Odyssey to the West

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Odyssey to the West
Studio album by
Slice the Cake
ReleasedApril 1, 2016 (2016-04-01)
Recorded2014-2016
Genre
Length1:17:17
Label
Slice the Cake chronology

(2016) 		Odyssey to the West
(2016)
Singles from Odyssey to the West
  1. "Stone and Silver Part I - The Mountains of Man"
    Released: 1 March 2015.[1]
  2. "The Exile Part II - The City of Destruction"
    Released: 22 May 2015 [2]
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Heavy Blog is Heavy4.5/5 stars[3]
thecirclepit.com10/10[4]

Odyssey to the West is the third album by international progressive deathcore trio Slice the Cake. It was self-released on April 1, 2016. It was released simultaneously with . Both releases are part of a concept about a pilgrim who leaves his betrothed to find God.

Shortly after the album was released, the band disbanded due to it being released without composer Jack Richardson's permission.[5] Slice the Cake later regrouped, releasing a live EP in 2020 that featured tracks from Odyssey to the West.[6]

Track listing[]

All tracks are written by Slice the Cake.

No.TitleLength
1."The Exile Part I - The Razor's Edge"4:14
2."The Exile Part II - The City of Destruction"5:24
3."Stone and Silver Part I - The Mountains of Man"8:16
4."Stone and Silver Part II - The Horned God"2:32
5."Stone and Silver Part III - The Man of Papyrus Limbs"5:44
6."Westward Bound Part I - The Lantern"6:15
7."Westward Bound Part II - The Pilgrim's Progress"4:04
8."Castle in the Sky Part II - Pieces of Ruins"4:50
9."Unending Waltz"5:16
10."Ash and Rust Part I - From Shell to Shell"2:22
11."Ash and Rust Part II - The Dark Carnival"6:10
12."Ash and Rust Part III - The Torn Thread"5:03
13."Ash and Rust Part IV - Nameless, Faceless"2:50
14."Destiny's Fool"5:34
15."The Holy Mountain"8:35
Total length:1:17:17

Personnel[]

Slice the Cake[]

  • Gareth Mason – lead vocals, words, concept, synthesizer, djembe.
  • Jonas Johansson – guitars, bass, backing vocals, programing, production, artwork
  • Jack "Magero" Richardson – compositions, orchestral arrangements, musical thematics

Additional staff[]

  • Jake Lowe – compositions, guest guitar solo on track 3
  • Michael Malyan - piano on track 8
  • Simon Longe - additional drum composition
  • JJ Polacheck - guest vox on track 4
  • Laura Vine - guest vox on track 9
  • Sol Sinclair - choral vox
  • Galen Stapley - choral vox
  • Dan Luces - additional vocal editing on all tracks
  • Dylan Garrett Smith - artwork, layout and design for "Odyssey to the Gallows"

References[]

  1. ^ Slice The Cake (1 March 2015). "Slice The Cake - Stone and Silver i. The Mountains of Man [Official]". YouTube. Retrieved 12 February 2019.
  2. ^ Slice The Cake (22 May 2015). "Slice The Cake - The Exile Part II - The City of Destruction [Official]". YouTube. Retrieved 12 February 2019.
  3. ^ Gaddo, Kyle (6 April 2016). "Slice the Cake - Odyssey to the West". Heavyblogisheavy.com. Retrieved 17 May 2017.
  4. ^ Stahl, Mike (15 April 2016). "Slice The Cake "Odyssey To The West" Album Review". Thecirclepit.com. Retrieved 15 April 2016.
  5. ^ Odd-yssey: The Strange Death of Slice the Cake MetalSucks, Retrieved May 17, 2017
  6. ^ "Live At Home, by Slice The Cake". Slice The Cake. Retrieved 2021-02-03.
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