Exile Amongst the Ruins is the ninth studio album by Irish extreme metal band Primordial. The album was released on March 30, 2018 through Metal Blade Records. It is the last album with Michael O'Floinn as the group's second guitarist.
| Exile Amongst the Ruins | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | March 30, 2018[1] | |||
| Recorded | September – November 2017[2][3] | |||
| Studio | Camelot Studios (Dublin, Ireland)[4] | |||
| Genre | Black metal, folk metal | |||
| Length | 65:33 | |||
| Label | Metal Blade | |||
| Producer | Ola Ersfjord | |||
| Primordial chronology | ||||
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Track listing
editAll lyrics are written by A.A. Nemtheanga
| No. | Title | Music | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Nail Their Tongues" | Ciáran MacUiliam | 9:00 |
| 2. | "To Hell or the Hangman" | MacUiliam | 7:16 |
| 3. | "Where Lie the Gods" | Micheál O'Floinn | 9:11 |
| 4. | "Exile Amongst the Ruins" | MacUiliam | 7:59 |
| 5. | "Upon Our Spiritual Deathbed" | O'Floinn | 8:28 |
| 6. | "Stolen Years" | MacUiliam | 5:15 |
| 7. | "Sunken Lungs" | MacUiliam | 7:52 |
| 8. | "Last Call" | MacUiliam | 10:32 |
| Total length: | 65:33 | ||
Personnel
editPrimordial
- A.A. Nemtheanga – Vocals, lyrics
- Ciáran MacUiliam – Guitars
- Michael O'Floinn – Guitars
- Pól MacAmlaigh – Bass
- Simon O'Laoghaire – Drums
Production and art
- Ola Ersfjord – Producer, Engineer, Mixing
- Costin Chioreanu – Artwork, Layout
- Chris Common – Mastering
- Mihai Anghel – Photography
- Gareth Averill – Photography
Charts
edit| Chart (2018) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[5] | 26 |
| Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[6] | 197 |
| Hungarian Albums (MAHASZ)[7] | 35 |
| German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[8] | 9 |
| Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[9] | 27 |
References
edit- ^ "Primordial - Exile Amongst the Ruins on the band's official website". Retrieved 8 June 2019.
- ^ "Primordial on Facebook". Retrieved 8 June 2019.
- ^ "Primordial on Facebook". Retrieved 8 June 2019.
- ^ "PRIMORDIAL To Release 'Exile Amongst The Ruins' In March". Blabbermouth.net. 18 January 2018. Retrieved 8 June 2019.
- ^ "Austriancharts.at – Primordial – Exile Amongst The Ruins" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 5 December 2021.
- ^ "Ultratop.be – Primordial – Exile Amongst The Ruins" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 5 December 2021.
- ^ "Album Top 40 slágerlista – 2018. 14. hét" (in Hungarian). MAHASZ. Retrieved 29 November 2021.
- ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Primordial – Exile Amongst the Ruins" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts.
- ^ "Swisscharts.com – Primordial – Exile Amongst The Ruins". Hung Medien. Retrieved 5 December 2021.