Existential Reckoning
2020 studio album by Puscifer
Existential Reckoning Released October 30, 2020 Recorded 2020 Studio Puscifer Studios, North Hollywood, CA and The Bunker, Jerome, AZ Genre Length 60 :01 Label
Producer Mat Mitchell, Puscifer
Existential Reckoning is the fourth studio album by rock supergroup Puscifer . The album was released on October 30, 2020, by Alchemy Recordings and BMG Rights Management .[ 2] [ 3]
Critical reception
Existential Reckoning received generally positive reviews from critics. At Metacritic , which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from critics, the album received an average score of 80, which indicates "generally favorable reviews", based on 7 reviews.[ 4]
Accolades
Existential Reckoning debuted at number 7 on the US Billboard Top Alternative Albums chart with over 11,000 album-equivalent units , of which 9000 units were pure sales.[ 10]
Track listing
All tracks are written by Puscifer
Existential Reckoning track listingTitle 1. "Bread and Circus" 6:28 2. "Apocalyptical" 5:22 3. "The Underwhelming" 5:04 4. "Grey Area" 3:58 5. "Theorem" 5:04 6. "UPGrade" 4:53 7. "Bullet Train to Iowa" 5:05 8. "Personal Prometheus" 7:25 9. "A Singularity" 5:30 10. "Postulous" 3:41 11. "Fake Affront" 3:28 12. "Bedlamite" 4:50 Total length: 60:01
Personnel
Puscifer
Maynard James Keenan – vocals
Mat Mitchell – Fairlight (1, 2, 4, 5, 7, 9–12), Voyager (1, 8), Juno-60 (1), bass guitar (1, 3, 7, 12), programming (1), 2600 (2, 8–10), synthesizers (3, 5, 6, 8, 9, 12), Steinberger (3, 5–8, 11, 12), Quantum (4), Synclavier (5, 10), MS-20 (8), S900 (9), Chapman Stick (11)
Carina Round – vocals, Fairlight (4, 5, 9, 10), Akai S612 (5, 10)
Additional musicians
Greg Edwards – bass guitar (1, 3–6, 8–12), guitar (1, 2, 7, 8), Deckard's Dream (3, 5), violin (6), sitar (7), synthesizers (9, 11, 12), Synclavier (10)
Sarah Jones – drums (2–7, 9–12)
Gunnar Olsen – drums (7, 8)
Technical personnel
Mat Mitchell – producer, engineer, mixing
Puscifer – producer
Carina Round – additional engineering
Greg Edwards – additional engineering
Charts
References
^ "Existential Reckoning - Puscifer | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" . AllMusic .
^ Kaufman, Spencer (2020-09-18). "Puscifer Announce Existential Reckoning LP, Unveil "The Underwhelming": Stream" . Consequence of Sound . Retrieved 2020-11-22 .
^ "Existential Reckoning by Puscifer on Apple Music" . Music.apple.com . 30 October 2020. Archived from the original on 2020-12-04. Retrieved 2020-11-22 .
^ a b "Existential Reckoning by Puscifer Reviews and Tracks" . Metacritic. Retrieved 2020-11-22 .
^ Neil Z. Yeung. "Existential Reckoning - Puscifer" . AllMusic . Retrieved 2020-11-22 .
^ Prato, Greg (2020-10-30). "Puscifer Ride the New Wave on Existential Reckoning" . Consequence of Sound . Retrieved 2020-11-22 .
^ "Album Review: Puscifer – Existential Reckoning" . Kerrang! . 2020-10-29. Retrieved 2020-11-22 .
^ "Top 30 Metal + Hard Rock Albums of 2020" . Consequence of Sound . December 9, 2020. Retrieved December 16, 2020 .
^ Madden, Emma (November 25, 2020). "25 Best Albums of 2020" . Revolver . Retrieved December 16, 2020 .
^ Rutherford, Kevin (November 12, 2020). "Puscifer Returns to Alternative Albums Top 10 With 'Existential Reckoning' " . Billboard . Retrieved December 16, 2020 .
^ "The ARIA Report: Week Commencing 9 November 2020". The ARIA Report . No. 1601. Australian Recording Industry Association . November 9, 2020. p. 6.
^ "Swisscharts.com – Puscifer – Existential Reckoning" . Hung Medien. Retrieved December 23, 2020.
^ "Official Independent Albums Chart Top 50" . Official Charts Company . Retrieved December 16, 2020.
^ "Puscifer Chart History (Billboard 200)" . Billboard . Retrieved December 16, 2020.
^ "Puscifer Chart History (Independent Albums)" . Billboard . Retrieved December 16, 2020.
^ "Puscifer Chart History (Top Rock Albums)" . Billboard . Retrieved December 16, 2020.
^ "Puscifer Chart History (Top Alternative Albums)" . Billboard . Retrieved December 16, 2020.
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