...Of the Dark Light

...Of the Dark Light
Studio album by
Suffocation
ReleasedJune 9, 2017 (2017-06-09)
RecordedDecember 2016
StudioFull Force Studios, Long Island, New York, United States
GenreBrutal death metal, technical death metal
Length35:17
LabelNuclear Blast
Producer
  • Suffocation
  • Joe Cincotta
Suffocation chronology
Pinnacle of Bedlam
(2013) 		...Of the Dark Light
(2017) 		Hymns from the Apocrypha
(2023)
Singles from ...Of the Dark Light
  1. "Your Last Breaths"
    Released: April 13, 2017
  2. "Return to the Abyss"
    Released: May 12, 2017

...Of the Dark Light is the eighth studio album by American death metal band Suffocation, released on June 9, 2017, via Nuclear Blast.[1] It is the band's first album to feature guitarist Charlie Errigo and drummer Eric Morotti, and their final album to feature original vocalist Frank Mullen. At 35 minutes and 17 seconds, this is the shortest Suffocation album.

Reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic72/100[12]
Review scores
SourceRating
Blabbermouth.net8.5/10[2]
Exclaim!8/10[3]
Metal.de8/10[4]
Metal Hammer[5]
Metal Storm6.4/10[6]
MetalSucks[7]
Paste6.7/10[8]
Pitchfork7.0/10[9]
Rock Hard9/10[10]
Sputnikmusic2.0/5[11]

...Of the Dark Light received generally favorable views from critics. At Metacritic (a review aggregator site which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 from music critics), based on 4 critics, the album has received a score of 72/100, which indicates "generally favorable" reviews.[12]

Track listing

No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
1."Clarity Through Deprivation"Derek BoyerTerrance Hobbs4:04
2."The Warmth Within the Dark"BoyerHobbs3:39
3."Your Last Breaths"BoyerHobbs4:36
4."Return to the Abyss"
  • Hobbs
  • Boyer
Hobbs3:56
5."The Violation"BoyerHobbs3:41
6."...Of the Dark Light"Boyer
  • Hobbs
  • Boyer
3:41
7."Some Things Should Be Left Alone"Frank Mullen
  • Hobbs
  • Boyer
3:23
8."Caught Between Two Worlds"Boyer
  • Hobbs
  • Boyer
4:19
9."Epitaph of the Credulous" (re-recorded from Breeding the Spawn)Mullen (credited: Suffocation)
  • Hobbs
  • Doug Cerrito
(credited: Suffocation)		3:58
Total length:35:17

Personnel

Credits are adapted from the album's liner notes.[13]

Suffocation

Additional musicians

Production

Charts

Chart (2017) Peak
position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[14] 167
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[15] 80

References

  1. ^ "SUFFOCATION ...of the dark light". Nuclear Blast. April 2017. Retrieved April 16, 2017.
  2. ^ Gorania, Jay H. (June 30, 2017). "...Of the Dark Light". Blabbermouth.net. Retrieved February 29, 2024.
  3. ^ Falzon, Denise (June 7, 2017). "Suffocation ...Of the Dark Light". Exclaim!. Retrieved February 29, 2024.
  4. ^ Popp, Christian (June 3, 2017). "Suffocation "...Of The Dark Light"". metal.de. Retrieved February 29, 2024.
  5. ^ Badin, Olivier (May 29, 2017). "Suffocation - …Of The Dark Light album review". Metal Hammer (loudersound). Retrieved February 29, 2024.
  6. ^ nikarg (July 21, 2017). "Suffocation - …Of The Dark Light review". Metal Storm. Retrieved February 29, 2024.
  7. ^ Rosenberg, Axl (May 31, 2017). "Album Review: Suffocation's ...Of the Dark Light". MetalSucks. Retrieved February 29, 2024.
  8. ^ Aris Hunter Wales (June 9, 2017). "Suffocation: ...Of The Dark Light Review". Paste. Retrieved November 13, 2017.
  9. ^ Saby Reyes-Kulkarni (June 26, 2017). "Suffocation: ...Of the Dark Light Album Review". Pitchfork. Retrieved November 13, 2017.
  10. ^ "...Of The Dark Light". Rock Hard (Vol. 361) (in German). May 23, 2017. Retrieved February 29, 2024.
  11. ^ "Review: Suffocation - ...Of the Dark Light". Sputnikmusic. June 6, 2017. Retrieved November 13, 2017.
  12. ^ a b "...Of the Dark Light by Suffocation - Reviews and Tracks". Metacritic. Retrieved November 13, 2017.
  13. ^ ...Of the Dark Light liner notes (NB 3728-0). Nuclear Blast. 2017.
  14. ^ "Ultratop.be – Suffocation – ...Of the Dark Light" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved June 23, 2017.
  15. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Suffocation – ...Of the Dark Light" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved June 16, 2017.


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