Carboniferous is a studio album from the Italian band Zu. It was the group's first album for Ipecac Records.[2]

Carboniferous
Studio album by
ReleasedFebruary 17, 2009
GenreExperimental metal
LabelIpecac
Zu chronology
Zu/Xabier Iriondo/Damo Suzuki
(2008)
Carboniferous
(2009)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic83/100[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic link
The Boston Phoenix link
Drowned in Sound(8/10) link
The New York Times(not rated)link
NME(8/10) link
Pitchfork Media(8.0/10) link
Tiny Mix Tapes link

Reception

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Initial critical response to Carboniferous was very positive. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album has received an average score of 83, based on ten reviews.[2]

Track listing

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  1. "Ostia" – 4:55
  2. "Chthonian" – 6:48 (feat. King Buzzo)
  3. "Carbon" – 4:24
  4. "Beata Viscera" – 3:57
  5. "Erinys" – 3:43
  6. "Soulympics" – 5:05 (feat. Mike Patton)
  7. "Axion" – 5:21
  8. "Mimosa Hostilis" – 4:09
  9. "Obsidian" – 6:29
  10. "Orc" – 5:20 (feat. Mike Patton)

References

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  1. ^ "Carboniferous by Zu". Metacritic. Retrieved 19 March 2019.
  2. ^ a b "Zu:Carboniferous (2009): Reviews". Metacritic. CNET Networks, Inc. Retrieved 2010-01-04.
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