Domination (Morbid Angel album)

Domination
Studio album by
Morbid Angel
ReleasedMay 9, 1995
RecordedNovember 1994 – January 1995
GenreDeath metal[1]
Length44:45
LabelEarache (Europe), Giant (North America)
ProducerMorbid Angel and Bill Kennedy
Morbid Angel chronology
Covenant
(1993) 		Domination
(1995) 		Formulas Fatal to the Flesh
(1998)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
Chicago Tribune[3]
Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal7/10[4]
Kerrang![5]

Domination is the fourth studio album by American death metal band Morbid Angel, released in 1995. This was Morbid Angel's last album with Giant Records before the label dropped the band. The band then re-signed with their former label, Earache Records. This is also the first Morbid Angel album to feature Hate Eternal frontman Erik Rutan on guitars and keyboards, who later left the band following this album, though he would return to the band for Gateways to Annihilation.

The CD cover is shown here. The LP artwork is a similarly styled image of statues in a desert. Initial copies came in a green jewelcase. There was also a limited edition "Slime Pack" planned, which was never released after several packs leaked before shipping and the slime-substance was found to be toxic.

A music video was produced for the song "Where the Slime Live".

David Vincent left the band in 1996 after the end of Domination tour cycle and was replaced by Steve Tucker. Vincent rejoined Morbid Angel in 2004 and appeared on their 2011 album Illud Divinum Insanus before leaving the band once again in 2015.

Track listing

All lyrics are written by David Vincent; all music is composed by Trey Azagthoth, except where noted

No.TitleMusicLength
1."Dominate" 2:39
2."Where the Slime Live" 5:26
3."Eyes to See, Ears to Hear"Azagthoth, Erik Rutan3:52
4."Melting" (instrumental)Rutan1:20
5."Nothing but Fear"Rutan4:31
6."Dawn of the Angry" 4:39
7."This Means War"Rutan3:12
8."Caesar's Palace" 6:20
9."Dreaming" (instrumental) 2:17
10."Inquisition (Burn with Me)" 4:33
11."Hatework"Rutan5:47
Bonus tracks on Japanese version
No.TitleLength
12."Sworn to the Black" (Laibach remix)4:16
13."God of Emptiness" (Laibach remix)5:37

Personnel

Morbid Angel

Production

  • Morbid Angel – arrangement, production
  • Bill Kennedy – production, engineering, mixing
  • Mark Prator – assistant engineering
  • Eric Cadieux – programming, digital editing
  • Alan Yoshida – mastering

References

  1. ^ "Morbid Angel "Domination". Metal Storm.
  2. ^ Huey, Steve. "Domination - Morbid Angel". Allmusic. Retrieved December 20, 2011.
  3. ^ Golemis, Dean (1995-06-22). "Morbid Angel Domination (Giant) (star) (star) 1/2". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 2024-01-17.
  4. ^ Popoff, Martin (2007). The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 3: The Nineties. Burlington, Ontario, Canada: Collector's Guide Publishing. p. 289. ISBN 978-1-894959-62-9.
  5. ^ Arnopp, Jason (May 27, 1995). "Albumz". Kerrang!. No. 547. EMAP. p. 46.