD, LP
(RR7158)
Producer Tombs
Tombs chronology
Fear Is The Weapon
(2010)		Path of Totality
(2011)		 Savage Gold
(2014)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [1]
Blistering Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [2]
Blogcritics (favorable) [3]
Metal Injection9.1/10 [4]
The Quietus (favorable) [5]

Path of Totality is the second full-length studio album from American metal band Tombs. It was released on June 7, 2011 through Relapse Records in CD, LP and digital download formats. It is the group's first album to be recorded by John Congleton. [6]

Contents

According to Mike Hill, the album title is a reference to the channel of darkness, or shadow, that is cast upon the earth in the moment when the moon obscures the sun during a solar eclipse. [7] Concerning the lyrics, Mike Hill commented: "The lyrics are less personal, in that they have nothing to do with my personal experiences or any kind of internal narrative. The new record deals more with reflections on death, endings and the sort of existential cynicism that can easily creep into your consciousness living in a world where there seems be an incredible level of detachment." [8]

Decibel Magazine ranked Path of Totality number one in their Top 40 Extreme Albums of 2011 list. [9]

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Black Hole of Summer"5:22
2."To Cross the Land"5:53
3."Constellations"2:39
4."Bloodletters"4:31
5."Path of Totality"4:51
6."Vermillion"4:58
7."Passageways"3:31
8."Silent World"4:24
9."Cold Dark Eyes"6:46
10."Black Heaven"5:09
11."Red Shadows"4:48
12."Angel of Destruction"3:44
Total length:57:31

Personnel

Path of Totality album personnel adapted from the CD liner notes [10]

Tombs

Additional musicians

Production

Art

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  2. ↑ David E. Gehlke (2011). "Tombs - Path of Totality (Relapse Records)". Blistering . Retrieved 2012-06-09.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
  3. ↑ Gutterdandy (2011-06-08). "Music Review: Tombs - Path Of Totality". Blogcritics . Retrieved 2012-06-08.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
  4. ↑ Atanamar Sunyata (June 7, 2011). "CD Review: TOMBS - Path of Totality". Metal Injection. Retrieved April 23, 2021.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
  5. ↑ Brad Sanders (2011-08-04). "Reviews Tombs Path of Totality". The Quietus . Retrieved 2012-06-09.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
  6. ↑ BBG (2011-04-29). "Tombs & A Storm of Light releasing new LPs, touring (MP3s, dates & an interview w/ Josh Graham)". Brooklyn Vegan. Retrieved 2012-06-08.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
  7. ↑ Lars Gotrich (2011-04-29). "Song Premiere: Tombs, 'Silent World'". NPR . Retrieved 2012-06-08.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
  8. ↑ Philip Eisenhauer (2010-12-20). "Interview : TOMBS – Exclusive Winter 2010 Studio Report". MindOverMetal.org. Archived from the original on 2012-03-23. Retrieved 2012-06-08.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
  9. ↑ BBG (2011-11-27). "Decibel Magazine's Top 40 of 2011". Brooklyn Vegan. Retrieved 2012-06-08.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
  10. ↑ Path of Totality (CD liner). Tombs. Relapse Records. 2011.CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
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