''Domination'' is the fourth studio album by American

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, released on May 9, 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,

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. This is also the first Morbid Angel album to feature

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on guitars and keyboards, who later left the band following this album, though he would return to the band for ''

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''. 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

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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 ''

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'' before leaving the band once again in 2015.

Track listing

Personnel

Morbid Angel

* David Vincent – bass, vocals *Trey Azagthoth – guitar, keyboards *

– guitar, keyboards * Pete Sandoval – drums

Production

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

References

{{Authority control 1995 albums Giant Records (Warner) albums Earache Records albums Morbid Angel albums Albums recorded at Morrisound Recording