| Phylogenesis | ||||
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| Released | April 17, 2020 | |||
| Genre | Death metal | |||
| Length | 43:08 | |||
| Label | Season of Mist | |||
| Producer | Mike Bear | |||
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Phylogenesis is the fifth album by American death metal band Abysmal Dawn. It was released on April 17, 2020 by Season of Mist. [1] Being released six years after Obsolescence , Abysmal Dawn added new members while working on Phylogenesis. [2] [3]
The album received very good reviews such as a 4.5/5 score from Toilet ov Hell [4] and 8/10 from Blabbermouth, Distorted Sound Magazine and Rock Hard . [5] [6] [7] Slightly below are found 7/10 reviews by outlets such as Metal.de and Exclaim!, [8] [9] as well as No Clean Singing's review without a numerical score. [10]
Mediocre to bad reviews include a 3/5 score from Angry Metal Guy [11] and 3/7 from Metal Hammer . [12]
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "Mundane Existence" | 3:56 |
| 2. | "The Path of the Totalitarian" | 4:17 |
| 3. | "Hedonistic" | 4:20 |
| 4. | "A Speck in the Fabric of Eternity" | 4:46 |
| 5. | "Coerced Evolution" | 5:28 |
| 6. | "True to the Blind" | 3:46 |
| 7. | "Soul‐Sick Nation" | 5:52 |
| 8. | "The Lament Configuration" | 6:18 |
| 9. | "Flattening of Emotions" (Death cover) | 4:25 |
| Total length: | 43:08 | |