Odyssey to the West

This article is about the Slice the Cake album. For the video game with a similar title, see Enslaved: Odyssey to the West.

Odyssey to the West is the third album by international progressive deathcore trio Slice the Cake. It was self-released on April 1, 2016. It was released simultaneously with Odyssey to the Gallows. Both releases are part of a concept about a pilgrim who leaves his betrothed to find God.

Odyssey to the West
Studio album by Slice the Cake
Released	April 1, 2016 (2016-04-01)
Recorded	2014–2016
Genre	Progressive metal technical death metal deathcore avant-garde metal spoken word
Length	77:17
Label	Self-released
Slice the Cake chronology
Odyssey to the Gallows (2016) Odyssey to the West (2016)
Singles from Odyssey to the West
"Stone and Silver Part I - The Mountains of Man" Released: 1 March 2015.[1] "The Exile Part II - The City of Destruction" Released: 22 May 2015 [2]

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Heavy Blog is Heavy	[3]
thecirclepit.com	10/10[4]

Shortly after the album was released, the band disbanded due to it being released without composer Jack Richardson's permission.^[5] Slice the Cake later regrouped, releasing a live EP in 2020 that featured tracks from Odyssey to the West.^[6]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Slice the Cake.

No.	Title	Length
1.	"The Exile "The Razor's Edge" (4:14) "The City of Destruction" (5:24) "	9:38
2.	"Stone and Silver "The Mountains of Man" (8:16) "The Horned God" (2:32) "The Man of Papyrus Limbs" (5:44) "	16:32
3.	"Westward Bound "The Lantern" (6:15) "The Pilgrim's Progress" (4:04) "	10:19
4.	"Castle in the Sky Part II - Pieces of Ruins"	4:50
5.	"Unending Waltz"	5:16
6.	"Ash and Rust "From Shell to Shell"(2:22) "The Dark Carnival" (6:10) "The Torn Thread" (5:03) "Nameless, Faceless" (2:50) "	16:25
7.	"Destiny's Fool"	5:34
8.	"The Holy Mountain"	8:35
Total length:		1:17:17

Personnel

Slice the Cake

• Gareth Mason – lead vocals, words, concept, synthesizer, djembe.
• Jonas Johansson – guitars, bass, backing vocals, programing, production, artwork
• Jack "Magero" Richardson – compositions, orchestral arrangements, musical thematics

Additional staff

• Jake Lowe – compositions, guest guitar solo on track 3
• Michael Malyan - piano on track 8
• Simon Longe - additional drum composition
• JJ Polacheck - guest vox on track 4
• Laura Vine - guest vox on track 9
• Sol Sinclair - choral vox
• Galen Stapley - choral vox
• Dan Luces - additional vocal editing on all tracks
• Dylan Garrett Smith - artwork, layout and design for "Odyssey to the Gallows"