Dionysus (album)
2018 studio album by Dead Can Dance
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Dionysus is the ninth and final studio album by the British-Australian band Dead Can Dance, officially released on 2 November 2018 by PIAS Recordings, six years after the group's last album, Anastasis.[6][7]
| Dionysus | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 2 November 2018 | |||
| Studio | Ker Landelle Studios (Brittany, France) | |||
| Genre | World music, worldbeat, neoclassical dark wave, pagan rock | |||
| Length | 36:06 | |||
| Label | PIAS Recordings A55 (US) | |||
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| Aggregate scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 78/100[1] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [2] |
| Pitchfork | 7.3/10[3] |
| Rolling Stone |  [4] |
| Uncut | [5] |
Artwork and title
The album cover's artwork features a skull mask made by the Huichol of Mexico.[8] Dionysus is the ancient Greek god of wine and religious ecstasy.
Critical reception
Dionysus was met with "generally favorable" reviews from critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, this release received an average score of 78, based on 10 reviews.[1] Aggregator Album of the Year gave the release a 79 out of 100 based on a critical consensus of 15 reviews.[9]
Track listing
All tracks are written by Dead Can Dance (Brendan Perry and Lisa Gerrard).
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Act I – Sea Borne" | 6:44 |
| 2. | "Act I – Liberator of Minds" | 5:20 |
| 3. | "Act I – Dance of the Bacchantes" | 4:35 |
| 4. | "Act II – The Mountain" | 5:34 |
| 5. | "Act II – The Invocation" | 4:56 |
| 6. | "Act II – The Forest" | 5:04 |
| 7. | "Act II – Psychopomp" | 3:53 |
| Total length: | 36:06 | |
All physical versions are indexed as just two tracks, acts 1 and 2, respectively.
Personnel
Dead Can Dance
- Brendan Perry – vocals, instrumentation, cover photography and design
- Lisa Gerrard – vocals
Additional personnel
- Geoff Pesche – mastering
- DLT – layout
Charts
| Chart (2018) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[10] | 55 |
| Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[11] | 44 |
| Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[12] | 25 |
| Czech Albums (ČNS IFPI)[13] | 15 |
| Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[14] | 40 |
| French Albums (SNEP)[15] | 53 |
| German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[16] | 8 |
| Italian Albums (FIMI)[17] | 29 |
| Polish Albums (ZPAV)[18] | 7 |
| Portuguese Albums (AFP)[19] | 12 |
| Scottish Albums (OCC)[20] | 31 |
| Spanish Albums (Promusicae)[21] | 33 |
| Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[22] | 27 |
| UK Albums (OCC)[23] | 59 |
| UK Independent Albums (OCC)[24] | 6 |
| US Independent Albums (Billboard)[25] | 8 |
| US Top Album Sales (Billboard)[26] | 64 |
| US Top Current Album Sales (Billboard)[27] | 55 |
