Cutting the Throat of God is the seventh full-length studio album by New Zealand death metal band Ulcerate. It was released on 14 June 2024 through Debemur Morti Records.[1]
| Cutting the Throat of God | ||||
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| Released | 14 June 2024 | |||
| Recorded | September – December 2023 | |||
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| Length | 57:49 | |||
| Language | English | |||
| Label | Debemur Morti | |||
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Critical reception
editThe album was released to critical acclaim. Writing for Metal Hammer magazine, Matt Mills described the album as "everything death metal should be in 2024", writing that "Ulcerate raise their own bar and set a new benchmark for death metal releases this year."[2] Metal Injection's Max Heilman drew comparisons with post-metal bands like Isis, Dissection and Tool, praising in particular the versatility and dynamism of drummer Jamie Saint Merat's performance on drums and the stronger sense of dissonance and melody in Kelland's guitarwork compared to previous albums.[3] Blabbermouth's Dom Lawson similarly praised the band's performance, concluding that "do not make music that conforms to anyone else's idea of how death metal should sound. In fact, it seems increasingly silly to describe the band in those terms. Cutting the Throat of God is a highly evolved, militantly creative and endlessly fascinating piece of work that merely confirms what sensible folk already know about this band. Ulcerate are astonishing." BrooklynVegan's Andrew Sacher described the album as "mind-bending, mesmerizing heavy music with a real transportive quality to it, and I think it'd be pretty difficult to listen to this album and not feel moved by it."[4]
Track listing
editAll lyrics are written by Paul Kelland; all music is composed by Michael Hoggard, Paul Kelland and Jamie Saint Merat
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "To Flow Through Ashen Hearts" | 7:07 |
| 2. | "The Dawn is Hollow" | 7:33 |
| 3. | "Further Opening the Wounds" | 7:57 |
| 4. | "Transfiguration In and Out of Worlds" | 8:33 |
| 5. | "To See Death Just Once" | 8:24 |
| 6. | "Undying as an Apparition" | 9:33 |
| 7. | "Cutting the Throat of God" | 8:42 |
| Total length: | 57:49 | |
Personnel
edit- Jamie Saint Merat – drums, recording engineer, mixing, artwork, design, layout
- Paul Kelland – bass guitar, vocals, lyrics
- Michael Hoggard – guitar
- Magnus Lindberg – mastering
Charts
edit| Chart (2024) | Peak position |
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| UK Album Downloads (OCC)[5] | 32 |
References
edit- ^ "Ulcerate release new album – Debemur Morti Productions – Latest news". Debemur Morti. 13 June 2024. Retrieved 15 June 2024.
- ^ Mills, Matt (12 June 2024). "Disgusting, melodic and innovative, Ulcerate's Cutting The Throat Of God is everything death metal should be in 2024". Metal Hammer. Retrieved 15 June 2024.
- ^ Heilman, Max (13 June 2024). "Album Review: Ulcerate Cutting The Throat Of God". Metal Injection. Retrieved 15 June 2024.
- ^ Sacher, Andrew (14 June 2024). "Notable Releases of the Week (6/14)". BrooklynVegan. Retrieved 15 June 2024.
- ^ "Official Album Downloads Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 22 June 2024.