Blood for the Master

Blood for the Master
Studio album by Goatwhore
Released	February 13, 2012 (2012-02-13)
Recorded	Mana Recording Studios
Genre	Blackened death metal
Length	38:11
Label	Metal Blade
Producer	Erik Rutan
Goatwhore chronology
Carving Out the Eyes of God (2009) Blood for the Master (2012) Constricting Rage of the Merciless (2014)

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	61/100[1]
Review scores
Source	Rating
About.com	[2]
AllMusic	[3]
Blabbermouth.net	8/10[4]
Blistering.com	9/10[5]
Chronicles of Chaos	[6]
Decibel	[7]
Pitchfork	4.8/10[8]
Popmatters	5/10[9]

Blood for the Master is the fifth studio album by American blackened death metal band Goatwhore.

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Collapse in Eternal Worth"	3:40
2.	"When Steel and Bone Meet"	3:12
3.	"Parasitic Scriptures of the Sacred Word"	3:28
4.	"In Deathless Tradition"	4:26
5.	"Judgement of the Bleeding Crown"	3:58
6.	"Embodiment of This Bitter Chaos"	4:44
7.	"Beyond the Spell of Discontent"	4:02
8.	"Death to the Architects of Heaven"	3:41
9.	"An End to Nothing"	2:49
10.	"My Name Is Frightful Among the Believers"	4:11
Total length:		38:11

Personnel

Goatwhore

• Ben Falgoust – lead vocals
• Sammy Duet – guitars, backing vocals
• James Harvey – bass, backing vocals
• Zack Simmons – drums

Additional personnel

• Erik Rutan – production, guitar solo on intro to "Embodiment of This Bitter Chaos"
• Brian Elliott – additional engineering
• Robert Coldwell – additional engineering
• Jordan Barlow – artwork

References

1. "Blood for the Master - Goatwhore". Metacritic. Retrieved November 23, 2013.
2. Marsicano, Dan. "Goatwhore - Blood For The Master Review". About.com. Archived from the original on November 9, 2013. Retrieved November 23, 2013.
3. Heaney, Gregory. "Blood for the Master - Goatwhore". AllMusic. Retrieved September 22, 2012.
4. Alisoglu, Scott. "GOATWHORE "Blood For The Master"". Blabbermouth.net. Retrieved November 23, 2013.
5. Sloan, Mike. "Goatwhore - Blood For the Master". Blistering.com. Archived from the original on December 3, 2013. Retrieved November 23, 2013.
6. El Naby, Aly Hassab (May 6, 2012). "Goatwhore - Blood for the Master: Review". Chronicles of Chaos. Retrieved September 13, 2012.
7. Rys, Richard. "Goatwhore – Blood for the Master". Decibel No. 089, pp 74–76. March 2012. Red Flag Media, Inc.
8. Currin, Grayson (February 22, 2012). "Goatwhore Blood for the Master". Pitchfork. Retrieved November 23, 2013.
9. Ezell, Brice (April 3, 2012). "Goatwhore: Blood for the Master". Popmatters. Retrieved November 23, 2013.