"The Reign Of Darkness", the new album from U.K. death metallers
ANNOTATIONS OF AN AUTOPSY, sold around 1,000 copies in the United States in its first week of release. The CD landed at No. 34 on the Top New Artist Albums (Heatseekers) chart, which lists the best-selling albums by new and developing artists, defined as those who have never appeared in the Top 100 of The Billboard 200.
"The Reign Of Darkness" was recorded at
Foel Studio in Wales and was engineered by
Chris Fielding. The CD was mixed by
Erik Rutan (
HATE ETERNAL,
MORBID ANGEL,
CANNIBAL CORPSE) at
Mana Recording Studio in St. Petersburg, Florida.
"The Reign Of Darkness" track listing:
01.
And So It Begins...02.
In Snakes I Bathe 03.
Born Dead04.
Bone Crown (feat. Erik Rutan)
05.
Emptiness06.
Catastrophic Hybridization07.
VII: The Horror, The Destruction...08.
Impale The Sun 09.
Portrait Of Souls10.
Cryogenica 11.
Into The Black SlumberThe cover artwork by
Pär Olofsson (
THE FACELESS,
PSYCROPTIC,
SPAWN OF POSSESSION) can be viewed below.
ANNOTATIONS OF AN AUTOPSY recently announced the addition of bassist
Nath Applegate and drummer
Brad Merry (
DAM,
TRENCHHEAD,
RAISE THE DEAD) to the group's ranks.

