Sect of Vile Divinities
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{{Infobox album
| name = Sect of Vile Divinities
| type = studio
| artist = Incantation
| cover = Incantation Sect of Vile Divinities.jpg
| alt =
| released = {{Start date|2020|8|21}}
| recorded =
| venue =
| studio = Incantation Studios
| genre = Death metal
| length = 45:42
| label = Relapse
| producer =
| prev_title = Profane Nexus
| prev_year = 2017
| next_title = Unholy Deification
| next_year = 2023
}}
Sect of Vile Divinities is the eleventh full-length studio album by the American death metal band Incantation. The album was released on August 21, 2020, through Relapse Records.{{cite web|url=https://www.blabbermouth.net/news/incantation-to-release-sect-of-vile-divinities-album-in-august/|title=INCANTATION To Release 'Sect Of Vile Divinities' Album In August|date=June 25, 2020 |access-date=October 2, 2020|publisher=Blabbermouth.net}}
Critical reception
{{album ratings
| rev1 = Kerrang
| rev1score = 4/5{{cite web|url=https://www.kerrang.com/reviews/album-review-incantation-sect-of-vile-divinities/|last=Ruskell|first=Nick|title=Album Review: Incantation - Sect Of Vile Divinities - Kerrang!|date=August 21, 2020 |access-date=October 2, 2020|publisher=Kerrang!}}
| rev2 = Brave Words
| rev3 = Exclaim!
| rev4 = Metal Forces
}}
The album received generally positive reviews from music critics.
Recording
The album was recorded at Incantation Studios. Engineering was done by Dave Piatek at Recording Services, and by Matthew "Zilla" Draudt, John McEntee and Kyle Severn at Severn Studios. Additional tracking was done by Jamie King Audio, Winston, Winston Salem, North Carolina. Mixing and mastering was done by Dan Swanö at Unisound Studios.
Track listing
{{track listing
| title1 = Ritual Impurity (Seven of the Sky Is One)
| length1 = 3:15
| title2 = Propitiation
| length2 = 4:31
| title3 = Entrails of the Hag Queen
| length3 = 4:33
| title4 = Guardians from the Primeval
| length4 = 2:20
| title5 = Black Fathom’s Fire
| length5 = 3:59
| title6 = Ignis Fatuus
| length6 = 2:23
| title7 = Chant of Formless Dread
| length7 = 2:40
| title8 = Shadow-Blade Masters of Tempest and Maelstrom
| length8 = 4:07
| title9 = Scribes of the Stygian
| length9 = 4:35
| title10 = Unborn Ambrosia
| length10 = 6:03
| title11 = Fury’s Manifesto
| length11 = 2:25
| title12 = Siege Hive
| length12 = 4:51
| total_length = 45:42
}}
Charts
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| U.S. Billboard 200 | style="text-align:center;"|51{{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/incantation/chart-history/tsl/|title=Sect Of Vile Divinities Chart History - Billboard|access-date=November 15, 2020|publisher=Billboard}} |
Personnel
:All information is derived from the enclosed booklet.Incantation - Sect of Vile Divinities (Liner Notes). Relapse Records. (2020) pg. 11.
= Incantation =
- John McEntee – vocals, rhythm guitar, engineering
- Sonny Lombadozzi – lead guitar
- Chuck Sherwood – bass
- Kyle Severn – drums, engineering
= Additional personnel =
- Eliran Kantor – artwork
- Dan Swanö – mixing, mastering
- Jacob Speis - layout
- Scott Kincade - photography
- Kristoff Bates - photography
References
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Category:Incantation (band) albums