{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2021}} {{Infobox album | name = Four Phantoms | type = studio | artist = [[Bell Witch (band)|Bell Witch]] | cover = File:Four_Phantoms_(2015)_cover.jpg | alt = A gloomy, washed-out painting of waterfalls in a bleak landscape | released = April 28, 2015 | recorded = | venue = | studio = Audiosiege in [[Portland, Oregon]] | genre = [[Funeral doom]]<ref name="pitchfork1" /> | length = {{Duration|m=66|s=27}} | label = [[Profound Lore Records]] | producer = {{hlist|Billy Anderson|Bell Witch}} | prev_title = [[Longing (Bell Witch album)|Longing]] | prev_year = 2012 | next_title = [[Mirror Reaper]] | next_year = 2017 }}
'''''Four Phantoms''''' is the second studio album by Seattle-based [[doom metal]] band [[Bell Witch (band)|Bell Witch]]. It was released on April 28, 2015, through [[Profound Lore Records]].
==Critical reception== {{Album ratings | rev1 = ''[[Chronicles of Chaos (webzine)|Chronicles of Chaos]]'' | rev1score = 8/10<ref name="CoC1">{{cite web |last=Lake |first=Dan |title=Bell Witch – Four Phantoms |url=http://www.chroniclesofchaos.com/articles.aspx?id=2-6941 |work=[[Chronicles of Chaos (webzine)|Chronicles of Chaos]] |accessdate=June 15, 2018}}</ref> | rev2 = ''[[Consequence of Sound]]'' | rev2score = B+<ref name="CoS1">{{cite web|last=Barry|first=Sean|title=Bell Witch – Four Phantoms|url=https://consequence.net/2015/04/album-review-bell-witch-four-phantoms/|work=[[Consequence of Sound]]|accessdate=December 12, 2017}}</ref> | rev3 = ''[[Invisible Oranges]]'' | rev3score = Positive<ref name="IO1">{{cite web |last=Salvia |first=Vanessa |date=April 28, 2015 |title=Bell Witch – Four Phantoms |url=http://www.invisibleoranges.com/bell-witch-four-phantoms/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160219030756/http://www.invisibleoranges.com/bell-witch-four-phantoms/ |archive-date=February 19, 2016 |accessdate=June 15, 2018 |work=[[Invisible Oranges]]}}</ref> | rev4 = ''[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]]'' | rev4score = 8.2/10<ref name="pitchfork1">{{cite web|last=Currin|first=Grayson Haver|title=Bell Witch – Four Phantoms|url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/20352-four-phantoms/|work=[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]]|accessdate=December 12, 2017}}</ref> }}
''Four Phantoms'' was met with positive reviews. ''[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]]'' writer Grayson Haver Currin said "Due in part to the band’s slim configuration, Four Phantoms feels sculpted, each part perfectly visible and framed."<ref name="pitchfork1" /> Writing for ''[[Consequence of Sound]]'', Sean Barry said "Four Phantoms leaves a lasting impression down deep in your psyche. For those of us who have never experienced an encounter with the paranormal, this album has got to be the next best thing."<ref name="CoS1" /> Vanessa Salvia of ''[[Invisible Oranges]]'' wrote, "The songs get shorter as the album progresses, and though they don’t become more sonically dense, they do become more emotionally devastating."<ref name="IO1" /> ''[[Chronicles of Chaos (webzine)|Chronicles of Chaos']]'' Dan Lake wrote, "Bell Witch's second full-length improves on all the promising elements of their 2012 album, ''Longing''. It's slow (check) and crushing (check), but it rises above the crowd of similar mourners by employing some extraordinary tear-wringing guitar leads and pairing simple, plaintive singing with those cavernous extreme vocals."<ref name="CoC1" />
''Four Phantoms'' also appeared on several year-end lists.
===Accolades=== {| class="wikitable sortable" style="margin:0em 1em 1em 0pt" !Year !Publication !Country !Accolade !Rank !class=unsortable| |- |align=center|2015 ||''[[Consequence of Sound]]'' ||United States | "The Top 25 Metal Albums of 2015" ||align=center|2 ||<ref name="CoS2">{{cite web|last=Barry|first=Sean|title=The Top 25 Metal Albums of 2015|url=https://consequence.net/2015/12/the-top-25-metal-albums-of-2015/6/|work=[[Consequence of Sound]]|accessdate=December 12, 2017}}</ref> |- |align=center|2015 ||''[[LA Weekly]]'' ||United States | "The 10 Best Heavy Metal Albums of 2015" ||align=center|6 ||<ref name="LA1">{{cite web|last=Roche|first=Jason|title=The 10 Best Heavy Metal Albums of 2015|url=http://www.laweekly.com/music/the-10-best-heavy-metal-albums-of-2015-6343646|work=[[LA Weekly]]|accessdate=December 12, 2017}}</ref> |- |align=center|2015 ||''[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]]'' ||United States | "The Best Metal Albums of 2015" ||align=center|3 ||<ref name="pitchfork2">{{cite web|last=Stosuy|first=Brandon|title=The Best Metal Albums of 2015|url=https://pitchfork.com/features/lists-and-guides/9772-the-best-metal-albums-of-2015/|work=[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]]|accessdate=December 12, 2017}}</ref> |- |align=center|2015 ||''[[Spin (magazine)|Spin]]'' ||United States | "The 20 Best Metal Albums of 2015" ||align=center|3 ||<ref name="spin1">{{cite web|last=Burke|first=W.|title=The 20 Best Metal Albums of 2015|url=https://www.spin.com/2015/12/the-20-best-metal-albums-of-2015/|work=[[Spin (magazine)|Spin]]|accessdate=December 12, 2017}}</ref> |}
==Track listing== {{Track listing | extra_column = | title1 = Suffocation, A Burial: I – Awoken (Breathing Teeth) | length1 = 22:29 | title2 = Judgement, In Fire: I – Garden (Of Blooming Ash) | length2 = 10:18 | title3 = Suffocation, A Drowning: II – Somniloquy (The Distance of Forever) | length3 = 22:55 | title4 = Judgement, In Air: II – Felled (In Howling Wind) | length4 = 10:45 | total_length = 66:27 }}
==Personnel== Credits adapted from liner notes.<ref name="discogs1">{{Cite AV media notes |title=Four Phantoms |type=CD liner notes |others=Bell Witch |year=2015 |url=https://www.discogs.com/Bell-Witch-Four-Phantoms/release/6890079 |access-date=April 5, 2018 |publisher=[[Profound Lore Records]] |id=PFL150}}</ref>
'''Bell Witch''' * Dylan Desmond – vocals, bass * Adrian Guerra – [[Drummer|percussion]], vocals
'''Additional personnel''' * Billy Anderson – production, engineering, mixing * Brad Boatright – mastering * Erik Moggridge – additional vocals (track 3) * Justin Weis – mastering * Paolo Girardi – artwork
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