Primordial is the debut album by American deathcore band Shadow of Intent. The album was released on January 10, 2016. It is the band's only studio album to be a two-piece and to feature programmed drums.[2] The tracks "The Prelude to Bereavement", "The Shaping Sickness", "The Cosmic Inquisitor", "The Last Bastion" and "The Indexing" were all originally on the band's 2014 debut EP Inferi Sententia, and were re-recorded for this album.[3] The album is compiled as an instrumental edition along with their second studio album Reclaimer on the album The Instrumentals, released on October 20, 2017.[4]
| Primordial | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | January 10, 2016 | |||
| Genre | Symphonic metal, progressive metal, melodic death metal, technical death metal, deathcore[1] | |||
| Length | 52:48 | |||
| Producer | Chris Wiseman | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| New Transcendence | 9/10[2] |
| Sputnikmusic | 4/5[1] |
Track listing
edit| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "The Prelude to Bereavement" | 5:49 |
| 2. | "The Shaping Sickness" | 4:10 |
| 3. | "The Invoking of the Execution of Worlds" | 4:14 |
| 4. | "The Cosmic Inquisitor" | 6:33 |
| 5. | "The Didact's Will" | 7:46 |
| 6. | "The Last Bastion" | 4:04 |
| 7. | "The Battle of the Maginot Sphere" | 4:04 |
| 8. | "The Twin Revelation" | 5:06 |
| 9. | "The Aftermath in Jat-Krula" | 6:21 |
| 10. | "The Indexing" | 4:41 |
| Total length: | 52:48 | |
Personnel
editShadow of Intent
- Ben Duerr – lead vocals
- Chris Wiseman – guitars, drum programming, backing vocals, producer, engineering
Guests
- Dan Watson (Mire Lore, ex-Infant Annihilator, ex-Enterprise Earth) – vocals on "The Cosmic Inquisitor"
Staff
- Randy Pasquarella – mixing, mastering
- Brutal Disorder Designs – cover art
References
edit- ^ a b "Review: Shadow Of Intent - Primordial". Sputnikmusic. August 26, 2017. Retrieved August 26, 2017.
- ^ a b Welsh, Connor. "Review: Shadow of Intent – Primordial [2016] – New Transcendence". New Transcendence. Retrieved January 3, 2016.
- ^ "Shadow of Intent". TheAudioDB. January 14, 2022.
- ^ Kendrick, Monica (January 10, 2020). "Deathcore wizards Shadow of Intent shred with or without vocals". Reader.