Close to a World Below

Close to a World Below is the fourth album by Immolation. It was released via Metal Blade Records in 2000.

Close to a World Below
Studio album by Immolation
Released	November 7, 2000 (2000-11-07)
Recorded	June 2000
Studio	Millbrook Sound Studios, Millbrook, New York
Genre	Death metal
Length	41:57
Label	Metal Blade
Producer	Paul Orofino, Immolation
Immolation chronology
Failures for Gods (1999) Close to a World Below (2000) Unholy Cult (2002)

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Metal Storm	9.7/10[2]

Critical reception

Since its release, Close to a World Below has received universal acclaim. Todd Nief of AllMusic gave the Close to a World Below four and a half stars, calling the album a late-career classic. He stated that with Close to a World Below, Immolation released one of the most profound and creative death metal albums of the 2000s which gave a new voice to a genre deluged with cookie-cutter clones.^[1] Metal Storm gave Close to a World Below a near-perfect 9.7 out of 10 praising Ross Dolan's vocals along with the overall brutality of the album.^[2]

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Higher Coward"	5:00
2.	"Father, You're Not a Father"	5:02
3.	"Furthest from the Truth"	4:25
4.	"Fall from a High Place"	4:37
5.	"Unpardonable Sin"	4:33
6.	"Lost Passion"	5:40
7.	"Put My Hand in the Fire"	4:11
8.	"Close to a World Below"	8:29
Total length:		41:57

All lyrics are written by Ross Dolan; all music is composed by Robert Vigna.

Personnel

Immolation

• Ross Dolan – bass guitar, vocals
• Robert Vigna – guitar
• Thomas Wilkinson – guitar
• Alex Hernandez – drums

Production

• Paul Orofino – production, engineering, mastering
• Immolation – production

Visual art

• Jeff Wolfe – photography
• Andreas & Alex Marschall – cover art