...Of the Dark Light

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...Of the Dark Light
Suffocation - Of the Dark Light cover art.jpg
Studio album by
Suffocation
ReleasedJune 9, 2017 (2017-06-09)
RecordedDecember 2016
StudioFull Force Studios, Long Island, New York, United States
GenreTechnical death metal
Length35:17
LabelNuclear Blast
Producer
  • Suffocation
  • Joe Cincotta
Suffocation chronology
Pinnacle of Bedlam
(2013) 		...Of the Dark Light
(2017)
Singles from ...Of the Dark Light
  1. "Your Last Breaths"
    Released: April 13, 2017
  2. "Return to the Abyss"
    Released: May 12, 2017

...Of the Dark Light is the eighth studio album by American death metal band Suffocation, released on June 9, 2017, via Nuclear Blast.[1] It is the band's first album to feature guitarist Charlie Errigo and drummer Eric Morotti, and their final album to feature original vocalist Frank Mullen. At 35 minutes and 17 seconds, this is the shortest Suffocation album.

Reception[]

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic72/100[2]
Review scores
SourceRating
Pitchfork Media7/10 stars[3]
Paste6.7/10[4]
Sputnikmusic4/10[5]
Metal Injection7/10 stars[6]

...Of the Dark Light received generally favorable views from critics. At Metacritic (a review aggregator site which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 from music critics), based on 4 critics, the album has received a score of 72/100, which indicates "generally favorable" reviews.[2]

Track listing[]

No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
1."Clarity Through Deprivation"Derek BoyerTerrance Hobbs4:04
2."The Warmth Within the Dark"BoyerHobbs3:39
3."Your Last Breaths"BoyerHobbs4:36
4."Return to the Abyss"
  • Hobbs
  • Boyer
Hobbs3:56
5."The Violation"BoyerHobbs3:41
6."...Of the Dark Light"Boyer
  • Hobbs
  • Boyer
3:41
7."Some Things Should Be Left Alone"Frank Mullen
  • Hobbs
  • Boyer
3:23
8."Caught Between Two Worlds"Boyer
  • Hobbs
  • Boyer
4:19
9."Epitaph of the Credulous" (re-recorded from Breeding the Spawn)Mullen (credited: Suffocation)
(credited: Suffocation)		3:58
Total length:35:17

Personnel[]

Credits are adapted from the album's liner notes.[7]

Suffocation

Additional musicians

Production

Charts[]

Chart (2017) Peak
position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[8] 167
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[9] 80

References[]

  1. ^ "SUFFOCATION ...of the dark light". Nuclear Blast. April 2017. Retrieved April 16, 2017.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b "...Of the Dark Light by Suffocation - Reviews and Tracks". Metacritic. Retrieved November 13, 2017.
  3. ^ Saby Reyes-Kulkarni (June 26, 2017). "Suffocation: ...Of the Dark Light Album Review". Pitchfork. Pitchfork Media. Retrieved November 13, 2017.
  4. ^ Aris Hunter Wales (June 9, 2017). "Suffocation: ...Of The Dark Light Review". Paste. Retrieved November 13, 2017.
  5. ^ "Review: Suffocation - ...Of the Dark Light". Sputnikmusic. June 6, 2017. Retrieved November 13, 2017.
  6. ^ Jeremy Ulrey (June 18, 2017). "Album Review: Suffocation ...Of the Dark Light". Metal Injection. Retrieved November 13, 2017.
  7. ^ ...Of the Dark Light liner notes (NB 3728-0). Nuclear Blast. 2017.
  8. ^ "Ultratop.be – Suffocation – ...Of the Dark Light" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved June 23, 2017.
  9. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Suffocation – ...Of the Dark Light" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved June 16, 2017.


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