Dionysus (album) explained

Dionysus
Type:	studio
Artist:	Dead Can Dance
Cover:	Dead Can Dance – Dionysus.png
Released:	2 November 2018
Studio:	Ker Landelle Studios (Brittany, France)
Genre:	World music, worldbeat, neoclassical dark wave, pagan rock
Label:	PIAS Recordings A55 (US)
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Dionysus is the ninth studio album by the British-Australian band Dead Can Dance, officially released on 2 November 2018 by PIAS Recordings, six years after the group's last album, Anastasis.^{[1] [2]}

Artwork and title

The album cover's artwork features a skull mask made by the Huichol of Mexico.^[3] Dionysus is the ancient Greek god of wine and religious ecstasy.

Critical reception

Dionysus was met with "generally favorable" reviews from critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, this release received an average score of 78, based on 10 reviews. Aggregator Album of the Year gave the release a 79 out of 100 based on a critical consensus of 15 reviews.^[4]

Track listing

All physical versions are indexed as just two tracks respectively.

Personnel

Dead Can Dance

• Brendan Perry – vocals, instrumentation, cover photography and design
• Lisa Gerrard – vocals, instrumentation

Additional personnel

• Geoff Pesche – mastering
• DLT – layout

Charts

Chart (2018)! scope="col"

Peak position
US Independent Albums (Billboard)^[5]	8
US Top Album Sales (Billboard)^[6]	64
US Top Current Album Sales (Billboard)^[7]	55

External links

• at the band's official website

Notes and References

1. Web site: Dead Can Dance Announce First New Album in 6 Years . Kim . Michelle . 6 September 2018 . . 17 September 2018.
2. News: Dionysus (2018). Dead Can Dance. 5 September 2018.
3. Web site: REVIEW – Dead Can Dance – Dionysus. 2020-09-10. Chicago Music Guide. en-US.
4. Web site: Album of the Year Review. Album of the Year. 15 September 2020.
5. Independent Albums – Week of November 17, 2018 . . 27 August 2023 . subscription . https://web.archive.org/web/20220222171245/https://www.billboard.com/charts/independent-albums/2018-11-17/ . 22 February 2022 . live.
6. Top Album Sales – Week of November 17, 2018 . Billboard . 27 August 2023 . subscription . https://web.archive.org/web/20230423210114/https://www.billboard.com/charts/top-album-sales/2018-11-17/ . 23 April 2023 . live.
7. Top Current Album Sales – Week of November 17, 2018 . Billboard . 27 August 2023 . subscription . https://web.archive.org/web/20230828001901/https://www.billboard.com/charts/current-albums/2018-11-17/ . 28 August 2023 . live.