Immolation



Artist: Immolation
Country of origin: United States
Location: Yonkers, New York
Status: Active
Formed in: 1988
Years active: 1986-1988 (as Rigor Mortis), 1988-present
Genre: Death Metal
Lyrical themes: Anti-religion, Atheism, Society, Politics, Inner struggles
Current label: Nuclear Blast



Members:
Ross Dolan: Bass, Vocals (1988-present)
Robert Vigna: Guitars (1988-present)
Steve Shalaty: Drums (2003-present)
Alex Bouks: Guitars (2016-present)



Compilation appearances:
 - Into Everlasting Fire on "Roadrunner Popkomm Sampler '91" (Roadrunner Records, 1991)
 - Those Left Behind on "Breaking Barriers Vol. 5" (Roadrunner Records, 1991)
 - No Forgiveness on "At Death's Door II" (Roadrunner Records, 1993)

Formed in May 1986 by Andrew Sakowicz and Dave Wilkinson under the name of Rigor Mortis.

The band used to rehearse in Cleveland, Ohio where Steve Shalaty lived with the three New York-based band members making the 14-hour round trip. They stopped this practice around 2010 and currently only play together at live shows.

Discography:

  Dawn of Possession (1991)

Album: Dawn of Possession
Type: Full-length
Release date: July 19th, 1991
Catalog ID: RCD-9310
Label: R/C Records (Closed)
Format: CD
MP3 | 320Kbps | 42:38 | 97,6Mb

Tracklist:
1. Into Everlasting Fire  05:15
2. Despondent Souls  04:16
3. Dawn of Possession  03:07
4. Those Left Behind  05:14
5. Internal Decadence  03:04
6. No Forgiveness (Without Bloodshed)  04:13
7. Burial Ground  03:41
8. After My Prayers  05:55
9. Fall in Disease  03:52
10. Immolation  04:07

Recorded and mixed at Musiclab Studios, Berlin, Germany.

  Here in After (1996)

Album: Here in After
Type: Full-length
Release date: February 12th, 1996
Catalog ID: 3984-14102-2
Label: Metal Blade Records
Format: CD
MP3 | 320Kbps | 36:13 | 83Mb

Tracklist:
1. Nailed to Gold  03:54
2. Burn with Jesus  04:00
3. Here in After  04:54
4. I Feel Nothing  04:41
5. Away from God  04:45
6. Towards Earth  04:47
7. Under the Supreme  04:23
8. Christ's Cage  05:52

Release dates:
 - Germany: February 12th
 - USA: February 13th

Cover concept by Immolation.

The advance promo CD was released in 1995.

Produced by Immolation and Wayne Dorell.
Recorded and mixed at Water Music Studios - Hoboken, New Jersey, July 1995.
Mastered at Future Disc Systems, Hollywood, California.
All songs written by Immolation.

  Failures for Gods (1999)

Album: Failures for Gods
Type: Full-length
Release date: May 31st, 1999
Catalog ID: 3984-14197-2
Label: Metal Blade Records
Format: CD
MP3 | 320Kbps | 40:20 | 92,4Mb

Tracklist:
1. Once Ordained  05:22
2. No Jesus, No Beast  04:43
3. Failures for Gods  06:25
4. Unsaved  04:37
5. God Made Filth  03:58
6. Stench of High Heaven  04:24
7. Your Angel Died  05:26
8. The Devil I Know  05:24

All songs written by Immolation.
Art concepts by Immolation.
Layout concept / design: Immolation.

Release dates:
 - Germany: May 31st
 - USA: June 1st

Recorded at Millbrook Sound Studios - Millbrook, NY - July 1998.
Produced by Paul Orofino & Immolation.
Mastered at Quadim Studio.

  Close to a World Below (2000)

Album: Close to a World Below
Type: Full-length
Release date: November 6th, 2000
Catalog ID: 3984-14349-2
Label: Metal Blade Records
Format: CD
MP3 | 320Kbps | 42:07 | 96,5Mb

Tracklist:
1. Higher Coward  05:00
2. Father, You're Not a Father  05:03
3. Furthest from the Truth  04:26
4. Fall from a High Place  04:37
5. Unpardonable Sin  04:34
6. Lost Passion  05:40
7. Put My Hand in the Fire  04:12
8. Close to a World Below  08:19

Release dates:
 - Germany: November 6th
 - US: November 7th

All art concepts and layout design by Immolation.

Recorded at Millbrook Sound Studios, Millbrook, NY during June 2000.
Co-produced by Immolation.
All songs written by Immolation.

  Unholy Cult (2002)

Album: Unholy Cult
Type: Full-length
Release date: October 28th, 2002
Catalog ID: POSH 042
Label: Listenable Records
Format: CD
MP3 | 320Kbps | 41:13 | 94,4Mb

Tracklist:
1. Of Martyrs and Men  05:25
2. Sinful Nature  03:16
3. Unholy Cult  08:02
4. Wolf Among the Flock  03:49
5. Reluctant Messiah  04:58
6. A Kingdom Divided  04:16
7. Rival the Eminent  05:35
8. Bring Them Down  06:06

Released by Olympic Recordings in the USA.

The CD is black with logo and title, whereas the 2007 reissue has a picture CD.
The booklet folds out into a poster.

A music video was made for the song "Of Martyrs and Men".

Recorded at Millbrook Sound Studios - Millbrook, NY - May 2002.
Mastered at Yes Masters.
Produced by Paul Orofino and Immolation.
All music, art concept and layout by Immolation.

 

  Harnessing Ruin (2005)

Album: Harnessing Ruin
Type: Full-length
Release date: February 5th, 2005
Catalog ID: POSH065
Label: Listenable Records
Format: CD, Enhanced
MP3 | 320Kbps | 43:39 | 100Mb

Tracklist:
1. Swarm of Terror  03:19
2. Our Savior Sleeps  03:41
3. Challenge the Storm  04:01
4. Harnessing Ruin  04:36
5. Dead to Me  05:46
6. Son of Iniquity  06:12
7. My Own Enemy  06:52
8. Crown the Liar  04:58
9. At Mourning's Twilight  05:13

Enhanced content:
 - Harnessing Ruin (Video) (04:31)

Art concept by Immolation.

Recorded at Millbrook Sound Studios - Millbrook, NY July/August 2004.
Mastered at Yes Masters.
Produced by Paul Orofino and Immolation.

  Shadows in the Light (2007)

Album: Shadows in the Light
Type: Full-length
Release date: May 10th, 2007
Catalog ID: POSH095
Label: Listenable Records
Format: CD
MP3 | 320Kbps | 40:34 | 93,4Mb

Tracklist:
1. Hate's Plague  02:50
2. Passion Kill  03:41
3. World Agony  03:54
4. Tarnished  03:35
5. The Weight of Devotion  04:20
6. Breathing the Dark  03:59
7. Deliverer of Evil  03:44
8. Shadows in the Light  03:45
9. Lying with Demons  04:31
10. Whispering Death  05:58

Music video:
 - World Agony

Also released by Displeased Records as a limited edition slipcase.

Recorded at Millbrook Sound Studios November 2006.
Mastered at Yes Masters.

 

  Majesty and Decay (2010)

Album: Majesty and Decay
Type: Full-length
Release date: March 9th, 2010
Catalog ID: NB 2473-2 / 27361 24732
Label: Nuclear Blast
Format: CD
MP3 | 320Kbps | 45:08 | 103Mb

Tracklist:
1. Intro  01:19  instrumental
2. The Purge  03:18
3. A Token of Malice  02:41
4. Majesty and Decay  04:29
5. Divine Code  03:38
6. In Human Form  04:04
7. A Glorious Epoch  04:37
8. Interlude  02:04  instrumental
9. A Thunderous Consequence  03:58
10. The Rapture of Ghosts  05:19
11. Power and Shame  03:44
12. The Comfort of Cowards  05:52

Release dates: - Germany: March 5th
- USA: March 9th

Music video:
- A Glorious Epoch

Recorded at Millbrook Sound Studios, Millbrook, NY - October/November 2009.
Mixed and mastered at Castle Ultimate Studios, California - November 2009.
All songs written by Immolation.

  Kingdom of Conspiracy (2013)

Album: Kingdom of Conspiracy
Type: Full-length
Release date: May 10th, 2013
Catalog ID: NB 2952-0 / 27361 29520
Label: Nuclear Blast
Format: CD, Digipak
MP3 | 320Kbps | 40:53 | 93,6Mb

Tracklist:
1. Kingdom of Conspiracy  03:48
2. Bound to Order  03:49
3. Keep the Silence  04:05
4. God Complex  03:34
5. Echoes of Despair  03:44
6. Indoctrinate  04:48
7. The Great Sleep  05:21
8. A Spectacle of Lies  03:14
9. Serving Divinity  03:36
10. All That Awaits Us  04:49

Release dates:
 - Europe: May 10th
 - UK: May 13th
 - US: May 14th

Recorded at Millbrook Sound Studios in New York, August 2012.
Mixed and mastered at Castle Ultimate Studios in California, October/December 2012.

 

  Atonement (2017)

Album: Atonement
Type: Full-length
Release date: March 8th, 2017
Catalog ID: SRNB056
Label: Shinigami Records
Format: CD
MP3 | 320Kbps | 44:39 | 103Mb

Tracklist:
1. The Distorting Light  03:14
2. When the Jackals Come  03:54
3. Fostering the Divide  03:27
4. Rise the Heretics  03:41
5. Thrown to the Fire  04:04
6. Destructive Currents  04:26
7. Lower  04:01
8. Atonement  04:32
9. Above All  04:55
10. The Power of Gods  03:58
11. Epiphany  04:22

- The album peaked at #19 on the Billboard 200.

Recorded at Millbrook Sound Studios in Millbrook, New York, June 2016.
Engineered and tracked by Paul Orofino.
Mixed and mastered by Zack Ohren at Castle Ultimate Studios, California - August/September 2016.

 

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