Polarity (Decrepit Birth album)

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Polarity
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Studio album by
ReleasedJuly 27, 2010 [1]
Genre Technical death metal, melodic death metal [2]
Length43:15
Label Nuclear Blast
Producer Zack Ohren, and Matt Sotelo
Decrepit Birth chronology
Diminishing Between Worlds
(2008)
Polarity
(2010)
Axis Mundi
(2017)
Professional ratings
Review scores
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Polarity is the third studio album by the American death metal band Decrepit Birth.

Contents

A music video for the song "The Resonance" was filmed, and is the band's first music video. [5] It was directed by Ann Christin "Anki" Rihm. [6] The artwork for Polarity was made by Dan Seagrave, who also has made the artwork for the band's first two studio albums. [7]

Track listing

  1. "(A Departure of the Sun) Ignite the Tesla Coil" 6:33
  2. "Metatron" 4:13
  3. "The Resonance" 3:42
  4. "Polarity" 4:26
  5. "Solar Impulse" 2:52
  6. "Mirroring Dimensions" 3:36
  7. "A Brief Odyssey in Time" 1:01
  8. "The Quickening of Time" 2:42
  9. "Sea of Memories" 2:25
  10. "Symbiosis" 4:23
  11. "Darkness Embrace" 2:25
  12. “See Through Dreams” 4:28

Credits

Personnel

Production

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References

  1. "Decrepit Birth Reveals New Album Details". MetalUnderground.com. April 26, 2010. Retrieved February 3, 2022.
  2. O'Hagar, Sammy. "POLARITY: THE APEX OF DECREPIT BIRTH'S SWEET & SOUR DEATH METAL". Metalsucks.net. Retrieved 24 March 2018.
  3. Schalek, Dave. Polarity review. Heavymetal.about.com. Retrieved on March 5, 2012.
  4. Henderson, Alex. Polarity review. Allmusic.com. Retrieved on March 5, 2012.
  5. Decrepit Birth Shoots New Music Video For "The Resonance". Metalunderground.com. 2010-06-03. Retrieved on 2010-08-04.
  6. Decrepit Birth Posts "The Resonance" Music Video. Metalunderground.com. 2010-07-31. Retrieved on 2010-08-04.
  7. Archived June 16, 2010, at the Wayback Machine