Vengeful Ascension is the seventh studio album by blackened death metal band Goatwhore, released on June 23, 2017, by Metal Blade Records.[1][2] This was the last album to feature bassist James Harvey, who departed the same year.

Vengeful Ascension
Studio album by
ReleasedJune 23, 2017
GenreBlackened death metal, thrash metal
Length41:53
LabelMetal Blade
Goatwhore chronology
Constricting Rage of the Merciless
(2014)
Vengeful Ascension
(2017)
Angels Hung from the Arches of Heaven
(2022)

In addition to the standard release, a special "Spell Book" edition was also released, limited to 3000 copies. This edition includes a 40-page hardcover book containing lyrics and imagery relating to the album, the album itself on CD, and a bonus CD containing 13 additional tracks featuring several live recordings, cover songs, etc.[3]

Track listing

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No.TitleLength
1."Forsaken"3:40
2."Under the Flesh, Into the Soul"4:33
3."Vengeful Ascension"4:14
4."Chaos Arcane"3:57
5."Where the Sun Is Silent"4:35
6."Drowned in Grim Rebirth"4:14
7."Abandon Indoctrination"4:19
8."Mankind Will Have No Mercy"3:48
9."Decayed Omen Reborn"4:25
10."Those Who Denied God's Will"4:08
Total length:41:53

Bonus CD (included in the limited edition "Spell Book" release)[3]

No.TitleLength
1."Alchemy of the Black Sun Cult" (Live in Cincinnati, OH - March 1, 2017)3:31
2."Collapse in Eternal Worth" (Live in Cincinnati, OH - March 1, 2017)4:01
3."In Deathless Tradition" (Live in Phoenix, AZ - December 5, 2015)4:30
4."Cold Earth Consumed in Dying Flesh" (Live in Phoenix, AZ - December 5, 2015)4:25
5."FBS" (Live in Phoenix, AZ - December 5, 2015)3:51
6."The All-Destroying" (Live in Phoenix, AZ - December 5, 2015)3:30
7."Parasitic Scriptures of the Sacred World" (Unreleased live bonus track from Constricting Rage of the Merciless)3:30
8."(Don't Need) Religion" (Motörhead cover & Japanese bonus track from Blood for the Master)2:36
9."Between the Immense and the Dead" (Digital edition bonus track from Carving Out the Eyes of God)4:01
10."Alchemy of the Black Sun Cult" (Live Japanese bonus track from Carving Out the Eyes of God)3:39
11."In the Narrow Confines of Defilement" (Live Japanese bonus track from Carving Out the Eyes of God)4:56
12."Under a Funeral Moon" (Darkthrone cover & Japanese bonus track from A Haunting Curse)4:17
13."Into the Crypt of Rays" (Celtic Frost cover from the Goatwhore/Epoch of Unlight split EP)3:49
Total length:50:43

Personnel

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  • L. Ben Falgoust II – lead vocals
  • Sammy Duet – guitars, backing vocals
  • James Harvey – bass
  • Zack Simmons – drums

References

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  1. ^ "Goatwhore's New Album "Vengeful Ascension" Set For June Release". theprp.com. Retrieved May 1, 2017.
  2. ^ "Goatwhore's Seventh Album Will Be A "Vengeful Ascension"". loudwire.com. Retrieved May 3, 2017.
  3. ^ a b "Goatwhore "Vengeful Ascension (Spell Book)" 2xCD - Metal Blade Records". Indie Merch. Retrieved 22 June 2017.