The fifth album by U.S. death metal

Death metal

Death metal is an extreme subgenre of heavy metal. It typically employs heavily distorted guitars, tremolo picking, deep growling vocals, blast beat drumming, minor keys or atonality, and complex song structures with multiple tempo changes....

 band Vital Remains

Vital Remains

Vital Remains is an American death metal band from Providence, Rhode Island formed in 1988.- History :Created in 1988 by guitarist Paul Flynn, Vital Remains' first line-up consisted of guitarist Butch Machado, vocalist Mike Flynn, bassist Tom Supkow, and drummer Chris Dupont. Searching for better...

 was released on August 22, 2003. The lyrics deal with the Dechristianization of France during the French Revolution. The intro - "Let the Killing Begin" - features a section of Carl Orff's "O Fortuna

O Fortuna

"O Fortuna" is a medieval Latin Goliardic poem written early in the thirteenth century, part of the collection known as the Carmina Burana. It is a complaint about fate, and Fortuna, a goddess in Roman mythology and personification of luck....

" and voices from the movie The Greatest Story Ever Told

The Greatest Story Ever Told

The Greatest Story Ever Told is a 1965 American epic film produced and directed by George Stevens and distributed by United Artists. It is a retelling of the story of Jesus Christ, from the Nativity through the Resurrection. This film is notable for its large ensemble cast and for being the last...

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Track listing

All songs by Lazaro and Suzuki.

Personnel

Vital Remains

• Glen Benton
  Glen Benton
  Glen Benton is an American heavy metal musician best known as the vocalist and bassist for the death metal band Deicide, although he prefers not to use the 'death metal' terminology. He is also the studio vocalist for Vital Remains, and has performed live with them on a few occasions...
  
  - vocals
• Tony Lazaro - guitars, all music
• Dave Suzuki - guitars, bass, drums, all lyrics, all guitar leads and harmonies, engineer

Production

• Mark Prator - Mixing, Engineer
• Aaron Caillier - Engineer
• Robert Pemberton - Remixing, Engineer
• Todd Jessop - Engineer
• Roger Lian - Mastering
• Jaromir "Deather" Bezruc - Cover Art
• Joe Rooney - Photos