Carboniferous (album)

Carboniferous is a studio album from the Italian band Zu. It was the group's first album for Ipecac Records.^[12]

Carboniferous
Studio album by Zu
Released	February 17, 2009
Genre	Experimental metal
Label	Ipecac
Zu chronology
Zu/Xabier Iriondo/Damo Suzuki (2008) Carboniferous (2009)

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	83/100[1]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]
Alternative Press	[3]
The Boston Phoenix	[4]
Cokemachineglow	75%[5]
Drowned in Sound	8/10[6]
The Line of Best Fit	72%[7]
Mojo	[8]
NME	8/10[9]
Pitchfork	8.0/10[10]
Tiny Mix Tapes	[11]

Reception

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.^[12]

Track listing

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)