Descend into Depravity

Descend into Depravity
Studio album by Dying Fetus
Released	September 15, 2009
Recorded	April–May, 2009
Studio	WrightWay Studios, Baltimore, MD
Genre	Technical death metal
Length	33:45
Label	Relapse
Producer	Steve Wright, Dying Fetus
Dying Fetus chronology
War of Attrition (2007) Descend into Depravity (2009) Reign Supreme (2012)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
About.com	[1]
Allmusic	[2]
Berontak Zine	[3]
Blabbermouth	[4]

Descend into Depravity is the sixth studio album by Dying Fetus. It was released in the United States on September 15, 2009, and worldwide on September 21, 2009. The album's release date and title had been announced on June 4, and the cover and track listing were revealed on July 15.

Only three band members appear on this album. With the dismissal of Duane Timlin in 2007, Trey Williams took his place as drummer. John Gallagher and Sean Beasely were left to sing the lyrics alone as Mike Kimball had also left.

Track listing

All lyrics written by Beasley. 

No.	Title	Music	Length
1.	"Your Treachery Will Die with You"	Gallagher	3:34
2.	"Shepherd's Commandment"	Gallagher	4:28
3.	"Hopeless Insurrection"	Beasley	4:32
4.	"Conceived into Enslavement"	Gallagher	4:24
5.	"Atrocious by Nature"	Gallagher	3:52
6.	"Descend into Depravity"	Gallagher	5:02
7.	"At What Expense"	Beasley	4:37
8.	"Ethos of Coercion"	Gallagher	3:16
Total length:			33:45

Credits

Writing, performance and production credits are adapted from the album liner notes.^[5]

Personnel

Dying Fetus

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

Production

• Steve Wright – production, recording, mixing, mastering
• Dying Fetus – production
• Drew Lamond – additional engineering

Artwork and design

• Orion Landau – art direction, design
• Scott Kinkade – photography
• Josh Sisk – photography

Charts

Chart (2009)	Peak position
US Billboard 200[6]	168
US Independent Albums (Billboard)[7]	28
US Top Hard Rock Albums (Billboard)[8]	24
US Top Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)[9]	4

References

1. About.com review
2. Prato, Greg. Descend into Depravity at AllMusic
3. Berontak Zine review
4. Alisoglu, Scott. "Dying Fetus - Descend into Depravity". Blabbermouth.net. Retrieved 28 September 2009.
5. Descend into Depravity (booklet). Dying Fetus. Relapse Records. 2009.
6. "Dying Fetus – Chart history" Billboard 200 for Dying Fetus.
7. "Dying Fetus – Chart history" Billboard Independent Albums for Dying Fetus.
8. "Dying Fetus – Chart history" Billboard Top Hard Rock Albums for Dying Fetus.
9. "Dying Fetus – Chart history" Billboard Top Heatseekers Albums for Dying Fetus.

External Links

• Descend into Depravity at AllMusic