The Destroyers of All
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| Studio album by Ulcerate | ||||
| Released | January 25, 2011 | |||
| Recorded | July–September 2010 | |||
| Studio | MCA Studios, Auckland, New Zealand. | |||
| Genre | Death metal | |||
| Length | 52:49 | |||
| Label | Willowtip Records | |||
| Producer | Ulcerate | |||
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![2012 Willowtip Records vinyl cover art[1]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:The_Destroyers_of_All_Vinyl.jpg)
2012 Willowtip Records vinyl cover art
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| Sputnik Music | (4/5) |
The Destroyers of All is the third full-length album by New Zealand death metal band Ulcerate. It was released on January 25, 2011 through Willowtip Records to positive reviews by critics. A limited edition gatefold vinyl version was issued on November 7, 2012.
Explaining the theme behind the album and the meaning of the title, Jamie Saint Merat explained that the lyrics are a commentary on "where we are currently, that as a species we’re fairly blindly arrogant, and it's lead [sic] to some f***ing catastrophic events and actions that in hindsight could easily have been prevented. We exist outside of nature due to our heightened consciousness and awareness - we’re the first species in the history of the planet to really disrupt the flow of the food-chain, and we’re obviously all starting to feel the impact of that now. So the destroyers of all are ourselves, for better or worse."
In an interview with Teeth of the Divine, he further explained that the central theme of the album is "how human beings as a species have a propensity to destroy. The album progresses to elaborate our destructive habits and the lack of respect we hold for the planet, its inhabitants, and each other." Paul Kelland explained that the track 'The Hollow Idols' refers to "our imagined personification of intention in the universe. They embody all our desires, strip us of reality, and empower a decrepit morality. They instill blind and hollow hope and fracture our posterity.”
The band toured across Europe in support of the album in February 2012. The band performed in many countries, including France, the United Kingdom, Germany, Italy, and Slovakia. The band also toured North America for the first time in support of the album in May 2012, including a performance at Maryland Deathfest.
The album received positive reviews from critics. Pitchfork's editor Brandon Stosuy named it the third best metal album of 2011, describing it as "a beautiful blizzard of sound that feels chaotic and supremely controlled." It was listed by Decibel as no. 21 on the 40 best albums of 2011, and NPR's Lars Gotrich named it the 8th best metal album of 2011, comparing it to a "a hulking Georges Braque painting come to life."MetalSucks' Vince Neilstein wrote that "The result is a unique brand of death metal that’s creepy, doomy and jarring instead of groovy and energetic. Not that there’s anything wrong with the latter, but the former are what make Ulcerate worthy of your attention; no one else sounds like them, and they’re heavy in a truly new way."
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