''Deathwestern'' is the second
studio album
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by American
death metal
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and
thrash metal
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band
SpiritWorld
SpiritWorld is an American heavy metal band formed in 2017. The band, described by frontman Stu Folsom as "death-western", plays mainly thrash metal with elements of death metal
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, released by
Century Media Records
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Background
Century Media was founded by R ...
on November 11, 2022.
Reception
Nick Ruskell of ''
Kerrang!
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'' calls this "a brutal metalcore knuckle sandwich", which has weak writing but is still "a good, but not entirely groundbreaking set of punishing songs" that he rates 3 out of 5.
Editors at ''
Stereogum
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'' chose this for Album of the Week, with critic Chris DeVille characterizing it as "a gory symphony that owes as much to
Slayer
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as
Cormac McCarthy
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".
Track listing
#"Mojave Bloodlust" – 1:03
#"DEATHWESTERN" – 3:26
#"Relic of Damnation" – 2:27
#"Purafied in Violence" – 2:56
#"U L C E R" – 3:06
#"Committee of Buzzards" – 4:53
#"The Heretic Butcher" – 5:10
#"Moonlit Torture" – 4:34
#"Crucified Heathen Scum" – 1:39
#"Lujuria Satánica" – 2:59
#"1000 D E A T H S" – 3:55
Personnel
SpiritWorld
*Stu Folsom – vocals,
production
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Additional personnel
*James Bousema – artwork
*Theresa Brown –
engineering
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,
mixing
*Alberto De Icaza –
mastering
*Piper Ferrari – layout
*Justin Fornof – bass guitar
*Dwid Hellion – backing vocals on "Moonlit Torture"
*Kat Mantor – photography
*Randy Moore –
acoustic guitar
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,
lead guitar
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*Sam Pura – guitar, bass guitar, drums, engineering, mixing, production
*Thomas Pridgen – drums
*Matt Schrum – guitar, percussion, backing vocals
See also
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Lists of 2022 albums
The following is a list of albums, Extended play, EPs, and mixtapes released in 2022. These albums are (1) original, i.e. excluding reissues, remasters, and Compilation album, compilations of previously released recordings, and (2) WP:MUS, not ...
References
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2022 albums
Century Media Records albums
SpiritWorld albums
2020s concept albums