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Pagan Rhythms
Type:	studio
Artist:	SpiritWorld
Cover:	SpiritWorld - Pagan Rhythms.jpg
Alt:	A black and red graphic of a nude woman and pagan cleric in front of a fire
Studio:	The Panda Studios
Language:	English
Label:	Century Media
Producer:	Sam Pura
Next Title:	Deathwestern
Next Year:	2022

Pagan Rhythms is the debut studio album by American death metal and thrash metal band SpiritWorld, released by Century Media Records on July 10, 2020.

Reception

James Hickle of Kerrang! calls this "a soundtrack to [frontman] Stu [Folsom]'s non-musical writing, combining galloping thrash, pummelling hardcore, swinging rock’n’roll, and lyrical preoccupations with the American frontier and Native American mythology into a concoction its creator calls ‘death western’" that he rates 4 out of 5. Louder Sounds Joe Daly rated this release 4 out of 5 stars, calling this album "a bloody dive into the Wild West" that features "chaotic tempos and grinding death metal riffs".

Track listing

All songs written by Stu Folsom.

1. "Pagan Rhythms" – 5:16
2. "The Bringer of Light" – 2:05
3. "Unholy Passages" – 3:54
4. "Night Terrors" – 3:00
5. "The Demon Storm" – 3:43
6. "Armageddon Honkytonk & Saloon" – 3:18
7. "Godless" – 3:09
8. "Comancheria" – 3:10
9. "Ritual Human Sacrifice" – 3:49

Personnel

SpiritWorld

• Stu Folsom – guitar, bass guitar, vocals, production

Additional personnel

• Raef Brylowe – additional vocals
• Adam Elliott – drums
• Lord Beezus – executive creative director
• Randy Moore – guitar
• Thomas Pridgen – drums
• Sam Pura – bass guitar, guitar, additional vocals, engineering, production, mastering
• Matt Schrum – guitar, additional vocals
• Ben Verhoek – additional vocals

See also

• List of 2020 albums