''The Fathomless Mastery'' is the third full-length album by Swedish

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band Bloodbath, released on 29 September 2008 via

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. It is the band's last studio album to feature vocalist Mikael Åkerfeldt and the first to feature lead guitarist Per Eriksson. A video was made for "Hades Rising", directed by Owe Lingwall and shot on location in Vallentuna, near

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. The album peaked at No. 45 on the Heatseekers Chart in the US on release. The album was reissued in 2011, bundled together with the tracks from the '' Unblessing the Purity'' EP released in 2008.

Background

Former Scar Symmetry vocalist Christian Älvestam performed guest vocals on the sixth track, "Iesous". The outro of the final track, "Wretched Human Mirror", features samples from the movie '' I Am Legend''.

Track listing

Personnel

Bloodbath

* Mikael Åkerfeldt – vocals * Anders Nyström –

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* Jonas Renkse –

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* Martin Axenrot –

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* Per Eriksson – lead guitar

Additional musician

* Christian Älvestam – guest vocals

Production and design

* Bloodbath - production * David Castillo - production, engineering, mixing * Björn Engelmann - mastering * Dusty Peterson - artwork * Robin Bergh - photography

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Fathomless Mastery, The 2008 albums Bloodbath albums Peaceville Records albums