Majesty and Decay

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{{Infobox album

| name = Majesty and Decay

| type = studio

| artist = Immolation

| cover = Immolation_majestyanddecay.jpg

| alt =

| released = March 9, 2010

| recorded =

| studio =

| genre = Death metal

| length = 45:03

| label = Nuclear Blast

| producer = Paul Orifino

| prev_title = Shadows in the Light

| prev_year = 2007

| next_title = Kingdom of Conspiracy

| next_year = 2013

}}

Majesty and Decay is Immolation's eighth full-length album, released March 9, 2010. It was recorded at New York's Millbrook Sound Studios and was produced by Paul Orofino and mixed by Zack Ohren.

{{Music ratings

| rev1 = About.com

| rev1Score = {{Rating|4.5|5}}{{cite web |first=Dave |last=Schalek |title=Review: Majesty and Decay > Review |url=http://heavymetal.about.com/od/i/gr/immolation-majestyanddecay.htm |publisher=About.com |accessdate=11 March 2010 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120324040836/http://heavymetal.about.com/od/i/gr/immolation-majestyanddecay.htm |archivedate=24 March 2012 }}

| rev2 = All Metal Music

| rev2Score = {{Rating|9.5|10}} [http://www.allmetalmusic.co.uk/#/immolation/4544855738 ] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101112085630/http://www.allmetalmusic.co.uk/ |date=2010-11-12 }}

| rev3 = AllMusic

| rev3Score = {{Rating|3.5|5}}{{cite web |first=Alex|last=Henderson |title=Review: Majesty and Decay > Review |url={{AllMusic|class=album|id=r1723009|pure_url=yes}} |publisher=Allmusic |accessdate=28 March 2010}}

| rev4 = Blabbermouth

| rev4Score = {{Rating|9.5|10}}{{cite web |first=Keith |last=Bergman |title=Review: Majesty and Decay > Review |url=http://www.blabbermouth.net/showreview.aspx?reviewID=1935 |publisher=Blabbermouth |accessdate=28 March 2010}}

}}

Track listing

{{track listing

| total_length = 45:03

| title1 = Intro

| length1 = 1:19

| title2 = The Purge

| length2 = 3:19

| title3 = A Token of Malice

| length3 = 2:41

| title4 = Majesty and Decay

| length4 = 4:29

| title5 = Divine Code

| length5 = 3:39

| title6 = In Human Form

| length6 = 4:04

| title7 = A Glorious Epoch

| length7 = 4:38

| title8 = Interlude

| length8 = 2:04

| title9 = A Thunderous Consequence

| length9 = 3:59

| title10 = The Rapture of Ghosts

| length10 = 5:19

| title11 = Power and Shame

| length11 = 3:44

| title12 = The Comfort of Cowards

| length12 = 5:52

}}

Personnel

Immolation

  • Ross Dolan – bass, vocals
  • Robert Vigna – guitars
  • Bill Taylor – guitars
  • Steve Shalaty – drums

Production

  • Pär Olofsson – artwork
  • Zack Ohren – mixing, mastering
  • Paul Orofino – engineering, tracking
  • Rob Kimura – layout
  • Brenden Flaherty – drum editing
  • Norman DelTufo – drum tuning

References