Reign Supreme is the seventh studio album by Dying Fetus. It was released on June 19, 2012 in the United States, June 22, 2012 in Germany, and June 25, 2012 in Europe.

Reign Supreme
Artwork by Orion Landau
Studio album by
ReleasedJune 19, 2012 (2012-06-19)
StudioWrightWay Studios, Baltimore
GenreBrutal death metal, technical death metal
Length37:32
LabelRelapse
ProducerSteve Wright, Dying Fetus
Dying Fetus chronology
Descend into Depravity
(2009)
Reign Supreme
(2012)
Wrong One to Fuck With
(2017)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
About.com[1]
AllMusic[2]
Exclaim!positive[3]
Metal Storm8.5/10[4]
Spin7/10[5]

Deluxe editions feature expanded artwork, a sticker, and the bonus track, "Dead Whores Love to Fuck".[4]

"Second Skin" is featured on the season 23 episode Band in China of the show South Park as one of the songs the fictional band Crimson Dawn performs.[6]

Background

edit

Commented Dying Fetus guitarist/vocalist John Gallagher: "The last album had some groove in it, but [it] was basically a lot of tech; this one is a return to form of older Fetus albums, so to speak — more modern production, though, of course. Everything's tight, the sound is crushing, the drums are amazing."

Track listing

edit

All music is composed by Gallagher

No.TitleLyricsLength
1."Invert the Idols"Gallagher2:08
2."Subjected to a Beating"Gallagher5:00
3."Second Skin"Beasley4:42
4."From Womb to Waste"Gallagher4:43
5."Dissidence"Beasley3:27
6."In the Trenches"Gallagher3:44
7."Devout Atrocity"Beasley4:28
8."Revisionist Past"Beasley3:57
9."The Blood of Power"Beasley5:23
Total length:37:32
Deluxe edition bonus track
No.TitleLength
10."Dead Whores Love to Fuck"0:50
Total length:38:22

Credits

edit

Writing, performance and production credits are adapted from the album liner notes.[7]

Personnel

edit

Dying Fetus

edit
  • John Gallagher – guitars, vocals
  • Sean Beasley – bass, vocals
  • Trey Williams – drums

Production

edit
  • Steve Wright – production, engineering, mixing, mastering
  • Dying Fetus – production
  • Noah Gary – additional engineering
  • Sarah Fabiszak – additional engineering

Artwork and design

edit
  • Orion Landau – artwork

Charts

edit
Chart (2012) Peak
position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[8] 138
US Billboard 200[9] 186
US Independent Albums (Billboard)[10] 34
US Top Hard Rock Albums (Billboard)[11] 14
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)[12] 3

References

edit
  1. ^ Zed, Natalie. "Dying Fetus - Reign Supreme Review". heavymetal.about.com. About.com. Retrieved January 28, 2015.
  2. ^ Heaney, Gregory. Reign Supreme - Dying Fetus at AllMusic. Retrieved June 17, 2013.
  3. ^ Falzon, Denise (June 20, 2012). "Dying Fetus Reign Supreme". exclaim.ca. Retrieved January 28, 2015.
  4. ^ a b Troy Killjoy (June 3, 2012). "Dying Fetus - Reign Supreme review - Metal Storm". www.metalstorm.net. Metal Storm. Retrieved January 28, 2015.
  5. ^ Grow, Kory (June 21, 2012). "Dying Fetus, 'Reign Supreme' Review". www.spin.com. Spin. Retrieved January 28, 2015.
  6. ^ Tenbarge, Ken (October 4, 2019). "Watch metal band Dying Fetus appear in latest episode of 'South Park'". NME. Retrieved February 3, 2021.
  7. ^ Reign Supreme (booklet). Dying Fetus. Relapse Records. 2012.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  8. ^ "Ultratop.be – Dying Fetus – Reign Supreme" (in Dutch). Hung Medien.
  9. ^ "Dying Fetus Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard.
  10. ^ "Dying Fetus Chart History (Independent Albums)". Billboard.
  11. ^ "Dying Fetus Chart History (Top Hard Rock Albums)". Billboard.
  12. ^ "Dying Fetus Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)". Billboard.
edit