A Skeletal Domain

A Skeletal Domain is the thirteenth studio album by American death metal band Cannibal Corpse. Released on September 16, 2014 by Metal Blade Records, the album was produced at Audiohammer Studios by Mark Lewis.

A Skeletal Domain
Studio album by Cannibal Corpse
Released	September 16, 2014 (2014-09-16)[1]
Recorded	February–May 2014
Studio	Audiohammer Studios, Sanford, FL
Genre	Death metal
Length	43:52
Label	Metal Blade
Producer	Mark Lewis
Cannibal Corpse chronology
Torture (2012) A Skeletal Domain (2014) Red Before Black (2017)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Angry Metal Guy	[2]
AllMusic	[3]
Exclaim!	8/10[4]
The Guardian	[5]
Metal Forces	8/10[6]
Metal Hammer	neutral[7]
Metal Storm	7.9/10[8]
Revolver	4/5[9]
Sputnikmusic	4.0/5[10]

The album entered the US Billboard 200 at number 32,^[11] making it Cannibal Corpse's highest charting album on the Billboard 200 to date. 8,825 copies were sold in its first week.^[12]

Musical style

Prior to the album's release, bassist Alex Webster commented that the album's sound was turning out to be more "dark and eerie" than the band's usual output.^[13] He also commented that while he believes fans enjoy the band's consistency, the band explores new ground on the album.^[14]

Track listing

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Length
1.	"High Velocity Impact Spatter"	Paul Mazurkiewicz	Pat O'Brien	4:06
2.	"Sadistic Embodiment"	Mazurkiewicz	O'Brien	3:17
3.	"Kill or Become"	Rob Barrett	Barrett	3:50
4.	"A Skeletal Domain"	Mazurkiewicz	O'Brien	3:38
5.	"Headlong into Carnage"	Webster	Webster	3:01
6.	"The Murderer's Pact"	Webster	Webster	5:05
7.	"Funeral Cremation"	Mazurkiewicz	O'Brien	3:41
8.	"Icepick Lobotomy"	Barrett	Barrett	3:16
9.	"Vector of Cruelty"	Webster	Webster	3:25
10.	"Bloodstained Cement"	Webster	Webster	3:41
11.	"Asphyxiate to Resuscitate"	Mazurkiewicz	Barrett, Mazurkiewicz	3:47
12.	"Hollowed Bodies"	Mazurkiewicz	O'Brien	3:05
Total length:				43:52

"Icepick Lobotomy" is labelled as "Ice-Pick Lobotomy" in the album's liner notes.

Credits

Writing, performance and production credits are adapted from the album liner notes.^[15]

Personnel

Cannibal Corpse

• George "Corpsegrinder" Fisher – vocals
• Pat O'Brien – guitar
• Rob Barrett – guitar
• Alex Webster – bass
• Paul Mazurkiewicz – drums

Production

• Mark Lewis – recording, production, engineering, mixing

Visual art

• Vince Locke – cover art
• Brian Ames – layout
• Alex Morgan – photography

Charts

Chart (2014)	Peak position
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[16]	28
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[17]	128
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[18]	26
French Albums (SNEP)[19]	127
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[20]	21
Japanese Albums (Oricon)[21]	129
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[22]	50
UK Albums (OCC)[23]	165
UK Independent Albums (OCC)[24]	26
UK Rock & Metal Albums (OCC)[25]	6
US Billboard 200[11]	32
US Independent Albums (Billboard)[26]	5
US Top Hard Rock Albums (Billboard)[27]	3
US Top Rock Albums (Billboard)[28]	7
US Top Tastemaker Albums (Billboard)[29]	7