Unholy Cult

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Unholy Cult
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Studio album by
ReleasedOctober 28, 2002
RecordedMillbrook Sound Studios, May 2002
Genre Death metal
Length41:27
Label Listenable
Producer Paul Orofino and Immolation
Immolation chronology
Close to a World Below
(2000)
Unholy Cult
(2002)
Harnessing Ruin
(2005)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [1]
Pitchfork 7.4/10 [2]

Unholy Cult is the fifth album by death metal band Immolation. It was released on Listenable Records in 2002. It is the band's last album to feature Alex Hernandez behind the drum kit. The album was inducted into Decibels Hall of Fame. [3]

Contents

Track listing

All songs written by Ross Dolan and Robert Vigna.
No.TitleLength
1."Of Martyrs and Men"5:25
2."Sinful Nature"3:16
3."Unholy Cult"8:02
4."Wolf Among the Flock"3:49
5."Reluctant Messiah"4:58
6."A Kingdom Divided"4:16
7."Rival the Eminent"5:35
8."Bring Them Down"6:06
Total length:41:27

Personnel

Immolation
Production

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References

  1. Unholy Cult at AllMusic
  2. Violante, Isaiah (17 December 2002). "Immolation: Unholy Cult Album Review". Pitchfork .
  3. "Immolation - Unholy Cult". 19 August 2022.