| The Battle of Yaldabaoth | ||||
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| Released | 11 September 2019 | |||
| Genre | Deathcore, technical death metal | |||
| Length | 57:33 | |||
| Label | Self-released | |||
| Infant Annihilator chronology | ||||
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| Singles from The Battle of Yaldabaoth | ||||
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The Battle of Yaldabaoth (abbreviated as The BOY) is the third studio album by the British deathcore band Infant Annihilator. It was released on 11 September 2019. [2]
The band released a music video for the album's single "Three Bastards" on 25 July 2019. [3]
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Childchewer" | 2:46 |
| 2. | "Three Bastards" | 4:18 |
| 3. | "The Kingdom Sitteth Lonely Beneath Thine Hollowed Heavens" (featuring Trevor Strnad) | 7:07 |
| 4. | "Ov Sacrament and Sincest" (featuring Storm Strope) | 3:19 |
| 5. | "Feast ov Goreglutton" | 2:23 |
| 6. | "Plaguebearer" | 5:03 |
| 7. | "Swinaecologist" | 3:37 |
| 8. | "A Rape of Sirens" (featuring Alex Terrible) | 4:40 |
| 9. | "Empusa: Queen of the Damned" | 5:07 |
| 10. | "Ere the Crimson Dawn" | 3:30 |
| 11. | "Thy Faith, Thy Oblivion" | 3:30 |
| 12. | "The Battle of Yaldabaoth" (featuring Alex Teyen) | 6:06 |
| 13. | "Necropocalypse" | 5:32 |
| 14. | "Paedophilic Legacy" (Instrumental) | 0:32 |
| Total length: | 57:33 | |
| Chart (2018) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| US Top Hard Rock Albums (Billboard) [4] | 11 |
| US Top Rock Albums (Billboard) [5] | 22 |
| US Top Album Sales (Billboard) [6] | 54 |
| US Independent Albums (Billboard) [7] | 20 |
| US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard) [8] | 6 |
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