Planetary Duality
Planetary Duality is the second studio album by American death metal band The Faceless. It was released on November 11, 2008 through Sumerian Records (in Europe through Lifeforce Records). It is a concept album with the lyrics following a science fiction theme of an extraterrestrial race controlling the world and is inspired by the book The Children of the Matrix by David Icke. The album debuted at number 119 on the Billboard 200 selling around 5,600 copies in its first week of being on shelves.
| Planetary Duality | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | November 11, 2008 | |||
| Recorded | 2008 | |||
| Genre | Technical death metal, progressive metal | |||
| Length | 31:42 | |||
| Label | Sumerian | |||
| Producer | Michael Keene | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Der Metal Krieger | (9/10)[1] |
| Ultimate Guitar |   |
| MetalSucks | |
| Blabbermouth | (8.5/10)[4] |
Track listing
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Prison Born" | 1:59 |
| 2. | "The Ancient Covenant" | 4:02 |
| 3. | "Shape Shifters" | 0:44 |
| 4. | "Coldly Calculated Design" | 3:41 |
| 5. | "Xenochrist" | 5:01 |
| 6. | "Sons of Belial" | 4:46 |
| 7. | "Legion of the Serpent" | 4:27 |
| 8. | "Planetary Duality"
| 7:02 |
| Total length: | 31:42 | |
Personnel
- The Faceless
- Derek Rydquist - lead vocals
- Michael Keene - lead guitar, clean vocals
- Steve Jones - rhythm guitar
- Brandon Giffin - bass
- Lyle Cooper - drums
- Artwork and design
- Artwork - Pär Olofsson[5]
- Layout - Kilebong.com
- Other
- Matthew Blackmar - Keyboards
Appearances
The fifth song "XenoChrist" is featured in Rock Band 3 as downloadable content via the Rock Band Network
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External links
References
- "The Faceless-Planetary Duality". Der Metal Krieger. 2012-02-15. Retrieved 2012-02-15.
- "Planetary Duality Review | The Faceless | Compact Discs | Reviews ..." Ultimate Guitar. Ultimate Guitar. Retrieved 9 June 2016.
- "A SUCCINCT REVIEW OF THE FACELESS' PLANETARY DUALITY ..." MetalSucks. Axl Rosenberg. Retrieved 9 June 2016.
- "CD Reviews - Planetary Duality The Faceless - Blabbermouth.net". Blabbermouth.net. Scott Alisoglu. Retrieved 9 June 2016.
- "Pär Olofsson's portfolio". Retrieved 3 June 2013.
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