Atra Mors

Atra Mors
Studio album by Evoken
Released	July 31, 2012
Recorded	2012
Genre	Funeral doom metal, death/doom
Length	67:11
Label	Profound Lore
Evoken chronology
A Caress of the Void (2007) Atra Mors (2012)

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	82/100[1]
Review scores
Source	Rating
About.com	[2]
Allmusic	[3]
Blistering	[4]
Chronicles of Chaos	[5]
Exclaim!	positive[6]
Pitchfork	7.7/10[7]
PopMatters	[8]
ThisIsNotAScene	[9]

Atra Mors is the fifth full-length studio album by American doom metal band Evoken.^[10] It was released through Profound Lore Records on July 31, 2012.^[11] Five years after previous studio album A Caress of the Void and also 100th release from Profound Lore.^[12] The name Atra Mors is Latin for "Black Death".

Reception

Atra Mors has received "Universal acclaim" based on 4 critics at Metacritic.^[1]

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Atra Mors"	11:55
2.	"Descent into Chaotic Dream"	11:14
3.	"A Tenebrous Vision"	2:20
4.	"Grim Eloquence"	9:40
5.	"An Extrinsic Divide"	10:12
6.	"Requies Aeterna"	1:59
7.	"The Unechoing Dread"	9:48
8.	"Into Aphotic Devastation"	10:07
Total length:		67:11

Personnel

Line-up

• John Paradiso – guitar, vocals
• Chris Molinari – guitar
• Dave Wagner – bass
• Vince Verkay – drums
• Don Zaros – keyboards

References

1. "Atra Mors". Metacritic. Retrieved January 24, 2013.
2. Schalek, Dave. "Evoken – Atra Mors Review". About.com. Retrieved September 14, 2012.
3. Rivadavia, Eduardo. "Atra Mors – Evoken". Allmusic. Retrieved September 14, 2012.
4. Bowling, Matthew. "Blistering.com Review: Evoken – Atra Mors". Blistering. Retrieved September 14, 2012.
5. A. Carbon, Johnathan (August 13, 2012). "CoC: Evoken – Atra Mors: Review". Chronicles of Chaos. Retrieved September 14, 2012.
6. Zina Walschots, Natalie. "Evoken – Atra Mors". Exclaim!. Retrieved January 24, 2013.
7. Currin, Grayson (August 1, 2012). "Evoken: Atra Mors". Pitchfork. Retrieved January 10, 2013.
8. Hayes, Craig (October 10, 2012). "Evoken: Atra Mors". PopMatters. Retrieved January 24, 2013.
9. Muskett, John (September 5, 2012). "Evoken – Atra Mors". ThisIsNotAScene. Retrieved September 14, 2012.
10. "EVOKEN – Atra Mors". Profound Lore Records. Retrieved September 14, 2012.
11. "EVOKEN – "Atra Mors" Now Available". Profound Lore Records. July 24, 2012. Retrieved September 14, 2012.
12. Hughes, Josiah (June 1, 2012). "Evoken Break Five-Year Silence with 'Atra Mors' Album". Exclaim!. Retrieved January 24, 2013.

External links

• Profound Lore Records