A Skeletal Domain

{{Use mdy dates|date=May 2025}} {{Infobox album | name = A Skeletal Domain | type = studio | artist = [[Cannibal Corpse]] | cover = CannibalCorpseASkeletalDomain.png | alt = a surreal, frightening landscape with a large skull-like structure as the focal point | released = {{Start date|2014|09|16}}<ref name="MB album site">{{cite web |url=http://www.metalblade.com/us/releases/cannibal-corpse-a-skeletal-domain/ |title=Cannibal Corpse "A Skeletal Domain" - Metal Blade Records |author=Staff writer(s) |date= |website=www.metalblade.com |publisher=[[Metal Blade Records]] |access-date=February 12, 2015}}</ref> | recorded = February–May 2014 | venue = | studio = Audiohammer Studios, [[Sanford, Florida|Sanford, FL]] | genre = [[Death metal]] | length = {{Duration|m=43|s=52}} | label = [[Metal Blade Records|Metal Blade]] | producer = [[Mark Lewis (music producer)|Mark Lewis]] | prev_title = [[Torture (album)|Torture]] | prev_year = 2012 | next_title = [[Red Before Black]] | next_year = 2017 }} {{Music ratings | rev1 = ''Angry Metal Guy'' | rev1Score = {{Rating|3|5}}<ref>{{Cite web |last=Kikuras |first=Al |date=2014-09-10 |title=Cannibal Corpse - A Skeletal Domain Review |url=https://www.angrymetalguy.com/cannibal-corpse-skeletal-domain-review/ |access-date=2025-02-06 |website=Angry Metal Guy |language=en-US}}</ref> | rev2 = ''[[AllMusic]]'' | rev2Score = {{Rating|3.5|5}}<ref>{{AllMusic |class=album |id=mw0002710329 |label=''A Skeletal Domain'' - Cannibal Corpse |last=Monger |first=James Christopher}}</ref> | rev3 = ''[[Exclaim!]]'' | rev3Score = 8/10<ref>{{cite web |url=http://exclaim.ca/Film/article/cannibal_corpse-skeletal_domain |title=Cannibal Corpse A Skeletal Domain |last1=Pratt |first1=Greg |date=September 12, 2014 |website=exclaim.ca |publisher= |accessdate=January 28, 2015}}</ref> | rev4 = ''[[The Guardian]]'' | rev4Score = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2014/sep/11/cannibal-corpse-skeletal-domain-review |title=Cannibal Corpse: A Skeletal Domain review – their most absorbing record in years - Music - The Guardian |last1=Lawson |first1=Dom |date=September 11, 2014 |website=[[The Guardian]] |accessdate=January 28, 2015}}</ref> | rev5 = ''[[Metal Forces]]'' | rev5Score = 8/10<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.metalforcesmagazine.com/site/album-review-cannibal-corpse-a-skeletal-domain/ |title=CANNIBAL CORPSE – A Skeletal Domain (2014) - Album / EP Reviews @ Metal Forces Magazine |last1=arnold |first1=Neil |date= |website=www.metalforcesmagazine.com |publisher=[[Metal Forces]] |accessdate=January 28, 2015}}</ref> | rev6 = ''[[Metal Hammer]]'' | rev6Score = neutral<ref>{{cite web |url=http://metalhammer.teamrock.com/reviews/2014-09-16/cannibal-corpse-a-skeletal-domain |title=Cannibal Corpse: A Skeletal Domain - Metal Hammer |last1=Badin |first1=Olivier |date=September 16, 2014 |website=metalhammer.teamrock.com |publisher=Team Rock |accessdate=January 28, 2015}}</ref> | rev7 = ''[[Metal Storm (webzine)|Metal Storm]]'' | rev7Score = 7.9/10<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.metalstorm.net/pub/review.php?review_id=12873 |title=Cannibal Corpse - A Skeletal Domain review - Metal Storm |author=ScreamingSteelUS |date=September 9, 2014 |website=www.metalstorm.net |publisher=[[Metal Storm (webzine)|Metal Storm]] |accessdate=January 28, 2015}}</ref> | rev8 = ''[[Revolver (magazine)|Revolver]]'' | rev8Score = 4/5<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.revolvermag.com/news/review-cannibal-corpse-a-skeletal-domain.html |title=Review: Cannibal Corpse — A Skeletal Domain - Hard Rock & Heavy Metal News - revolvermag.com |last1=Krovatin |first1=Christopher |date=September 15, 2014 |website=www.revolvermag.com |publisher=NewBay Media |accessdate=January 28, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402150758/http://www.revolvermag.com/news/review-cannibal-corpse-a-skeletal-domain.html |archive-date=2015-04-02 |url-status=dead }}</ref> | rev9 = ''[[Sputnikmusic]]'' | rev9Score = 4.0/5<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.sputnikmusic.com/review/64138/Cannibal-Corpse-A-Skeletal-Domain/ |title=Review: Cannibal Corpse - A Skeletal Domain - Sputnikmusic |last1=Spencer |first1=Trey |date=September 16, 2014 |website=www.sputnikmusic.com |publisher=Sputnikmusic |accessdate=January 28, 2015}}</ref> | rev10 = | rev10Score = | noprose = yes }}

'''''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 (music producer)|Mark Lewis]].

The album entered the US [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]] at number 32,<ref name="Billboard200"/> making it Cannibal Corpse's highest charting album on the Billboard 200 to date. 8,825 copies were sold in its first week.<ref name="Metal By Numbers 9/25">{{cite web |url=http://www.metalinsider.net/columns/metal-by-numbers/metal-by-numbers-925-the-charts-are-hardly-bare-bones-this-week |title=Metal By Numbers 9/25: The charts are hardly bare-bones this week | website=Metal Insider |last1=Brown |first1=Matt |date=25 September 2014 |accessdate=February 12, 2015}}</ref>

== Music == 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.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://cannibalcorpse.net/music/a-skeletal-domain/|title=A Skeletal Domain - Cannibal Corpse|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161118012236/http://cannibalcorpse.net/music/a-skeletal-domain/|archive-date=2016-11-18|access-date=2018-01-11}}</ref> He also commented that while he believes fans enjoy the band's consistency, the band explores new ground on the album.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://spotlightreport.net/on-the-spot-2/interview-alex-webster-from-cannibal-corpse|title=Interview: Alex Webster from Cannibal Corpse|date=29 July 2014 |access-date=2018-01-11}}</ref>

== Track listing == {{Track listing | total_length = 43:52

| title2 = Sadistic Embodiment | lyrics2 = Mazurkiewicz | music2 = O'Brien | length2 = 3:17

| title3 = Kill or Become | lyrics3 = [[Rob Barrett]] | music3 = Barrett | length3 = 3:50

| title4 = A Skeletal Domain | lyrics4 = Mazurkiewicz | music4 = O'Brien | length4 = 3:38

| title5 = Headlong into Carnage | lyrics5 = Webster | music5 = Webster | length5 = 3:01

| title6 = The Murderer's Pact | lyrics6 = Webster | music6 = Webster | length6 = 5:05

| title7 = Funeral Cremation | lyrics7 = Mazurkiewicz | music7 = O'Brien | length7 = 3:41

| title8 = Icepick Lobotomy | lyrics8 = Barrett | music8 = Barrett | length8 = 3:16

| title9 = Vector of Cruelty | lyrics9 = Webster | music9 = Webster | length9 = 3:25

| title10 = Bloodstained Cement | lyrics10 = Webster | music10 = Webster | length10 = 3:41

| title11 = Asphyxiate to Resuscitate | lyrics11 = Mazurkiewicz | music11 = Barrett, Mazurkiewicz | length11 = 3:47

| title12 = Hollowed Bodies | lyrics12 = Mazurkiewicz | music12 = O'Brien | length12 = 3:05 }}

"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.<ref>{{Cite AV media notes |title=A Skeletal Domain |others=[[Cannibal Corpse]] |year=2014 |type=liner notes |publisher=[[Metal Blade Records]]}}</ref>

=== Personnel === {{Col-float}}

==== Cannibal Corpse ==== * [[George "Corpsegrinder" Fisher]] – vocals * [[Pat O'Brien (guitarist)|Pat O'Brien]] – lead guitar * [[Rob Barrett]] – rhythm guitar * [[Alex Webster]] – bass * [[Paul Mazurkiewicz]] – drums

==== Visual art ==== * [[Vince Locke]] – [[cover art]] * Brian Ames – layout * Alex Morgan – [[photography]] {{Col-float-end}}

== Charts == {| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" |- !Chart (2014) !Peak<br/>position |- {{Album chart|Austria|28|artist=Cannibal Corpse|album=A Skeletal Domain|accessdate=September 30, 2014}} |- {{Album chart|Wallonia|128|artist=Cannibal Corpse|album=A Skeletal Domain|accessdate=September 30, 2014}} |- {{Album chart|Finland|26|artist=Cannibal Corpse|album=A Skeletal Domain|accessdate=September 30, 2014}} |- {{Album chart|France|127|artist=Cannibal Corpse|album=A Skeletal Domain|accessdate=September 30, 2014}} |- {{Album chart|Germany|id=253425|21|artist=Cannibal Corpse|accessdate=September 30, 2014}} |- {{Album chart|Oricon|129|M|url=http://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/56301/products/1093317/1/|title=ア・スケルタル・ドメイン - カンニバル・コープス - ORICON STYLE}} |- {{Album chart|Switzerland|50|artist=Cannibal Corpse|album=A Skeletal Domain|accessdate=September 30, 2014}} |- {{Album chart|UKZobbel|165|date=141004}} |- {{Album chart|UKIndependent|26|artist=Cannibal Corpse|date=2014-10-04}} |- {{Album chart|UKRock|6|date=20140928}} |- {{Album chart|Billboard200|32|artist=Cannibal Corpse|refname="Billboard200"}} |- {{Album chart|BillboardIndependent|5|artist=Cannibal Corpse}} |- {{Album chart|BillboardHardRock|3|artist=Cannibal Corpse}} |- {{Album chart|BillboardRock|7|artist=Cannibal Corpse}} |- {{Album chart|BillboardTastemaker|7|artist=Cannibal Corpse}} |- |}

== References == {{Reflist|30em}}

== External links == * {{AllMusic |class=album |id=mw0002710329 |label=''A Skeletal Domain''}} * [http://www.metalblade.com/us/releases/cannibal-corpse-a-skeletal-domain/ ''A Skeletal Domain''] at [[Metal Blade Records]]

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