Decadence – Prophecies of Cosmic Chaos
| Decadence – Prophecies of Cosmic Chaos | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 13 February 2004 | |||
| Recorded | July and August 2003 | |||
| Studio | Black Lounge Studios (Avesta, Sweden) | |||
| Genre | Melodic death metal, death metal | |||
| Length | 40:23 | |||
| Label | Candlelight | |||
| Producer | Centinex | |||
| Centinex chronology | ||||
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Decadence – Prophecies of Cosmic Chaos is the sixth studio album by Swedish death metal band Centinex. It was released on 13 February 2004 through Candlelight Records.
Reception
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic | [1] |
| Blabbermouth.net | 7.5/10[2] |
| Scream Magazine | [3] |
| Noise.fi | [4] |
| Heavymetal.dk | 8/10[5] |
Borlänge Tidning from the band's native Dalecarlia wrote that the predecessor Diabolical Desolation was flawless, but that Centinex managed to follow through and even improve slightly on Decadence. Melodic death metal could "simply not be done a lot better".[6]
Track listing
All music is composed by Centinex.
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Arrival of the Spectrum Obscure" | Martin Schulman | 4:03 | |
| 2. | "Misanthropic Darkzone" | Schulman | 4:34 | |
| 3. | "Hollowsphere" | Schulman | 4:42 | |
| 4. | "Target: Dimension XII" | Schulman | Peter Bjärgö | 4:30 |
| 5. | "Deathstar Unmasked" | Schulman | 4:12 | |
| 6. | "A Dynasty of Obedience" | (Instrumental) | 2:02 | |
| 7. | "Mechanical Future" | Johan Ahlberg | 5:06 | |
| 8. | "Cold Deep Supremacy" | Johan Jansson | 5:07 | |
| 9. | "New World Odyssey" | Martin Schulman | 6:07 | |
| Total length: | 40:23 | |||
Credits and personnel
- Centinex
- Martin Schulman – bass
- Jonas Kjellgren – guitar
- Johan Jansson – vocals
- Johan Ahlberg – guitar
- Kennet Englund – drums
- Guest musician
- Mikael Danielsson – vocals (track 4)
- Other staff
- Jonas Kjellgren – mixing, mastering
- Steve Beatty – executive producer
- Edward Christie – executive producer
- Per Gustafsson – cover art, layout
- Eric Horval – artwork (vinyl), layout
References
- ^ Jurek, Thom. "Centinex: "Decadence Prophecies of Cosmic Chaos"". AllMusic. Retrieved 12 July 2016.
- ^ Daley, Tony (2 March 2004). "Centinex – "Prophecies Of Cosmic Chaos"". Blabbermouth.net. Retrieved 12 July 2016.
- ^ Nørsterud, Bjørn (2004). "CENTINEX "Decadence – Prophecies Of Cosmic Chaos"". Scream Magazine (review) (in Norwegian). No. 85. p. 40.
- ^ Hartikainen, Tommi (31 May 2004). "Levyarvostelut Centinex – Decadence – Prophecies Of Cosmis Chaos". Noise.fi (review) (in Finnish). Retrieved 13 March 2026.
- ^ Wilkens, Daniel (28 March 2004). "Centinex Decadence - Prophecies Of Cosmic Chaos". Heavymetal.dk (review) (in Danish). Retrieved 13 March 2026.
- ^ Anders Gustafsson (12 March 2004). "Centinex hårdrock Decadence - Prophesies of Cosmic Chaos". Borlänge Tidning (review) (in Swedish).