Mammal is the second studio album by the Irish black metal band Altar of Plagues. It was released through Candlelight Records in Europe and Profound Lore Records in North America, each with different artwork.[10]
| Mammal | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Profound Lore Records release cover, artwork by: Timo Ketola | ||||
| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | April 25, 2011 (Europe) May 17, 2011 (North America) | |||
| Recorded | September 2010, Data Recording Studios | |||
| Genre | Black metal, post-metal | |||
| Length | 51:59 | |||
| Label | Candlelight Profound Lore | |||
| Producer | James Kelly | |||
| Altar of Plagues chronology | ||||
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| Alternative cover | ||||
 Candlelight Records release cover, artwork by: Daniel Sesé | ||||
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| About.com |   [1] |
| Allmusic |  [2] |
| Blistering | 8/10[3] |
| Chronicles of Chaos | 9/10[4] |
| The Digital Fix | 8/10[5] |
| Exclaim! | mixed and positive[6] |
| PopMatters |   [7] |
| Thrash Hits | 6/6[8] |
| Angry Metal Guy | 2.5/5[9] |
Reception
editThe album received positive reviews from most critics. Brandon Stosuy of Pitchfork selected Mammal as 18th album of the top 40 metal albums of 2011.[11]
Track listing
editAll tracks are written by James Kelly
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Neptune Is Dead" | 18:44 |
| 2. | "Feather and Bone" | 11:41 |
| 3. | "When the Sun Drowns in the Ocean" | 8:17 |
| 4. | "All Life Converges to Some Centre" | 13:15 |
| Total length: | 51:59 | |
Personnel
edit- Altar of Plagues
- James Kelly – vocals, guitars, keyboards
- Dave Condon – vocals, bass
- Johnny King – drums
- Technical personnel
- Timo Ketola – artwork (Profound Lore version)
- Daniel Sesé – artwork (Candlelight Records version)
- Ross O'Donovan – engineering
- Tadhg Healy – assistant engineer
- Tore Stjerna – mastering
- James Kelly – production
References
edit- ^ Jervis, Marcus. "Altar Of Plagues — Mammal Review". About.com. Archived from the original on April 4, 2013. Retrieved January 25, 2013.
- ^ Heaney, Gregory. "Altar of Plagues — Mammal". Allmusic. Archived from the original on May 9, 2013. Retrieved January 25, 2013.
- ^ E. Gehlke, David. "Altar of Plagues — Mammal (Profound Lore Records)". Blistering. Archived from the original on September 13, 2011. Retrieved January 25, 2013.
- ^ A. Carbon, Johnathan (May 6, 2011). "Altar of Plagues — Mammal". Chronicles of Chaos. Retrieved January 25, 2013.
- ^ Hemy, Dominic (May 12, 2011). "Altar Of Plagues — Mammal". thedigitalfix.com. Retrieved January 25, 2013.
- ^ Hume, Kiel (May 17, 2011). "Altar of Plagues — Mammal". Exclaim!. Archived from the original on February 19, 2013. Retrieved January 26, 2013.
- ^ Begrand, Adrien (June 21, 2011). "Altar of Plagues: Mammal". PopMatters. Archived from the original on June 17, 2013. Retrieved January 25, 2013.
- ^ Dare, Tom (March 22, 2011). "Album: Altar Of Plagues — Mammal". thrashhits.com. Retrieved January 25, 2013.
- ^ Druhm, Steel (May 5, 2011). "Altar of Plagues - Mammal Review". angrymetalguy.com. Retrieved April 18, 2021.
- ^ "ALTAR OF PLAGUES — Mammal". Profound Lore Records. Archived from the original on June 21, 2013. Retrieved January 25, 2013.
- ^ Stosuy, Brandon (November 28, 2011). "The Top 40 Metal Albums of 2011". Pitchfork. Archived from the original on March 31, 2013. Retrieved January 26, 2013.