Leveling the Plane of Existence

Leveling the Plane of Existence is the third full-length album from American death metal band Abysmal Dawn which was released on February 1, 2011 in the United States, and February 14 worldwide through Relapse Records. It is to be considered as a follow-up to their previous release Programmed to Consume which was released in 2008.^[4]

Leveling the Plane of Existence
Studio album by Abysmal Dawn
Released	February 1, 2011
Recorded	May–September 2010
Studio	Artisan Road Studios (guitars, bass and vocals) Trench Studios (drums)
Genre	Death metal
Length	38:58
Label	Relapse
Abysmal Dawn chronology
Programmed to Consume (2008) Leveling the Plane of Existence (2011) Obsolescence (2014)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	3.5/5[1]
Blabbermouth	8/10[2]
Metal.de	5/10[3]

Album information

Abysmal Dawn began recording Leveling the Plane of Existence in May 2010. The drums were recorded at Trench Studios in Corona, California with John Haddad with the rest of the instrumentation being produced and recorded by Mike Bear at Artisan Road Studios in Encino, California. This album was being mixed and mastered by Erik Rutan at Mana Recording Studios in St. Petersburg, Florida.

Charles Elliot commented on the album;

"After a series of set backs, illness, and going through a world of shit in our personal lives, we had no choice but to make this record our revenge and the defining moment for Abysmal Dawn. We've had the finished mixes for about a week now and everyone that has heard it has been just blown away. We can already tell that this will be the record that the band will become known for. It's a very varied, extreme, technical, and melodic record and I can promise you that no one will be disappointed.^[4]"

Track listing

All lyrics are written by Charles Elliot; all music is composed by Abysmal Dawn.

No.	Title	Length
1.	"The Age of Ruin"	1:40
2.	"Pixilated Ignorance"	3:50
3.	"In Service of Time"	4:48
4.	"Rapture Renowned"	4:27
5.	"Our Primitive Nature"	0:56
6.	"Perpetual Dormancy"	4:41
7.	"Leveling the Plane of Existence"	4:43
8.	"Manufactured Humanity"	2:58
9.	"My Own Savior"	4:18
10.	"The Sleeper Awakens"	6:37
Total length:		38:58

Deluxe Edition bonus tracks

No.	Title	Length
11.	"In Service of Time" (John Haddad Mix)	4:48
12.	"Perpetual Dormancy" (Demo)	4:32
13.	"Manufactured Humanity" (Demo)	2:54

Personnel

Abysmal Dawn Charles Elliott – guitars, lead vocals Mike Cosio – bass, backing vocals Scott Fuller – drums Additional musicians Kragen Lum – lead guitar on "Rapture Renowned" & "Leveling the Plane of Existence" Moyses Kolesne – lead guitar on "Pixilated Ignorance"

Production Jacob Speis – layout Pär Olofsson – cover art Erik Rutan – mixing, re-amping, mastering Scott Fuller – recording, mixing John Haddad – recording Mike Bear – recording Shootie HG – photography