Close to a World Below
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{{Infobox album
| name = Close to a World Below
| type = studio
| artist = Immolation
| cover = Immolation-closetoaworldbelow.jpg
| alt =
| released = {{Start date|2000|11|7}}
| recorded = June 2000
| venue =
| studio = Millbrook Sound Studios, Millbrook, New York
| genre = Death metal
| length = {{Duration |m=41 |s=57}}
| label = Metal Blade
| producer = Paul Orofino, Immolation
| prev_title = Failures for Gods
| prev_year = 1999
| next_title = Unholy Cult
| next_year = 2002
}}
Close to a World Below is the fourth album by Immolation. It was released via Metal Blade Records in 2000.
Reception
{{Music ratings
| rev1 = AllMusic
| rev1Score = {{Rating|4.5|5}}{{AllMusic |class=album |id=mw0000103006 |label=Close to a World Below - Immolation |last=Nief |first=Todd}}
| rev2 = Metal Storm
| rev2Score = 9.7/10{{Cite web |url=http://www.metalstorm.net/pub/review.php?review_id=864 |title=Immolation - Close to a World Below review |author=Herzebeth |date=February 13, 2005 |website=www.metalstorm.net |publisher=Metal Storm |access-date=March 27, 2016}}
| noprose = yes
}}
= Critical reception =
Since its release, Close to a World Below has received universal acclaim. Todd Nief of AllMusic gave the Close to a World Below four and a half stars, calling the album a late-career classic. He stated that with Close to a World Below, Immolation released one of the most profound and creative death metal albums of the 2000s which gave a new voice to a genre deluged with cookie-cutter clones. Metal Storm gave Close to a World Below a near-perfect 9.7 out of 10 praising Ross Dolan's vocals along with the overall brutality of the album.
Track listing
{{Track listing
| total_length = 41:57
| all_writing =
| all_lyrics = Ross Dolan
| all_music = Robert Vigna
| writing_credits =
| lyrics_credits =
| music_credits =
| title1 = Higher Coward
| length1 = 5:00
| title2 = Father, You're Not a Father
| length2 = 5:02
| title3 = Furthest from the Truth
| length3 = 4:25
| title4 = Fall from a High Place
| length4 = 4:37
| title5 = Unpardonable Sin
| length5 = 4:33
| title6 = Lost Passion
| length6 = 5:40
| title7 = Put My Hand in the Fire
| length7 = 4:11
| title8 = Close to a World Below
| length8 = 8:29
}}
Personnel
;Immolation
- Ross Dolan – bass guitar, vocals
- Robert Vigna – guitar
- Thomas Wilkinson – guitar
- Alex Hernandez – drums
;Production
- Paul Orofino – production, engineering, mastering
- Immolation – production
;Visual art
- Jeff Wolfe – photography
- Andreas & Alex Marschall – cover art
References
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External links
- {{AllMusic |class=album |id=mw0000103006 |label=Close to a World Below}}
- [http://www.metalblade.com/us/releases/immolation-close-to-a-world-below/ Close to a World Below] at Metal Blade Records
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