The Fine Art of Murder
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{{Infobox album
| name = The Fine Art of Murder
| type = studio
| artist = Malevolent Creation
| cover = The fine art of murder.jpg
| alt =
| released = October 27, 1998
| recorded =
| venue =
| studio = Qualitone Studios, Beach Park, Illinois
| genre = Death metal
| length = 56:40
| label = Pavement Music
| producer =
| prev_title = In Cold Blood
| prev_year = 1997
| next_title = Manifestation
| next_year = 2000
}}
The Fine Art of Murder is the sixth studio album by Florida death metal band Malevolent Creation. It was released on October 27, 1998 via Pavement Music. Phil Fasciana and Rob Barrett originally planned to do all the bass tracks on the album but Brett Hoffman convinced them to let Gordon Simms join the band.{{cite web | url=http://www.midwestmetalmagazine.com/interviewmalevolent2.html | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070629200328/http://www.midwestmetalmagazine.com/interviewmalevolent2.html | archive-date=2007-06-29 | title=Midwest Metal }}
Track listing
{{tracklist
| total_length = 56:40
| title1 = To Die is at Hand
| music1 = Phil Fasciana
| lyrics1 = Bret Hoffmann
| length1 = 3:38
| title2 = Manic Demise
| music2 = Fasciana, Rob Barrett
| lyrics2 = Hoffmann
| length2 = 3:02
| title3 = Instinct Evolved
| music3 = Fasciana, Barrett
| lyrics3 = Hoffmann
| length3 = 4:43
| title4 = Dissect the Eradicated
| music4 = Gus Rios
| lyrics4 = Hoffmann
| length4 = 3:15
| title5 = Mass Graves
| music5 = Fasciana
| lyrics5 = Hoffmann
| length5 = 6:18
| title6 = The Fine Art of Murder
| music6 = Fasciana
| lyrics6 = Hoffmann
| length6 = 5:52
| title7 = Bone Exposed
| music7 = Fasciana
| lyrics7 = Hoffmann
| length7 = 3:34
| title8 = Purge
| music8 = Rios
| lyrics8 = Hoffmann
| length8 = 2:47
| title9 = Fracture
| music9 = Fasciana
| lyrics9 = Hoffmann
| length9 = 6:34
| title10 = Rictus Surreal
| music10 = Rios, Fasciana
| lyrics10 = Hoffmann
| length10 = 4:30
| title11 = Scorn
| music11 = Fasciana
| lyrics11 = Hoffmann
| length11 = 3:11
| title12 = Day of Lamentation
| music12 = Fasciana
| lyrics12 = Hoffmann
| length12 = 7:04
| title13 = Scattered Flesh
| music13 = Rios
| lyrics13 = Hoffmann
| length13 = 2:12
}}
Personnel
- Bret Hoffmann - vocals
- Rob Barrett - guitar
- Phil Fasciana - guitar, keyboards on "The Fine Art Of Murder"
- Gordon Simms - bass
- Dave Culross - drums
References
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