''Carboniferous'' is a studio album from the
Italian
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band
Zu. It was the group's first album for
Ipecac Records
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.
Reception
Initial critical response to ''Carboniferous'' was very positive. At
Metacritic
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, which assigns a
normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album has received an
average
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score of 83, based on ten reviews.
Track listing
# "Ostia" – 4:55
# "Chthonian" – 6:48 (feat.
King Buzzo
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Biography
Born in Morton, Wa ...
)
# "Carbon" – 4:24
# "Beata Viscera" – 3:57
# "Erinys" – 3:43
# "Soulympics" – 5:05 (feat.
Mike Patton
Michael Allan Patton (born January 27, 1968) is an American singer, producer, film composer and voice actor, best known as the lead vocalist of the alternative metal band Faith No More. Noted for his vocal proficiency, diverse singing techni ...
)
# "Axion" – 5:21
# "Mimosa Hostilis" – 4:09
# "Obsidian" – 6:29
# "Orc" – 5:20 (feat.
Mike Patton
Michael Allan Patton (born January 27, 1968) is an American singer, producer, film composer and voice actor, best known as the lead vocalist of the alternative metal band Faith No More. Noted for his vocal proficiency, diverse singing techni ...
)
References
External links
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2009 albums
Zu (band) albums
Ipecac Recordings albums
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