''Pagan Rhythms'' is the debut
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
Century Media Records is a German heavy metal record label with offices in Germany, the United States and the United Kingdom. In August 2015, Century Media was acquired by Sony Music for US$17 million.
Background
Century Media was founded by R ...
on July 10, 2020.
Reception
James Hickle of ''
Kerrang!
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'' calls this "a soundtrack to
rontmanStu
olsoms non-musical writing, combining galloping thrash, pummelling hardcore, swinging rock’n’roll, and lyrical preoccupations with the American frontier and Native American mythology into a concoction its creator calls ‘death western’" that he rates 4 out of 5.
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Louder Sound
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''s Joe Daly rated this release 4 out of 5 stars, calling this album "a bloody dive into the Wild West" that features "chaotic tempos and grinding death metal riffs".
Track listing
All songs written by Stu Folsom.
#"Pagan Rhythms" – 5:16
#"The Bringer of Light" – 2:05
#"Unholy Passages" – 3:54
#"Night Terrors" – 3:00
#"The Demon Storm" – 3:43
#"Armageddon Honkytonk & Saloon" – 3:18
#"Godless" – 3:09
#"Comancheria" – 3:10
#"Ritual Human Sacrifice" – 3:49
Personnel
SpiritWorld
*Stu Folsom – guitar, bass guitar, vocals,
production
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Additional personnel
*Raef Brylowe – additional vocals
*Adam Elliott – drums
*Lord Beezus – executive creative director
*Randy Moore – guitar
*Thomas Pridgen – drums
*Sam Pura – bass guitar, guitar, additional vocals,
engineering
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, production,
mastering
*Matt Schrum – guitar, additional vocals
*Ben Verhoek – additional vocals
See also
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List of 2020 albums
The following is a list of albums, Extended play, EPs, and mixtapes released in 2020. These albums are (1) original, i.e. excluding reissues, remasters, and Compilation album, compilations of previously released recordings, and (2) WP:MUS, not ...
References
External links
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2020 debut albums
Century Media Records albums
SpiritWorld albums
2020s concept albums