Vanitas (Anaal Nathrakh album)

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Vanitas
Anaal Nathrakh Vanitas.jpg
Studio album by
Released23 October 2012 (2012-10-23)
Recorded2011
Genre Black metal, grindcore, death metal, industrial metal
Length37:58
Label Candlelight
Producer Mick Kenney
Anaal Nathrakh chronology
Passion
(2011)
Vanitas
(2012)
Desideratum
(2014)

Vanitas is the seventh full-length studio album by British extreme metal band Anaal Nathrakh. It was released on 23 October 2012 on Candlelight Records. [1] The album was released in North America on 6 November 2012. [2]

Contents

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [3]
Blabbermouth.net 7.5/10 [4]
Blistering 8.5/10 [5]
Decibel Magazine Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [6]
Exclaim! 7/10 [7]
The NewReview3.5/5 [8]
Pitchfork 7/10 [9]

Track listing

All lyrics are written by Dave Hunt; all music is composed by Mick Kenney.

No.TitleLength
1."The Blood-Dimmed Tide"3:20
2."Forging Towards the Sunset"3:46
3."To Spite the Face"4:03
4."Todos Somos Humanos"4:14
5."In Coelo Quies, Tout Finis Ici Bas"4:32
6."You Can't Save Me, So Stop Fucking Trying"3:02
7."Make Glorious the Embrace of Saturn"2:42
8."Feeding the Beast"4:59
9."Of Fire, and Fucking Pigs"3:01
10."A Metaphor for the Dead"4:19
Total length:37:58

Personnel

Anaal Nathrakh

Additional personnel

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