El mundo frio is the fourth full-length studio album by Japanese doom metal band Corrupted. The album consists of a single, continuous 71-minute song. The instrumentation is notable for inclusion of the Western harp.

El mundo frio
Studio album by
ReleasedSeptember 29, 2005 (September 29, 2005)
RecordedAugust–December 2003
VenueOsaka, Japan
StudioOmega Sound and LM Studio
Genre
Length71:39
LabelHG Fact
Corrupted chronology
Se hace por los suenos asesinos
(2004)
El mundo frio
(2005)
An Island Insane / Vasana
(2007)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]
SF Weekly(favorable)[2]

The title is Spanish for "The Cold World", albeit with the accent over frío left off.

Musical style

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After the brief detour of the previous album Se hace por los suenos asesinos, the guitars in the album's final third ceased to be as doomy and distorted as they’d been, and almost shifted into post-rock, as vocalist Hevi began to recite the lyrics in a hoarse, earnest whisper rather than his usual bestial roar.

Track listing

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No.TitleLength
1."El mundo frio"71:39
Total length:71:39

Personnel

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  • Talbot – acoustic guitar, electric guitar
  • Yokota – bass guitar, electric guitar
  • Chew Hasegawa – drums
  • Hevi – vocals
  • Anri – harp
  • Masahiko Ono – artwork
  • Ippei Suda – engineering

References

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  1. ^ Rivadavia, Eduardo. "El Mundo Frio - Corrupted". Allmusic. Retrieved May 15, 2012.
  2. ^ Beta, Andy (July 19, 2006). "Corrupted". SF Weekly. Archived from the original on June 10, 2011. Retrieved May 15, 2012.