It is the band's first album to feature second guitarist Belisario Dimuzio and new bassist Olivier Pinard. At just under 55 minutes, it is also their longest album to date. The album debuted at number 116 on the US
Billboard 200 and at number 56 in Germany.
Background
Death Atlas was recorded at Denver's Flatline Audio with producer Dave Otero. Album artwork was by Wes Benscoter.[2] Vocalist Travis Ryan comments: "We have crafted what we feel is our strongest album to date",[3] (...) "Musically and lyrically, there is a lot of grief, anger, hate, passion, and emotion poured into this one".[4] Prior to the album release, the band co-headlined the 2019
Summer Slaughter Tour.[3]
The opening track "Anthropogenic: End Transmission" samples the Greetings in 55 Languages from the
Voyager Golden Record.
Death Atlas received critical acclaim, gaining a score of 80 out of 100 from Album of the Year review aggregator.[5]Loudwire named it one of the 50 best metal albums of 2019.[13]Decibel magazine named it the 20th best album of 2019.
Track listing
No.
Title
Length
1.
"Anthropogenic: End Transmission"
2:15
2.
"The Geocide"
3:43
3.
"Be Still Our Bleeding Hearts"
3:54
4.
"Vulturous"
4:59
5.
"The Great Dying"
1:12
6.
"One Day Closer to the End of the World"
3:47
7.
"Bring Back the Plague"
4:28
8.
"Absolute Destitute"
4:35
9.
"The Great Dying II"
1:05
10.
"Finish Them"
2:55
11.
"With All Disrespect"
4:31
12.
"Time's Cruel Curtain"
5:31
13.
"The Unerasable Past"
2:50
14.
"Death Atlas"
9:14
Total length:
54:58
Bonus tracks
No.
Title
Length
15.
"In the Kingdom of the Blind, the One-Eyed Are Kings (Dead Can Dance cover)"
Cattle Decapitation Presents: "The Unerasable Past" A Short Film by Wes Benscoter on
YouTube