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Demonocracy | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | April 10, 2012 | |||
Studio | Audiohammer Studios, Sanford, FL, USA | |||
Genre | Technical death metal [1] | |||
Length | 40:29 | |||
Label | Metal Blade | |||
Producer | Jason Suecof | |||
Job for a Cowboy chronology | ||||
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Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
About.com | [2] |
AllMusic | [3] |
Alternative Press | [4] |
Exclaim! | undetermined [5] |
Spin | 6/10 [6] |
Demonocracy is the third studio album by American death metal band Job for a Cowboy. It was released on April 10, 2012. [7] It is the band's first studio album to feature guitarist Tony Sannicandro and bassist Nick Schendzielos, the second with former Despised Icon guitarist Al Glassman, [8] and the last album to feature drummer Jon Rice.
Demonocracy had first week sales of 4,900 to chart at No. 87 on the Billboard 200. [9]
On February 21, 2012, Job for a Cowboy released the first song from the album, "Nourishment Through Bloodshed." It was released via Metal Blade Records' YouTube channel. [10]
On March 20, Job for a Cowboy premiered the song "Black Discharge" [11] and, on April 2, the song "Imperium Wolves." [12]
A music video was made for the song Tarnished Gluttony. The video features a man carrying a small child to a forest, before cutting the child open with a box cutter, replacing the organs with a cephalopod, and then gently placing the child into the sea. [13]
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Children of Deceit" | 4:36 |
2. | "Nourishment Through Bloodshed" | 3:42 |
3. | "Imperium Wolves" | 4:48 |
4. | "Tongueless and Bound" | 4:03 |
5. | "Black Discharge" | 3:55 |
6. | "The Manipulation Stream" | 4:40 |
7. | "The Deity Misconception" | 4:05 |
8. | "Fearmonger" | 4:18 |
9. | "Tarnished Gluttony" | 6:15 |
Total length: | 40:29 |
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Misery Reformatory" | 3:54 |
2. | "Plastic Idols" | 4:44 |
3. | "Execution Parade" | 3:04 |
4. | "Signature of Starving Power" | 3:45 |
Total length: | 15:27 |
In a 2012 interview with Loudwire, vocalist Jonny Davy listed both Cattle Decapitation and Misery Index as influences upon the sound of the album. [14]
Production and performance credits are adapted from the album liner notes, except where noted.
Chart (2012) | Peak position |
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US Billboard 200 [15] | 87 |
US Independent Albums ( Billboard) [16] | 15 |
US Top Hard Rock Albums ( Billboard) [17] | 8 |
US Top Rock Albums ( Billboard) [18] | 30 |