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Close to a World Below
Studio album by
Immolation
ReleasedNovember 7, 2000 (2000-11-07)
RecordedJune 2000
StudioMillbrook Sound Studios, Millbrook, New York
GenreDeath metal
Length41:57
LabelMetal Blade
ProducerPaul Orofino, Immolation
Immolation chronology
Failures for Gods
(1999) 		Close to a World Below
(2000) 		Unholy Cult
(2002)

Close to a World Below is the fourth album by Immolation. It was released via Metal Blade Records in 2000.

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Metal Storm9.7/10[2]

Critical reception

Since its release, Close to a World Below has received universal acclaim. Todd Nief of AllMusic gave the Close to a World Below four and a half stars, calling the album a late-career classic. He stated that with Close to a World Below, Immolation released one of the most profound and creative death metal albums of the 2000s which gave a new voice to a genre deluged with cookie-cutter clones.[1] Metal Storm gave Close to a World Below a near-perfect 9.7 out of 10 praising Ross Dolan's vocals along with the overall brutality of the album.[2]

Track listing

All lyrics are written by Ross Dolan; all music is composed by Robert Vigna

No.TitleLength
1."Higher Coward"5:00
2."Father, You're Not a Father"5:02
3."Furthest from the Truth"4:25
4."Fall from a High Place"4:37
5."Unpardonable Sin"4:33
6."Lost Passion"5:40
7."Put My Hand in the Fire"4:11
8."Close to a World Below"8:29
Total length:41:57

Personnel

Immolation
Production
Visual art

References

  1. ^ a b Nief, Todd. Close to a World Below - Immolation at AllMusic
  2. ^ a b Herzebeth (February 13, 2005). "Immolation - Close to a World Below review". www.metalstorm.net. Metal Storm. Retrieved March 27, 2016.
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