Devouring Radiant Light

Devouring Radiant Light is the sixth studio album by American extreme metal band Skeletonwitch. It was released in July 2018 by Prosthetic Records.

Devouring Radiant Light
Studio album by
ReleasedJuly 20, 2018 (2018-07-20)
RecordedJanuary – February, 2018
StudioGodCity Studios, Salem, Massachusetts
GenreMelodic death metal, melodic black/death
Length46:08
LabelProsthetic[1]
ProducerKurt Ballou, Skeletonwitch
Skeletonwitch chronology
Serpents Unleashed
(2013)
Devouring Radiant Light
(2018)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic83/100[2]
Review scores
SourceRating
MetalSucks[3]
Exclaim!(9/10)[4]

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Fen of Shadows"7:59
2."When Paradise Fades"4:01
3."Temple of the Sun"4:43
4."Devouring Radiant Light"6:47
5."The Luminous Sky"4:02
6."The Vault"8:57
7."Carnarium Eternal"3:00
8."Sacred Soil"6:40
Total length:46:08

Personnel

Skeletonwitch
  • Nate Garnette – lead guitar, backing vocals
  • Scott Hedrick – rhythm guitar
  • Evan Linger – bass
  • Adam Clemans – vocals
  • Dustin Boltjes – drums
Production
Artwork
  • Stéfan Thanneur – cover
  • Branca Studio – layout
  • Nico Paolillo – photography

Accolades

Publication Accolade Rank Ref.
Decibel Decibel's Top 40 Albums of 2018
6
Metal Injection Top 20 Albums of 2018
19
Pitchfork Best Metal Albums of 2018
N/A
PopMatters Top 20 Metal Albums of 2018
18

References

  1. "SKELETONWITCH To Release 'Devouring Radiant Light' Album In July". Blabbermouth.net. April 26, 2018. Retrieved October 26, 2018.
  2. "Metacritic Review". Metacritic.com. Retrieved October 26, 2018.
  3. "Album Review: Skeletonwitch's Devouring Radiant Light". Metalsucks.net. July 10, 2018. Retrieved October 26, 2018.
  4. Trottier, Renee (July 10, 2018). "Album ratings". Exclaim.ca. Retrieved October 26, 2018.
  5. Mudrian, Albert. "SPOILER: Here Are Decibel's Top 40 Albums of 2018". Decibel. Retrieved 2018-11-18.
  6. Davis, Codey (28 December 2018). "Metal Injection Writers' Collective Top 20 Albums of 2018". Metalinjection.net. Retrieved 7 March 2019.
  7. "The Best Metal Albums of 2018". Pitchfork.com. 19 December 2018. Retrieved 7 March 2019.
  8. Brown, Dean (30 November 2018). "The Best Metal of 2018". Popmatters.com. Retrieved 7 March 2019.



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