Waves of Visual Decay

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Waves of Visual Decay
Communic-waves.jpg
Studio album by
Released19 May 2006
27 June 2006 (USA)
RecordedHansen Studios
Genre Progressive metal, power metal
Length57:56
Label Nuclear Blast
Producer Jacob Hansen, Communic
Communic chronology
Conspiracy in Mind
(2005)
Waves of Visual Decay
(2006)
Payment of Existence
(2008)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [1]
Rock Hard (de)(9.5/10) [2]

Waves of Visual Decay is the second studio album by the Norwegian progressive/power metal band Communic.

Contents

Track listing

All tracks are written by Oddleif Stensland, arranged by Communic

No.TitleLength
1."Under a Luminous Sky"8:22
2."Frozen Asleep in the Park"8:54
3."Watching it All Disappear"6:55
4."Fooled by the Serpent"9:00
5."Waves of Visual Decay"8:13
6."My Bleeding Victim"6:42
7."At Dewy Prime"9:47
Limited edition
No.TitleLength
8."Conspiracy in Mind" (demo)7:51
9."Ocean Bed" (demo)6:40

Personnel

Communic
Additional musicians
Production

Technical information

Artwork by Anthony Clarkson of The Mind's I.

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References

  1. Waves of Visual Decay at AllMusic
  2. Kaiser, Boris. "Rock Hard". issue 229. Retrieved 21 May 2013.