The Whole of the Law
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| The Whole of the Law | ||||
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| Released | 28 October 2016 | |||
| Recorded | February – May 2016[1][2] | |||
| Studio | Necrodeath Studios (Birmingham, United Kingdom)[3] | |||
| Genre | Black metal, grindcore, industrial metal, death metal | |||
| Length | 42:12 | |||
| Label | Metal Blade | |||
| Producer | Mick Kenney | |||
| Anaal Nathrakh chronology | ||||
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The Whole of the Law is the ninth full-length studio album by British extreme metal band Anaal Nathrakh. It was released on 28 October 2016 on Metal Blade Records.[4]
Background
[edit]The lyrics to "Depravity Favours the Bold" are based on Au Lecteur (To the Reader), a poem by Charles Baudelaire. The song title "...So We Can Die Happy" comes from an interview with a young Syrian boy in which he said ‘If they want to use chemical weapons on us, they should just get on with it. But can they make them smell of bread so at least we can die happy?’ The album cover is a cropped and blackened version of the painting, Dante and Virgil, by William-Adolphe Bouguereau.[5]
Track listing
[edit]| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "The Nameless Dread" | 1:12 |
| 2. | "Depravity Favours the Bold" | 3:07 |
| 3. | "Hold Your Children Close and Pray for Oblivion" | 3:35 |
| 4. | "We Will Fucking Kill You" | 3:54 |
| 5. | "...So We Can Die Happy" | 4:06 |
| 6. | "In Flagrante Delicto" | 3:38 |
| 7. | "And You Will Beg for Our Secrets" | 3:21 |
| 8. | "Extravaganza!" | 4:13 |
| 9. | "On Being a Slave" | 5:40 |
| 10. | "The Great Spectator" | 3:45 |
| 11. | "Of Horror, and the Black Shawls" | 5:41 |
| 12. | "Powerslave" (Iron Maiden cover;[6] bonus track) | 6:55 |
| 13. | "Man at C&A" (The Specials cover;[7] bonus track) | 4:10 |
| Total length: | 53:17 | |
Personnel
[edit]Anaal Nathrakh
[edit]- Dave Hunt (a.k.a. V.I.T.R.I.O.L.) – vocals
- Mick Kenney (a.k.a. Irrumator) – guitar, bass, programming, artwork, production
References
[edit]- ^ "Anaal Nathrakh on Facebook". Facebook. 12 February 2016. Retrieved 30 June 2018.
- ^ "Anaal Nathrakh on Facebook". Facebook. 17 May 2016. Retrieved 30 June 2016.
- ^ "Anaal Nathrakh – The Whole of the Law". Discogs. Retrieved 30 June 2018.
- ^ "Anaal Nathrakh reveals details for new album". Metal Blade Records. Retrieved 4 September 2016.
- ^ "Dante and Virgil, 1850 - William-Adolphe Bouguereau - WikiArt.org". www.wikiart.org. Retrieved 30 January 2022.
- ^ "Album Review: ANAAL NATHRAKH the Whole of the Law". 2 November 2016.
- ^ "Album Review: ANAAL NATHRAKH the Whole of the Law". 2 November 2016.
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