Heretic by Released September 23, 2003 Recorded DOW Studios in Length 53: 12 1:09:44 (Bonus tracks) 32:20 (Bonus Levels) Juan 'Punchy' Gonzalez, Morbid Angel chronology (2000) 2000 Heretic (2003) (2011) 2011 Professional ratings Review scores Source Rating 8.0/10 Heretic is the seventh studio album by the Florida band. This would be their last under, as the band decided not to renew its contract, and also the last to feature and with Steve Tucker until his return on 2017's. The album was recorded at Diet of Worms Studios by Juan Gonzalez.
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Heretic is the first album that was not recorded. The second track, 'Enshrined By Grace', is featured on soundtrack. It also had a which received airplay in the months following the album release. Vocalist/guitarist, played the outro guitar solo of 'God of Our Own Divinity'. The song 'Born Again' is actually the outro guitar solo from the song 'Secured Limitations' from 2000's.
Contents. Track listing The album was released in five different versions. The first simply contains Heretic in a standard CD case; the second is a featuring the album plus the 18-track CD Bonus Levels and a sticker—released in Germany only and limited to 10,000 copies; the third is a double-disc slipcase of both CDs—available only through US mail order and limited to 2,000 copies; the fourth features both discs in a double-CD jewel case—released in Europe only and limited to 20,000 copies; and the fifth is a with no bonus CD limited to 1,500 copies. Title Lyrics Music Length 1. 'Cleansed in Pestilence (Blade of Elohim)' Tucker Azagthoth 4:35 2. 'Enshrined by Grace' Tucker Azagthoth 4:27 3.
'Beneath the Hollow' Tucker Azagthoth 4:21 4. 'Curse the Flesh' Tucker Azagthoth 3:36 5. 'Praise the Strength' Tucker Azagthoth 5:16 6. 'Stricken Arise' Tucker Sandoval, Azagthoth 4:10 7. 'Place of Many Deaths' (Instrumental) Azagthoth 4:14 8. 'Abyssous' (Instrumental) Azagthoth 1:31 9.
'God of Our Own Divinity' Tucker Azagthoth 6:21 10. 'Within thy Enemy' Tucker Azagthoth 3:17 11. 'Memories of the Past' (Instrumental) Sandoval 3:18 12. 'Victorious March of Reign the Conqueror' (Instrumental) Sandoval 2:38 13.
'Drum Check' (Instrumental) Sandoval 2:52 14. 'Born Again' (Instrumental) Azagthoth 2:35 Bonus tracks The album contains additional tracks after 'Born Again'.
Many of these are silent, while some contain guitar solos or ambiance (notably the sound effects from 'Place of Many Deaths' on 'Tortured Souls'). When ripped to a computer, the tracks with solos or songs have mostly comical names.
The disc has 44 tracks and, according to interviews with Trey Azagthoth, the tracks' numbers and duration have some meaning. Tracks not listed are silent. Names given are taken directly from the on the disc. Title Length 30. 'Inflections' 1:28 35. 'Tortured Souls' (sound effects from 'Place of Many Deaths') 3:50 41.
'Terror of MechaGodzilla Lava' (the guitar solo in the end of 'Praise the Strength') 0:33 42. 'Triplet Lava' 1:51 43. 'Doomcreeper' (instrumental version of 'Beneath the Hollow') 4:30 44.
'Laff' 0:16 Bonus levels A few pressings of the album were made with an extra disc called Bonus Levels. The first six tracks are all songs off the first disc, with synthesized drums and no vocals. The remaining tracks are guitar solos. Title Length 1. 'Beneath the Hollow' (instrumental) 4:25 2.
'Curse the Flesh' (instrumental) 3:34 3. 'Within thy Enemy' (instrumental) 3:16 4. 'God of Our Own Divinity' (instrumental) 6:13 5. 'Praise the Strength' (instrumental) 5:15 6. 'Place of Many Deaths' (instrumental) 4:06 7. 'Beneath the Hollow' (guitar solo) 0:23 8. 'Curse the Flesh' (guitar solo) 0:16 9.
'Praise the Strength' (guitar solo) 0:16 10. 'God of Our Own Divinity' (guitar solo) 0:36 11. 'Summoning Redemption' (guitar solo 1) 0:28 12. 'Summoning Redemption' (guitar solo 2) 0:24 13. 'Summoning Redemption' (guitar solo 3) 0:28 14. 'Ageless, Still I Am' (guitar solo 1) 0:38 15.
'Ageless, Still I Am' (guitar solo 2) 0:24 16. 'At One with Nothing' (guitar solo 1) 0:30 17.
'At One with Nothing' (guitar solo 2) 0:32 18. 'To the Victor the Spoils' (guitar solo) 0:36 Chart positions Chart (2003) Peak 27 28 Personnel Morbid Angel. Steve Tucker –,. –,. –, keyboards, composer Guest. – of 'God of Our Own Divinity' Others. –,.
Marc Sasso –. Peter 'Drunken Monkey' Tsakiris –. Alex Solca – References.