Blood Oath (album)

Blood Oath

Cover art by Jon Zig

Studio album by Suffocation

Released

July 3, 2009

Recorded

January 31, 2009

Genre

Technical death metal

Length

41:10

Label

Nuclear Blast

Producer

Joe Cincotta, Zack Ohren

Suffocation chronology

The Best of Suffocation
(2008)

Blood Oath
(2009)

Pinnacle of Bedlam
(2013)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[1]
Blabbermouth	^[2]
Pitchfork Media	(7.7/10)^[3]
Time Out New York	^[4]

Blood Oath is the sixth studio album by American death metal band Suffocation. The band began recording in-studio on January 31 with Joe Cincotta (who worked on the band's last two releases). The follow-up to 2006's self-titled record Suffocation was mixed by Zack Ohren and the cover artwork was once again designed by Jon Zig. The track "Marital Decimation" is a re-recording of a track of the same name from the Breeding the Spawn album.

The album sold 3,600 copies in the United States in its first week of release to debut at position 135 on the Billboard 200, Suffocation's first entry in the Billboard charts.^[5]

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Blood Oath"	3:56
2.	"Dismal Dream"	3:18
3.	"Pray for Forgiveness"	3:41
4.	"Images of Purgatory"	3:28
5.	"Cataclysmic Purification"	4:55
6.	"Mental Hemorrhage"	3:56
7.	"Come Hell or High Priest"	4:08
8.	"Undeserving"	4:11
9.	"Provoking the Disturbed"	5:20
10.	"Marital Decimation"	4:17
Total length:		41:10

North America Deluxe Reissue
No.	Title	Length
11.	"Pray for Forgiveness" (Instrumental version)
12.	"Dismal Dream" (Rough mix unmastered)

iTunes Deluxe
No.	Title	Length
11.	"Undeserving" (Rough mix unmastered)
12.	"Marital Decimation" (Instrumental version)

Limited Edition Blood Red Mail Order Deluxe Reissue
No.	Title	Length
11.	"Blood Oath" (Instrumental version)
12.	"Cataclysmic Purification" (Rough mix unmastered)

Release history

Region	Date
Europe	July 3, 2009
U.S.	July 14, 2009
Canada	July 24, 2009

Personnel

Suffocation

Frank Mullen – vocals
Terrance Hobbs – guitar
Guy Marchais – guitar
Mike Smith – drums
Derek Boyer – bass guitar

Production

Zack Ohren – mixing^[2]
Joe Cincotta – engineering^[2]
John Scrip – mastering^[6]

References

Citations

↑ Allmusic review
1 2 3 Scott Alisoglu, Blood Oath Archived July 15, 2009, at the Wayback Machine., Blabbermouth
↑ Pitchfork Media review
↑ Time Out New York review
↑ Suffocation's 'Blood Oath' Lands On BILLBOARD Chart - July 22, 2009, Blabbermouth.net
↑ http://massivemastering.com/html/client_list.html

Further reading

Suffocation: 'Blood Oath' To Arrive In July - Apr. 6, 2009 on Blabbermouth
Suffocation: 'Blood Oath' Artwork, Track Listing Unveiled - Apr. 16 on Blabbermouth
Suffocation: Final 'Blood Oath' Artwork and Special-Edition Details Revealed - Apr. 23, 2009 on Blabbermouth
AMG Credit List on AllMusic.com

Suffocation

Frank Mullen Derek Boyer Dave Culross Terrance Hobbs Guy Marchais Josh Barohn Doug Bohn Doug Cerrito Chris Richards Mike Smith

Studio albums	Effigy of the Forgotten (1991) Breeding the Spawn (1993) Pierced from Within (1995) Souls to Deny (2004) Suffocation (2006) Blood Oath (2009) Pinnacle of Bedlam (2013)

Extended plays	Human Waste (1991) Despise the Sun (1998)

Compilations	The Best of Suffocation (2008)

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