Close to a World Below
2000 studio album by Immolation
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Close to a World Below is the fourth album by Immolation. It was released via Metal Blade Records in 2000.
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| Released | November 7, 2000 | |||
| Recorded | June 2000 | |||
| Studio | Millbrook Sound Studios, Millbrook, New York | |||
| Genre | Death metal | |||
| Length | 41:57 | |||
| Label | Metal Blade | |||
| Producer | Paul Orofino, Immolation | |||
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Critical reception
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| Metal Storm | 9.7/10[2] |
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. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 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
- Ross Dolan – bass guitar, vocals
- Robert Vigna – guitar
- Thomas Wilkinson – guitar
- Alex Hernandez – drums
- Production
- Paul Orofino – production, engineering, mastering
- Immolation – production
- Visual art
- Jeff Wolfe – photography
- Andreas & Alex Marschall – cover art