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2014 studio album by Cannibal Corpse

A Skeletal Domain Studio album by Cannibal Corpse Released September 16, 2014 (2014-09-16)[1] Recorded February–May 2014 Studio Audiohammer Studios, Sanford, FL Genre Death metal Length 43:52 Label Metal Blade Producer Mark Lewis Cannibal Corpse chronology Torture (2012) A Skeletal Domain (2014) Red Before Black (2017)

Professional ratings Review scores Source Rating Angry Metal Guy [2] AllMusic [3] Exclaim! 8/10[4] The Guardian [5] Metal Forces 8/10[6] Metal Hammer neutral[7] Metal Storm 7.9/10[8] Revolver 4/5[9] Sputnikmusic 4.0/5[10]

***A Skeletal Domain*** is the thirteenth studio album by American [death metal](/source/Death_metal) band [Cannibal Corpse](/source/Cannibal_Corpse). Released on September 16, 2014 by [Metal Blade Records](/source/Metal_Blade_Records), the album was produced at Audiohammer Studios by [Mark Lewis](/source/Mark_Lewis_(music_producer)).

The album entered the US [*Billboard* 200](/source/Billboard_200) at number 32,[11] making it Cannibal Corpse's highest charting album on the Billboard 200 to date. 8,825 copies were sold in its first week.[12]

## Music

Prior to the album's release, bassist [Alex Webster](/source/Alex_Webster) commented that the album's sound was turning out to be more "dark and eerie" than the band's usual output.[13] He also commented that while he believes fans enjoy the band's consistency, the band explores new ground on the album.[14]

## Track listing

No. Title Lyrics Music Length 1. "High Velocity Impact Spatter" Paul Mazurkiewicz Pat O'Brien 4:06 2. "Sadistic Embodiment" Mazurkiewicz O'Brien 3:17 3. "Kill or Become" Rob Barrett Barrett 3:50 4. "A Skeletal Domain" Mazurkiewicz O'Brien 3:38 5. "Headlong into Carnage" Webster Webster 3:01 6. "The Murderer's Pact" Webster Webster 5:05 7. "Funeral Cremation" Mazurkiewicz O'Brien 3:41 8. "Icepick Lobotomy" Barrett Barrett 3:16 9. "Vector of Cruelty" Webster Webster 3:25 10. "Bloodstained Cement" Webster Webster 3:41 11. "Asphyxiate to Resuscitate" Mazurkiewicz Barrett, Mazurkiewicz 3:47 12. "Hollowed Bodies" Mazurkiewicz O'Brien 3:05 Total length: 43:52

"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.[15]

### Personnel

#### Cannibal Corpse

- [George "Corpsegrinder" Fisher](/source/George_%22Corpsegrinder%22_Fisher) – vocals

- [Pat O'Brien](/source/Pat_O'Brien_(guitarist)) – lead guitar

- [Rob Barrett](/source/Rob_Barrett) – rhythm guitar

- [Alex Webster](/source/Alex_Webster) – bass

- [Paul Mazurkiewicz](/source/Paul_Mazurkiewicz) – drums

#### Production

- [Mark Lewis](/source/Mark_Lewis_(music_producer)) – [recording](/source/Sound_recording_and_reproduction), [production](/source/Record_producer), [engineering](/source/Audio_engineer), [mixing](/source/Audio_mixing_(recorded_music))

#### Visual art

- [Vince Locke](/source/Vince_Locke) – [cover art](/source/Cover_art)

- Brian Ames – layout

- Alex Morgan – [photography](/source/Photography)

## Charts

Chart (2014) Peak position Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[16] 28 Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[17] 128 Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[18] 26 French Albums (SNEP)[19] 127 German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)ERROR in "Germany": Missing parameters: album.[20] 21 Japanese Albums (Oricon)[21] 129 Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[22] 50 UK Albums (OCC)[23] 165 UK Independent Albums (OCC)[24] 26 UK Rock & Metal Albums (OCC)[25] 6 US Billboard 200[11] 32 US Independent Albums (Billboard)[26] 5 US Top Hard Rock Albums (Billboard)[27] 3 US Top Rock Albums (Billboard)[28] 7 US Indie Store Album Sales (Billboard)[29] 7

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-MB_album_site_1-0)** Staff writer(s). ["Cannibal Corpse "A Skeletal Domain" - Metal Blade Records"](http://www.metalblade.com/us/releases/cannibal-corpse-a-skeletal-domain/). *www.metalblade.com*. [Metal Blade Records](/source/Metal_Blade_Records). Retrieved February 12, 2015.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** Kikuras, Al (September 10, 2014). ["Cannibal Corpse - A Skeletal Domain Review"](https://www.angrymetalguy.com/cannibal-corpse-skeletal-domain-review/). *Angry Metal Guy*. Retrieved February 6, 2025.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** Monger, James Christopher. [*A Skeletal Domain* - Cannibal Corpse](https://www.allmusic.com/album/mw0002710329) at [AllMusic](/source/AllMusic_(identifier))

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** Pratt, Greg (September 12, 2014). ["Cannibal Corpse A Skeletal Domain"](http://exclaim.ca/Film/article/cannibal_corpse-skeletal_domain). *exclaim.ca*. Retrieved January 28, 2015.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** Lawson, Dom (September 11, 2014). ["Cannibal Corpse: A Skeletal Domain review – their most absorbing record in years - Music - The Guardian"](https://www.theguardian.com/music/2014/sep/11/cannibal-corpse-skeletal-domain-review). *[The Guardian](/source/The_Guardian)*. Retrieved January 28, 2015.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** arnold, Neil. ["CANNIBAL CORPSE – A Skeletal Domain (2014) - Album / EP Reviews @ Metal Forces Magazine"](http://www.metalforcesmagazine.com/site/album-review-cannibal-corpse-a-skeletal-domain/). *www.metalforcesmagazine.com*. [Metal Forces](/source/Metal_Forces). Retrieved January 28, 2015.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** Badin, Olivier (September 16, 2014). ["Cannibal Corpse: A Skeletal Domain - Metal Hammer"](http://metalhammer.teamrock.com/reviews/2014-09-16/cannibal-corpse-a-skeletal-domain). *metalhammer.teamrock.com*. Team Rock. Retrieved January 28, 2015.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-8)** ScreamingSteelUS (September 9, 2014). ["Cannibal Corpse - A Skeletal Domain review - Metal Storm"](http://www.metalstorm.net/pub/review.php?review_id=12873). *www.metalstorm.net*. [Metal Storm](/source/Metal_Storm_(webzine)). Retrieved January 28, 2015.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-9)** Krovatin, Christopher (September 15, 2014). ["Review: Cannibal Corpse — A Skeletal Domain - Hard Rock & Heavy Metal News - revolvermag.com"](https://web.archive.org/web/20150402150758/http://www.revolvermag.com/news/review-cannibal-corpse-a-skeletal-domain.html). *www.revolvermag.com*. NewBay Media. Archived from [the original](http://www.revolvermag.com/news/review-cannibal-corpse-a-skeletal-domain.html) on April 2, 2015. Retrieved January 28, 2015.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-10)** Spencer, Trey (September 16, 2014). ["Review: Cannibal Corpse - A Skeletal Domain - Sputnikmusic"](https://www.sputnikmusic.com/review/64138/Cannibal-Corpse-A-Skeletal-Domain/). *www.sputnikmusic.com*. Sputnikmusic. Retrieved January 28, 2015.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-Billboard200_11-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-Billboard200_11-1) "[Cannibal Corpse Chart History (*Billboard* 200)](https://www.billboard.com/artist/Cannibal-Corpse/chart-history/TLP)". *[Billboard](/source/Billboard_(magazine))*.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-Metal_By_Numbers_9/25_12-0)** Brown, Matt (September 25, 2014). ["Metal By Numbers 9/25: The charts are hardly bare-bones this week"](http://www.metalinsider.net/columns/metal-by-numbers/metal-by-numbers-925-the-charts-are-hardly-bare-bones-this-week). *Metal Insider*. Retrieved February 12, 2015.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-13)** ["A Skeletal Domain - Cannibal Corpse"](https://web.archive.org/web/20161118012236/http://cannibalcorpse.net/music/a-skeletal-domain/). Archived from [the original](http://cannibalcorpse.net/music/a-skeletal-domain/) on November 18, 2016. Retrieved January 11, 2018.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-14)** ["Interview: Alex Webster from Cannibal Corpse"](http://spotlightreport.net/on-the-spot-2/interview-alex-webster-from-cannibal-corpse). July 29, 2014. Retrieved January 11, 2018.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-15)** *A Skeletal Domain* (liner notes). [Cannibal Corpse](/source/Cannibal_Corpse). [Metal Blade Records](/source/Metal_Blade_Records). 2014.{{[cite AV media notes](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Cite_AV_media_notes)}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) ([link](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:CS1_maint:_others_in_cite_AV_media_(notes)))

1. **[^](#cite_ref-ac_Austria_Cannibal_Corpse_16-0)** "[Austriancharts.at – Cannibal Corpse – A Skeletal Domain](https://austriancharts.at/showitem.asp?interpret=Cannibal+Corpse&titel=A+Skeletal+Domain&cat=a)" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved September 30, 2014.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-ac_Wallonia_Cannibal_Corpse_17-0)** "[Ultratop.be – Cannibal Corpse – A Skeletal Domain](https://www.ultratop.be/fr/showitem.asp?interpret=Cannibal+Corpse&titel=A+Skeletal+Domain&cat=a)" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved September 30, 2014.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-ac_Finland_Cannibal_Corpse_18-0)** "[Cannibal Corpse: A Skeletal Domain](https://www.ifpi.fi/lista/artistit/cannibal-corpse/albumi/a-skeletal-domain)" (in Finnish). [Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland](/source/Musiikkituottajat_%E2%80%93_IFPI_Finland). Retrieved September 30, 2014.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-ac_France_Cannibal_Corpse_19-0)** "[Lescharts.com – Cannibal Corpse – A Skeletal Domain](https://lescharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Cannibal+Corpse&titel=A+Skeletal+Domain&cat=a)". Hung Medien. Retrieved September 30, 2014.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-ac_Germany_Cannibal_Corpse_20-0)** ERROR in "Germany": Missing parameters: album. "[Offiziellecharts.de – {artist} – {album}](https://www.offiziellecharts.de/album-details-{id})" (in German). [GfK Entertainment charts](/source/GfK_Entertainment_charts). Retrieved September 30, 2014.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-21)** ["ア・スケルタル・ドメイン - カンニバル・コープス - ORICON STYLE"](http://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/56301/products/1093317/1/).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-ac_Switzerland_Cannibal_Corpse_22-0)** "[Swisscharts.com – Cannibal Corpse – A Skeletal Domain](http://swisscharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Cannibal+Corpse&titel=A+Skeletal+Domain&cat=a)". Hung Medien. Retrieved September 30, 2014.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-ac_UKZobbel_23-0)** "[Chart Log UK: 04.10.2014](http://www.zobbel.de/cluk/141004cluk.txt)". [UK Albums Chart](/source/UK_Albums_Chart). Zobbel.de.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-ac_UKIndependent_Cannibal_Corpse_24-0)** "[Official Independent Albums Chart on 4/10/2014 – Top 50](https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/independent-albums-chart/20141004/131/)". [Official Charts Company](/source/Official_Charts_Company).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-ac_UKRock_25-0)** "[Official Rock & Metal Albums Chart on 28/9/2014 – Top 40](https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/rock-and-metal-albums-chart/20140928/112/)". [Official Charts Company](/source/Official_Charts_Company).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-ac_BillboardIndependent_Cannibal_Corpse_26-0)** "[Cannibal Corpse Chart History (Independent Albums)](https://www.billboard.com/artist/Cannibal-Corpse/chart-history/IND)". *[Billboard](/source/Billboard_(magazine))*.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-ac_BillboardHardRock_Cannibal_Corpse_27-0)** "[Cannibal Corpse Chart History (Top Hard Rock Albums)](https://www.billboard.com/artist/Cannibal-Corpse/chart-history/MTL)". *[Billboard](/source/Billboard_(magazine))*.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-ac_BillboardRock_Cannibal_Corpse_28-0)** "[Cannibal Corpse Chart History (Top Rock Albums)](https://www.billboard.com/artist/Cannibal-Corpse/chart-history/RCK)". *[Billboard](/source/Billboard_(magazine))*.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-ac_BillboardTastemaker_Cannibal_Corpse_29-0)** "[Cannibal Corpse Chart History (Top Tastemaker Albums)](https://www.billboard.com/artist/Cannibal-Corpse/chart-history/TAS)". *[Billboard](/source/Billboard_(magazine))*.

## External links

- [*A Skeletal Domain*](https://www.allmusic.com/album/mw0002710329) at [AllMusic](/source/AllMusic_(identifier))

- [*A Skeletal Domain*](http://www.metalblade.com/us/releases/cannibal-corpse-a-skeletal-domain/) at [Metal Blade Records](/source/Metal_Blade_Records)

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