A Skeletal Domain
{{Infobox album
| name = A Skeletal Domain
| type = studio
| artist = Cannibal Corpse
| cover = CannibalCorpseASkeletalDomain.png
| alt = a surreal, frightening landscape with a large skull-like structure as the focal point
| released = {{Start date|2014|09|16}}{{cite web |url=http://www.metalblade.com/us/releases/cannibal-corpse-a-skeletal-domain/ |title=Cannibal Corpse "A Skeletal Domain" - Metal Blade Records |author=Staff writer(s) |date= |website=www.metalblade.com |publisher=Metal Blade Records |access-date=February 12, 2015}}
| recorded = February–May 2014
| venue =
| studio = Audiohammer Studios, Sanford, FL
| genre = Death metal
| length = {{Duration|m=43|s=52}}
| label = Metal Blade
| producer = Mark Lewis
| prev_title = Torture
| prev_year = 2012
| next_title = Red Before Black
| next_year = 2017
}}
{{Album ratings
| rev1 = Angry Metal Guy
| rev1Score = {{Rating|3|5}}{{Cite web |last=Kikuras |first=Al |date=2014-09-10 |title=Cannibal Corpse - A Skeletal Domain Review |url=https://www.angrymetalguy.com/cannibal-corpse-skeletal-domain-review/ |access-date=2025-02-06 |website=Angry Metal Guy |language=en-US}}
| rev2 = AllMusic
| rev2Score = {{Rating|3.5|5}}{{AllMusic |class=album |id=mw0002710329 |label=A Skeletal Domain - Cannibal Corpse |last=Monger |first=James Christopher}}
| rev3 = Exclaim!
| rev4 = The Guardian
| rev4Score = {{Rating|4|5}}{{cite web |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2014/sep/11/cannibal-corpse-skeletal-domain-review |title=Cannibal Corpse: A Skeletal Domain review – their most absorbing record in years - Music - The Guardian |last1=Lawson |first1=Dom |date=September 11, 2014 |website=The Guardian |accessdate=January 28, 2015}}
| rev5 = Metal Forces
| rev5Score = 8/10{{cite web |url=http://www.metalforcesmagazine.com/site/album-review-cannibal-corpse-a-skeletal-domain/ |title=CANNIBAL CORPSE – A Skeletal Domain (2014) - Album / EP Reviews @ Metal Forces Magazine |last1=arnold |first1=Neil |date= |website=www.metalforcesmagazine.com |publisher=Metal Forces |accessdate=January 28, 2015}}
| rev6 = Metal Hammer
| rev7 = Metal Storm
| rev7Score = 7.9/10{{cite web |url=http://www.metalstorm.net/pub/review.php?review_id=12873 |title=Cannibal Corpse - A Skeletal Domain review - Metal Storm |author=ScreamingSteelUS |date=September 9, 2014 |website=www.metalstorm.net |publisher=Metal Storm |accessdate=January 28, 2015}}
| rev8 = Revolver
| rev9 = Sputnikmusic
| rev10 =
| rev10Score =
| noprose = yes
}}
A Skeletal Domain is the thirteenth studio album by American death metal band Cannibal Corpse. Released on September 16, 2014 by Metal Blade Records, the album was produced at Audiohammer Studios by Mark Lewis.
The album entered the US Billboard 200 at number 32, making it Cannibal Corpse's highest charting album on the Billboard 200 to date. 8,825 copies were sold in its first week.{{cite web |url=http://www.metalinsider.net/columns/metal-by-numbers/metal-by-numbers-925-the-charts-are-hardly-bare-bones-this-week |title=Metal By Numbers 9/25: The charts are hardly bare-bones this week | website=Metal Insider |last1=Brown |first1=Matt |date=25 September 2014 |accessdate=February 12, 2015}}
Musical style
Prior to the album's release, bassist Alex Webster commented that the album's sound was turning out to be more "dark and eerie" than the band's usual output.{{Cite web|url=http://cannibalcorpse.net/music/a-skeletal-domain/|title=A Skeletal Domain - Cannibal Corpse|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161118012236/http://cannibalcorpse.net/music/a-skeletal-domain/|archive-date=2016-11-18|access-date=2018-01-11}} He also commented that while he believes fans enjoy the band's consistency, the band explores new ground on the album.{{Cite web|url=http://spotlightreport.net/on-the-spot-2/interview-alex-webster-from-cannibal-corpse|title=Interview: Alex Webster from Cannibal Corpse|date=29 July 2014 |access-date=2018-01-11}}
Track listing
{{Track listing
| total_length = 43:52
| title1 = High Velocity Impact Spatter
| lyrics1 = Paul Mazurkiewicz
| music1 = Pat O'Brien
| length1 = 4:06
| title2 = Sadistic Embodiment
| lyrics2 = Mazurkiewicz
| music2 = O'Brien
| length2 = 3:17
| title3 = Kill or Become
| lyrics3 = Rob Barrett
| music3 = Barrett
| length3 = 3:50
| title4 = A Skeletal Domain
| lyrics4 = Mazurkiewicz
| music4 = O'Brien
| length4 = 3:38
| title5 = Headlong into Carnage
| lyrics5 = Webster
| music5 = Webster
| length5 = 3:01
| title6 = The Murderer's Pact
| lyrics6 = Webster
| music6 = Webster
| length6 = 5:05
| title7 = Funeral Cremation
| lyrics7 = Mazurkiewicz
| music7 = O'Brien
| length7 = 3:41
| title8 = Icepick Lobotomy
| lyrics8 = Barrett
| music8 = Barrett
| length8 = 3:16
| title9 = Vector of Cruelty
| lyrics9 = Webster
| music9 = Webster
| length9 = 3:25
| title10 = Bloodstained Cement
| lyrics10 = Webster
| music10 = Webster
| length10 = 3:41
| title11 = Asphyxiate to Resuscitate
| lyrics11 = Mazurkiewicz
| music11 = Barrett, Mazurkiewicz
| length11 = 3:47
| title12 = Hollowed Bodies
| lyrics12 = Mazurkiewicz
| music12 = O'Brien
| length12 = 3:05
}}
"Icepick Lobotomy" is labelled as "Ice-Pick Lobotomy" in the album's liner notes.
Credits
Writing, performance and production credits are adapted from the album liner notes.{{Cite AV media notes |title=A Skeletal Domain |others=Cannibal Corpse |year=2014 |type=liner notes |publisher=Metal Blade Records}}
= Personnel =
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== Cannibal Corpse ==
- George "Corpsegrinder" Fisher – vocals
- Pat O'Brien – guitar
- Rob Barrett – guitar
- Alex Webster – bass
- Paul Mazurkiewicz – drums
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== Production ==
== Visual art ==
- Vince Locke – cover art
- Brian Ames – layout
- Alex Morgan – photography
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Charts
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| Chart (2014)
!Peak |
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| {{Album chart|Austria|28|artist=Cannibal Corpse|album=A Skeletal Domain|accessdate=September 30, 2014}} |
| {{Album chart|Wallonia|128|artist=Cannibal Corpse|album=A Skeletal Domain|accessdate=September 30, 2014}} |
| {{Album chart|Finland|26|artist=Cannibal Corpse|album=A Skeletal Domain|accessdate=September 30, 2014}} |
| {{Album chart|France|127|artist=Cannibal Corpse|album=A Skeletal Domain|accessdate=September 30, 2014}} |
| {{Album chart|Germany|21|artist=Cannibal Corpse|accessdate=September 30, 2014}} |
| {{Album chart|Oricon|129|M|url=http://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/56301/products/1093317/1/|title=ア・スケルタル・ドメイン - カンニバル・コープス - ORICON STYLE}} |
| {{Album chart|Switzerland|50|artist=Cannibal Corpse|album=A Skeletal Domain|accessdate=September 30, 2014}} |
| {{Album chart|UKZobbel|165|M|url=http://www.zobbel.de/cluk/141004cluk.txt|title=CLUK Update 4.10.2014}} |
| {{Album chart|UKIndependent|26|artist=Cannibal Corpse|date=2014-10-04}} |
| {{Album chart|UKRock|6|date=20140928}} |
| {{Album chart|Billboard200|32|artist=Cannibal Corpse|refname="Billboard200"}} |
| {{Album chart|BillboardIndependent|5|artist=Cannibal Corpse}} |
| {{Album chart|BillboardHardRock|3|artist=Cannibal Corpse}} |
| {{Album chart|BillboardRock|7|artist=Cannibal Corpse}} |
| {{Album chart|BillboardTastemaker|7|artist=Cannibal Corpse}} |
References
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External links
- {{AllMusic |class=album |id=mw0002710329 |label=A Skeletal Domain}}
- [http://www.metalblade.com/us/releases/cannibal-corpse-a-skeletal-domain/ A Skeletal Domain] at Metal Blade Records
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