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This article is about the Altar of Plagues album. For the Mammal EP, see
Mammal (EP) .
2011 studio album by Altar of Plagues
Mammal
Profound Lore Records release cover, artwork by: Timo Ketola
Released April 25, 2011 (Europe) May 17, 2011 (North America) Recorded September 2010, Data Recording Studios
Genre
Black metal ,
post-metal Length 51 :59
Label
Candlelight
Profound Lore
Producer James Kelly
Tides (2010)
Mammal (2011)
Year of No Light / Altar of Plagues (2012)
Candlelight Records release cover, artwork by: Daniel Sesé
Mammal is the second
studio album by the
Irish black metal band
Altar of Plagues . It was released through
Candlelight Records in Europe and
Profound Lore Records in North America, each with different artwork.
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Reception
The album received positive reviews from most critics. Brandon Stosuy of
Pitchfork selected Mammal as 18th album of the top 40 metal albums of 2011.
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Track listing
All tracks are written by James Kelly
Title 1. "Neptune Is Dead" 18:44 2. "Feather and Bone" 11:41 3. "When the Sun Drowns in the Ocean" 8:17 4. "All Life Converges to Some Centre" 13:15 Total length: 51:59
Personnel
Altar of Plagues
James Kelly – vocals, guitars, keyboards
Dave Condon – vocals, bass
Johnny King – drums
Technical personnel
Timo Ketola – artwork (Profound Lore version)
Daniel Sesé – artwork (Candlelight Records version)
Ross O'Donovan – engineering
Tadhg Healy – assistant engineer
Tore Stjerna – mastering
James Kelly – production
References
^ Jervis, Marcus.
"Altar Of Plagues — Mammal Review" .
About.com .
Archived from the original on April 4, 2013. Retrieved January 25, 2013 .
^ Heaney, Gregory.
"Altar of Plagues — Mammal" .
Allmusic .
Archived from the original on May 9, 2013. Retrieved January 25, 2013 .
^ E. Gehlke, David.
"Altar of Plagues — Mammal (Profound Lore Records)" .
Blistering . Archived from
the original on September 13, 2011. Retrieved January 25, 2013 .
^ A. Carbon, Johnathan (May 6, 2011).
"Altar of Plagues — Mammal" .
Chronicles of Chaos . Retrieved January 25, 2013 .
^ Hemy, Dominic (May 12, 2011).
"Altar Of Plagues — Mammal" . thedigitalfix.com. Retrieved January 25, 2013 .
^ Hume, Kiel (May 17, 2011).
"Altar of Plagues — Mammal" .
Exclaim! .
Archived from the original on February 19, 2013. Retrieved January 26, 2013 .
^ Begrand, Adrien (June 21, 2011).
"Altar of Plagues: Mammal" .
PopMatters .
Archived from the original on June 17, 2013. Retrieved January 25, 2013 .
^ Dare, Tom (March 22, 2011).
"Album: Altar Of Plagues — Mammal" . thrashhits.com. Retrieved January 25, 2013 .
^ Druhm, Steel (May 5, 2011).
"Altar of Plagues - Mammal Review" . angrymetalguy.com. Retrieved April 18, 2021 .
^
"ALTAR OF PLAGUES — Mammal" .
Profound Lore Records .
Archived from the original on June 21, 2013. Retrieved January 25, 2013 .
^ Stosuy, Brandon (November 28, 2011).
"The Top 40 Metal Albums of 2011" .
Pitchfork .
Archived from the original on March 31, 2013. Retrieved January 26, 2013 .
External links
Studio albums Related bands