''All Eternals Deck'' is the thirteenth studio album by

the Mountain Goats The Mountain Goats are a United States band formed in Claremont, California, Claremont, California, by singer-songwriter John Darnielle. The band is currently based in Durham, North Carolina, Durham, North Carolina. For many years, the sole me ...

, released on March 29, 2011 by

Merge Records Merge Records is an independent record label based in Durham, North Carolina. It was founded in 1989 by Laura Ballance and Mac McCaughan. It began as an outlet for music from their band Superchunk and music created by friends, and has expand ...

. "All Eternals Deck" refers to a fictional set of

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cards, the history and details of which are described in the album's liner notes.

Track listing

John Darnielle revealed in a concert on October 13, 2012 at the Music Hall of Williamsburg that not only is "Rotten Stinking Mouthpiece" his 'secret favorite song', but that it is about Lon Chaney Jr. and was inspired by his movie ''

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''.

Personnel

* John Darnielle – vocals, guitar, keyboard * Peter Hughes – bass, backing vocals * Jon Wurster – drums * Yoed Nir – cello * Yuval Semo –

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* Bob Barone –

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* Brandon Eggleston – production, mixing *

Erik Rutan Erik Rutan (born June 10, 1971) is an American heavy metal musician and record producer. He is the guitarist and lead vocalist of death metal band Hate Eternal, as well as the lead guitarist for Cannibal Corpse. Rutan has also played with Mor ...

– production *

John Congleton John Congleton is a grammy winning American record producer, engineer, mixer, writer and musician. In addition to his production work, Congleton has fronted the alternative rock band The Paper Chase, and writes music for a newer project entitl ...

– production, mixing * Scott Solter – production, mixing * Brent Lambert – mastering * Marc Bessant –

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* Artbeats – photography

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:All Eternals Deck 2011 albums The Mountain Goats albums Merge Records albums Albums produced by Brandon Eggleston Albums produced by Erik Rutan Albums produced by John Congleton Albums produced by Scott Solter