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'''''Kingdom of Conspiracy''''' is the ninth studio album by American [[death metal]] band [[Immolation (band)|Immolation]]. It was released on May 10, 2013 through [[Nuclear Blast Records]].<ref name="Blab Revealed">{{cite web|title=Immolation: ''Kingdom Of Conspiracy'' Artwork, Track Listing Revealed|url=http://www.blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=187008|work=[[Blabbermouth]]|accessdate=2 June 2013|date=4 March 2013}}</ref> The album is Immolation's first concept album<ref name="Metal Blast"/> and was produced by Paul Orofino, who has produced every Immolation album since 1999's ''[[Failures for Gods]]''.<ref>{{cite web|title=Allmusic's credits listings for Immolation's albums|url=http://www.allmusic.com/artist/immolation-mn0000096617|publisher=Allmusic|accessdate=15 June 2013}}</ref>
'''''Kingdom of Conspiracy''''' is the ninth studio album by American [[death metal]] band [[Immolation (band)|Immolation]]. It was released on May 10, 2013 through [[Nuclear Blast Records]].<ref name="Blab Revealed">{{cite web|title=Immolation: ''Kingdom Of Conspiracy'' Artwork, Track Listing Revealed|url=http://www.blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=187008|work=[[Blabbermouth]]|accessdate=2 June 2013|date=4 March 2013}}</ref> The album is Immolation's first concept album<ref name="Metal Blast"/> and was produced by Paul Orofino, who has produced every Immolation album since 1999's ''[[Failures for Gods]]''.<ref>{{cite web|title=Allmusic's credits listings for Immolation's albums|url=http://www.allmusic.com/artist/immolation-mn0000096617|publisher=Allmusic|accessdate=15 June 2013}}</ref>


==Concept==
==Concept==
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{{bq|1=It’s about real conspiracies, it’s about people conspiring every day to do very bad things, evil things in the name of greed and self-preservation and power. […] It’s easier to look the other way and not have to confront these things head-on. I think that’s what makes it a very dark album. […] If you follow the way things happened in Germany in the ’30s, people were groomed very slowly back then. And when the chains were finally wrapped around the country, it was too late for a lot of those people to do anything.<ref name="Metal Blast">{{cite web|last=Finer|first=Sam|title=Immolation (Ross Dolan) Interview|url=http://www.metalblast.net/2013/05/immolation-interview/|work=[http://www.metalblast.net/ Metal Blast]|accessdate=2 June 2013|date=14 May 2013}}</ref> }}
{{bq|1=It’s about real conspiracies, it’s about people conspiring every day to do very bad things, evil things in the name of greed and self-preservation and power. […] It’s easier to look the other way and not have to confront these things head-on. I think that’s what makes it a very dark album. […] If you follow the way things happened in Germany in the ’30s, people were groomed very slowly back then. And when the chains were finally wrapped around the country, it was too late for a lot of those people to do anything.<ref name="Metal Blast">{{cite web|last=Finer|first=Sam|title=Immolation (Ross Dolan) Interview|url=http://www.metalblast.net/2013/05/immolation-interview/|work=[http://www.metalblast.net/ Metal Blast]|accessdate=2 June 2013|date=14 May 2013}}</ref> }}


The album artwork, by [[Pär Olofsson]], also elaborated upon the concept. As guitarist Robert Vigna explained, the figures are shackles with their eyes and mouths sewn shut to represent "the chilling of speech and the intentional blinding of the masses."<ref name="Blab 27 March">{{cite web|title=Immolation: Official 'Kingdom Of Conspiracy' Lyric Video Released|url=http://www.blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=188027|publisher=[[Blabbermouth]]|accessdate=16 June 2013|date=27 March 2013}}</ref> Furthermore, the large structure in the background, which Vigna described as "ominous",<ref name="Blab 27 March" /> symbolized the growth of the [[National_security#National_security_state|security state]] and the consequent failing of existing [[social structures]].<ref name="Blab 27 March" />
The album artwork, by [[Pär Olofsson]], also elaborated upon the concept. As guitarist Robert Vigna explained, the figures are shackles with their eyes and mouths sewn shut to represent "the chilling of speech and the intentional blinding of the masses."<ref name="Blab 27 March">{{cite web|title=Immolation: Official 'Kingdom Of Conspiracy' Lyric Video Released|url=http://www.blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=188027|publisher=[[Blabbermouth]]|accessdate=16 June 2013|date=27 March 2013}}</ref> Furthermore, the large structure in the background, which Vigna described as "ominous",<ref name="Blab 27 March" /> symbolized the growth of the [[National security#National security state|security state]] and the consequent failing of existing [[social structures]].<ref name="Blab 27 March" />


==Reception==
==Reception==
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|rev5score = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref name=Metalsucks>{{cite web|last=Rhombus|first=Emperor|title=Immolation’s Kingdom of Conspiracy: Damn That’s Good Steak|url=http://www.metalsucks.net/2013/04/24/immolations-kingdom-of-conspiracy-damn-thats-good-steak/|work=[[Metalsucks]]|accessdate=2 June 2013}}</ref>
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|rev6 = [[Pitchfork Media|Pitchfork]]
|rev6 = [[Pitchfork Media|Pitchfork]]
|rev6score = {{Rating|8|10}}<ref name=Pitchfork>{{cite web|last=Schteamer|first=Hank|title=Immolation Kingdom of Conspiracy|url=http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/18002-immolation-kingdom-of-conspiracy/|work=[[Pitchfork Media{{!}}Pitchfork]]|accessdate=2 June 2013}}</ref>
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|rev7 = [http://planetmosh.com/ Planet Mosh]
|rev7 = [http://planetmosh.com/ Planet Mosh]
|rev7score = {{Rating|9|10}}<ref name=Mosh>{{cite web|last=North|first=Iris|title=Immolation – Kingdom Of Conspiracy|url=http://planetmosh.com/album/immolation-kingdom-of-conspiracy/#!|work=[http://planetmosh.com/ Planet Mosh]|accessdate=2 June 2013}}</ref>
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''Kingdom of Conspiracy'' received positive reviews from music critics. Writing for [[About.com]], Dave Schalek called the album "essential," praising its "big, baroque songs with atypical, swirling riffs."<ref name="About"/> Denise Falzon of [[Exclaim.ca|Exclaim]] wrote that the band "push[es] their boundaries with fresh, innovative twists, in order to create albums that build upon their style while remaining distinctly Immolation."<ref name="Exclaim"/> At [[Pitchfork Media|Pitchfork]], Hank Shteamer called the band "one of the most rewarding veteran acts in the genre" and said that "like their contemporaries [[Suffocation (band)|Suffocation]] and [[Incantation (band)|Incantation]], Immolation are currently producing some of the strongest material of their career, an expertly calibrated blend of the byzantine and the straightforwardly brutal, simply by following their own muse."<ref name="Pitchfork"/>
''Kingdom of Conspiracy'' received positive reviews from music critics. Writing for [[About.com]], Dave Schalek called the album "essential," praising its "big, baroque songs with atypical, swirling riffs."<ref name="About"/> Denise Falzon of [[Exclaim.ca|Exclaim]] wrote that the band "push[es] their boundaries with fresh, innovative twists, in order to create albums that build upon their style while remaining distinctly Immolation."<ref name="Exclaim"/> At [[Pitchfork Media|Pitchfork]], Hank Shteamer called the band "one of the most rewarding veteran acts in the genre" and said that "like their contemporaries [[Suffocation (band)|Suffocation]] and [[Incantation (band)|Incantation]], Immolation are currently producing some of the strongest material of their career, an expertly calibrated blend of the byzantine and the straightforwardly brutal, simply by following their own muse."<ref name="Pitchfork"/>


The album debuted at number 13 on [[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard's]] [[Top Heatseekers|Heatseekers Albums]] chart. Immolation's previous album, ''Majesty and Decay'', had debuted at number 29 on the same chart.<ref>{{cite web|title=Immolation - Chart history|url={{BillboardURLbyName|artist=immolation|chart=all}}|publisher=Billboard Magazine|accessdate=16 June 2013}}</ref>
The album debuted at number 13 on [[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard's]] [[Top Heatseekers|Heatseekers Albums]] chart. Immolation's previous album, ''Majesty and Decay'', had debuted at number 29 on the same chart.<ref>{{cite web|title=Immolation - Chart history|url={{BillboardURLbyName|artist=immolation|chart=all}}|publisher=Billboard Magazine|accessdate=16 June 2013}}</ref>


==Track listing==
==Track listing==
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* Bill Taylor – guitars
* Bill Taylor – guitars
* Robert Vigna – guitars
* Robert Vigna – guitars



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Kingdom of Conspiracy is the ninth studio album by American death metal band Immolation. It was released on May 10, 2013 through Nuclear Blast Records.[1] The album is Immolation's first concept album[2] and was produced by Paul Orofino, who has produced every Immolation album since 1999's Failures for Gods.[3]

Concept

Kingdom of Conspiracy continues to explore political subject matter rather than the anti-religion topics that dominated the band's earlier releases. Ross Dolan said this is the band's first concept album[2] and that it was influenced by George Orwell's Nineteen Eighty-Four.[4] He described the theme in an interview with Metal Blast:

It’s about real conspiracies, it’s about people conspiring every day to do very bad things, evil things in the name of greed and self-preservation and power. […] It’s easier to look the other way and not have to confront these things head-on. I think that’s what makes it a very dark album. […] If you follow the way things happened in Germany in the ’30s, people were groomed very slowly back then. And when the chains were finally wrapped around the country, it was too late for a lot of those people to do anything.[2]

The album artwork, by Pär Olofsson, also elaborated upon the concept. As guitarist Robert Vigna explained, the figures are shackles with their eyes and mouths sewn shut to represent "the chilling of speech and the intentional blinding of the masses."[5] Furthermore, the large structure in the background, which Vigna described as "ominous",[5] symbolized the growth of the security state and the consequent failing of existing social structures.[5]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
About.com[6]
Brave Words & Bloody Knuckles[7]
Decibel Magazine[8]
Exclaim![9]
Metalsucks[10]
Pitchfork[11]
Planet Mosh[12]

Kingdom of Conspiracy received positive reviews from music critics. Writing for About.com, Dave Schalek called the album "essential," praising its "big, baroque songs with atypical, swirling riffs."[6] Denise Falzon of Exclaim wrote that the band "push[es] their boundaries with fresh, innovative twists, in order to create albums that build upon their style while remaining distinctly Immolation."[9] At Pitchfork, Hank Shteamer called the band "one of the most rewarding veteran acts in the genre" and said that "like their contemporaries Suffocation and Incantation, Immolation are currently producing some of the strongest material of their career, an expertly calibrated blend of the byzantine and the straightforwardly brutal, simply by following their own muse."[11]

The album debuted at number 13 on Billboard's Heatseekers Albums chart. Immolation's previous album, Majesty and Decay, had debuted at number 29 on the same chart.[13]

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Kingdom of Conspiracy"3:48
2."Bound to Order"3:49
3."Keep the Silence"4:06
4."God Complex"3:35
5."Echoes of Despair"3:45
6."Indoctrinate"4:48
7."The Great Sleep"5:22
8."A Spectacle of Lies"3:14
9."Serving Divinity"3:36
10."All That Awaits Us"4:50
Total length:40:53

Personnel

Immolation
  • Ross Dolan – vocals, bass
  • Steve Shalaty – drums
  • Bill Taylor – guitars
  • Robert Vigna – guitars
Production
  • Zack Ohren – mixing, mastering
  • Pär Olofsson – cover art
  • Paul Orofino – producer

References

  1. ^ "Immolation: Kingdom Of Conspiracy Artwork, Track Listing Revealed". Blabbermouth. 4 March 2013. Retrieved 2 June 2013.
  2. ^ a b c Finer, Sam (14 May 2013). "Immolation (Ross Dolan) Interview". Metal Blast. Retrieved 2 June 2013. {{cite web}}: External link in |work= (help)
  3. ^ "Allmusic's credits listings for Immolation's albums". Allmusic. Retrieved 15 June 2013.
  4. ^ Falzon, Denise (24 May 2013). "Immolation Talk the Orwellian Themes of Kingdom of Conspiracy". Exclaim!. Retrieved 2 June 2013. When I read 1984 back in grade school, it was a very dark book to me and it was a very scary book, and unfortunately, a lot of what Orwell was writing about back in 1948 is starting to happen now. That's basically what the album is about, and each song has that common thread running through it and each song is kind of like a different symptom of this sickness that we see today all around us."
  5. ^ a b c "Immolation: Official 'Kingdom Of Conspiracy' Lyric Video Released". Blabbermouth. 27 March 2013. Retrieved 16 June 2013.
  6. ^ a b Schalek, Dave. "Immolation - Kingdom Of Conspiracy Review". About.com. Retrieved 2 June 2013.
  7. ^ Pratt, Greg. "Immolation: Kingdom of Conspiracy". Brave Words & Bloody Knuckles. Retrieved 2 June 2013.
  8. ^ Bosler, Shawn (June 2013). "Immolation, Kingdom of Conspiracy". Decibel Magazine (104): 94.
  9. ^ a b Falzon, Denise. "Immolation Kingdom of Conspiracy". Exclaim!. Retrieved 2 June 2013.
  10. ^ Rhombus, Emperor. "Immolation's Kingdom of Conspiracy: Damn That's Good Steak". Metalsucks. Retrieved 2 June 2013.
  11. ^ a b Schteamer, Hank. "Immolation Kingdom of Conspiracy". Pitchfork. Retrieved 2 June 2013.
  12. ^ North, Iris. "Immolation – Kingdom Of Conspiracy". Planet Mosh. Retrieved 2 June 2013. {{cite web}}: External link in |work= (help)
  13. ^ "Immolation - Chart history". Billboard Magazine. Retrieved 16 June 2013.
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