The Fathomless Mastery Explained

The Fathomless Mastery
Type:	studio
Artist:	Bloodbath
Cover:	Bloodbath - The Fathomless Mastery.jpg
Released:	^[1]
Recorded:	9 April^[2] –August 2008^[3]
Genre:	Death metal
Label:	Peaceville
Prev Title:	The Wacken Carnage
Prev Year:	2008
Next Title:	Bloodbath over Bloodstock
Next Year:	2011

The Fathomless Mastery is the third full-length album by Swedish death metal band Bloodbath, released on 6 October 2008 via Peaceville. It is the band's last studio album to feature vocalist Mikael Åkerfeldt and the first to feature lead guitarist Per Eriksson.^[4] A video was made for "Hades Rising", directed by Owe Lingwall and shot on location in Vallentuna, near Stockholm.^[5] The album peaked at No. 45 on the Heatseekers Chart in the US on release.^[6]

The album was reissued in 2011, bundled together with the tracks from the Unblessing the Purity EP released in 2008.^[7]

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.^[8]

Personnel

Bloodbath

• Mikael Åkerfeldt – vocals
• Anders Nyström – rhythm guitar
• Jonas Renkse – bass
• Martin Axenrot – drums
• 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

Notes and References

1. Web site: Bloodbath's The Fathomless Mastery . Peaceville.com . February 16, 2012.
2. Web site: Bloodbath | The Fathomless Mastery . Bloodbath.biz . February 16, 2012.
3. Web site: Bloodbath | Releases . https://web.archive.org/web/20080225231046/http://bloodbath.biz/releases.php . dead . February 25, 2008 . Bloodbath.biz . February 16, 2012 .
4. Web site: Mikael Åkerfeldt Quits Bloodbath. Blabbermouth.net. December 2, 2012. April 12, 2012.
5. Web site: BLOODBATH: 'Hades Rising' Video Released . . February 16, 2012.
6. Web site: [{{BillboardURLbyName|artist=bloodbath|chart=all}} Bloodbath Album & Song Chart History]. Billboard.com. December 2, 2012.
7. Web site: Bloodbath | The Fathomless Mastery | Blog Archive » The Fathomless Mastery 2011 edition . Bloodbath.biz . August 9, 2011 . February 16, 2012.
8. Web site: Bloodbath - The Fathomless Mastery (Peaceville Records) . blistering.com . 13 May 2015 . Donnelly . Justin.