Carnival Is Forever

Carnival Is Forever

Cover art by Łukasz Jaszak
Studio album by Decapitated
Released July 12, 2011 (2011-07-12)
Recorded February 9 – March 31, 2011, RG Studio, Gdańsk, Poland
Genre Technical death metal
Length 42:30
Label Nuclear Blast, Riffs Factory/Mystic Production, Nippon Columbia
Producer Wacław "Vogg" Kiełtyka, Daniel Bergstrand
Decapitated chronology
Organic Hallucinosis
(2006)		 Carnival Is Forever
(2011)		 Blood Mantra
(2014)
Alternative cover
Special edition CD+DVD

Carnival Is Forever is the fifth studio album by Polish death metal band Decapitated. It was released on July 12, 2011, via Nuclear Blast Records. Carnival Is Forever was produced by Wacław "Vogg" Kiełtyka with Daniel Bergstrand.

Carnival Is Forever is Decapitated's first album to feature vocalist Rafał "Rasta" Piotrowski, and their only album to feature bassist Filip "Heinrich" Hałucha and drummer Kerim "Krimh" Lechner.

Background

In 2009, after a period of disbandment, Decapitated's guitarist, composer and founding member Wacław "Vogg" Kiełtyka reformed the band with Austrian drummer Kerim "Krimh" Lechner, vocalist Rafał Piotrowski, and bassist Filip "Heinrich" Hałucha.[1][2] Throughout 2010, the band toured in Europe, United States, Australia and New Zealand.[3][4]

Decapitated entered RG Studio in Gdańsk, Poland on February 9, 2011, to record Carnival Is Forever, the follow-up to Organic Hallucinosis (2006). The album was produced by Kiełtyka, and the drum tracks were recorded with Daniel Bergstrand.[5][6] In order to achieve "the 'true', organic and natural sound", the band recorded with live drums (without using drum triggers) and without double guitar tracks, which means one guitar per side.[7][8][6]

Several riffs on the new album were created with previous drummer Witold "Vitek" Kiełtyka. The almost two-month recording session was finished on March 31.[7][8] The cover art was created by Łukasz Jaszak.[9] The lyrics were contributed by Jarosław Szubrycht, the vocalist for Lux Occulta.[10]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[11]
About.com[12]
Blabbermouth.net[13]
Brave Words[14]
Revolver[15]
Teraz Rock[16]

Eduardo Rivadavia of Allmusic said [...] implausibly heavy, musically vicious and polyrhythmically busy numbers such as "The Knife," "United," "404," and "Pest" (all of which owe a trick or two to Meshuggah, Gojira, and even Byzantine) appear to be at war with themselves -- such is the instrumental complexity displayed by each musician as he fights to out-shred his bandmates."[11] Dave Schalek of About.com noted Decapitated musicians skills "[...] the quality of the musicianship is as high as ever. Vogg’s riffing and staccato time changes are tight and flawlessly played, and drummer Krimh fills out the sound with perfect accompaniment to Vogg’s frenetic riffing."[12]

Scott Alisoglu of Blabbermouth.net also praised musicianship: "In what turns out to be an ace rhythm section, bassist Filip Halucha and Kerim "Krimh" Lechner deliver the rhythmic goods in the form of tight, acrobatic performances and some very colorful percussion that both contrasts and syncs up with all those gouging and biting Waclaw riffs."[13]

Track listing

All lyrics written by Jarosław Szubrycht. 

No. TitleMusic Length
1. "The Knife"  Vogg, Vitek, Krimh 4:31
2. "United"  Vogg, Krimh 5:24
3. "Carnival Is Forever"  Vogg, Vitek, Krimh 8:49
4. "Homo Sum"  Vogg, Vitek, Krimh 4:33
5. "404"  Vogg, Vitek, Krimh 5:08
6. "A View from a Hole"  Vogg, Krimh 6:11
7. "Pest"  Vogg, Vitek, Krimh 3:36
8. "Silence" (Instrumental)Vogg 4:18
Total length:
 42:30
Special edition DVD
No. Title Length
1. "Studio Report 2011"   19:35

Personnel

Decapitated

Additional musicians

Production

  • Jarosław Szubrycht – lyrics
  • Daniel Bergstrand – mixing, drum production
  • Arkadiusz "Malta" Malczewski – engineering
  • Rickard Sporrong – mastering
  • Łukasz Jaszak – cover, design, photos
  • Wojciech Kiełtyka – consultant, help, lyric revision

Charts

Chart (2011) Peak
position
US Billboard Top Heatseekers[17] 11
US Billboard Top Heatseekers (Northeast)[17] 4
US Billboard Top Heatseekers (Pacific)[17] 8

Release history

Region/Country Date Label Format
Poland July 12, 2011 Riffs Factory/Mystic Production[18] CD, CD+DVD
United States Nuclear Blast[19] CD, LP, CD+DVD
Europe July 15, 2011 CD, LP, CD+DVD
Japan July 20, 2011 Nippon Columbia[20] CD
Argentina July 20, 2011 Icarus Music[21] CD

References

  1. ↑ "Decapitated: New Drummer Announced". Blabbermouth.net. July 30, 2009. Retrieved September 8, 2013.
  2. ↑ "UK Tour 2010!". MySpace.
  3. ↑ "Decapitated, The Faceless, All Shall Perish Confirmed For Summer Slaughter Tour". Blabbermouth.net. April 15, 2010. Retrieved September 8, 2013.
  4. ↑ "Decapitated: New Lineup Announced". Blabbermouth.net. November 20, 2009. Retrieved September 8, 2013.
  5. ↑ "Decapitated To Enter Studio Next Month". Blabbermouth.net. January 21, 2011. Retrieved September 8, 2013.
  6. 1 2 "Decapitated Recording New Album; Photos, Report Available". Blabbermouth.net. February 14, 2011. Retrieved September 8, 2013.
  7. 1 2 "Decapitated: Efekt jest piorunujący" (in Polish). muzyka.interia.pl. March 31, 2011.
  8. 1 2 "Decapitated final studio report". Nuclear Blast. April 1, 2011.
  9. ↑ "Decapitated: 'Carnival Is Forever' Track Listing Unveiled". Blabbermouth.net. May 13, 2011. Retrieved September 8, 2013.
  10. ↑ "Decapitated: New Album Title Announced". Blabbermouth.net. May 9, 2011. Retrieved September 8, 2013.
  11. 1 2 Rivadavia, Eduardo. "Carnival Is Forever - Decapitated". Allmusic. Retrieved September 8, 2013.
  12. 1 2 http://heavymetal.about.com/od/decapitated/fr/Decapitated-Carnival-Is-Forever-Review-Review.htm
  13. 1 2 Alisoglu, Scott. "Carnival Is Forever Decapitated". Blabbermouth.net. Retrieved September 8, 2013.
  14. ↑ Perri, David (July 8, 2011). "Decapitated - Carnival Is Forever". Brave Words & Bloody Knuckles. Retrieved August 25, 2014.
  15. ↑ Krovatin, Christopher (July 13, 2011). "Review: Decapitated – Carnival Is Forever". Revolver. Retrieved September 8, 2013.
  16. ↑ Wewiór, Łukasz. "Decapitated – Carnival Is Forever review". www.terazrock.pl. Retrieved September 21, 2013.
  17. 1 2 3 "Decapitated - Chart history". Retrieved September 8, 2013.
  18. ↑ https://www.mystic.pl/plyty_cd,decapitated-carnival_is_forever,11106.htm
  19. ↑ http://www.nuclearblast.de/de/label/music/band/about/71069.decapitated.html
  20. ↑ http://columbia.jp/prod-info/COCB-60011/
  21. ↑ http://www.icarusmusicstore.com/cd/1647-decapitated-carnival-is-forever.html?search_query=decapitated&results=2

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