Descend into Depravity

Descend into Depravity is the sixth studio album by Dying Fetus. It was released in the United States on September 15, 2009, and worldwide on September 21, 2009. The album's release date and title had been announced on June 4, and the cover and track listing were revealed on July 15.

Descend into Depravity
Studio album by Dying Fetus
Released	September 15, 2009
Recorded	April–May, 2009
Studio	WrightWay Studios, Baltimore, MD
Genre	Technical death metal
Length	33:45
Label	Relapse
Producer	Steve Wright, Dying Fetus
Dying Fetus chronology
War of Attrition (2007) Descend into Depravity (2009) Reign Supreme (2012)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
About.com	[1]
Allmusic	[2]
Berontak Zine	[3]
Blabbermouth	[4]

Only three band members appear on this album. With the dismissal of Duane Timlin in 2007, Trey Williams took his place as drummer. John Gallagher and Sean Beasley were left to sing the lyrics alone because Mike Kimball had also left.

Track listing

All lyrics are written by Beasley.

No.	Title	Music	Length
1.	"Your Treachery Will Die with You"	Gallagher	3:34
2.	"Shepherd's Commandment"	Gallagher	4:28
3.	"Hopeless Insurrection"	Beasley	4:32
4.	"Conceived into Enslavement"	Gallagher	4:24
5.	"Atrocious by Nature"	Gallagher	3:52
6.	"Descend into Depravity"	Gallagher	5:02
7.	"At What Expense?"	Beasley	4:37
8.	"Ethos of Coercion"	Gallagher	3:16
Total length:			33:45

Credits

Writing, performance and production credits are adapted from the album liner notes.[5]

Personnel

Dying Fetus

• John Gallagher – guitar, vocals
• Sean Beasley – bass, vocals
• Trey Williams – drums

Production

• Steve Wright – production, recording, mixing, mastering
• Dying Fetus – production
• Drew Lamond – additional engineering

Artwork and design

• Orion Landau – art direction, design
• Scott Kinkade – photography
• Josh Sisk – photography

Charts

Chart (2009)	Peak position
US Billboard 200[6]	168
US Independent Albums (Billboard)[7]	28
US Top Hard Rock Albums (Billboard)[8]	24
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)[9]	4

References

1. "About.com review". Archived from the original on 2014-02-02. Retrieved 2009-09-16.
2. Prato, Greg. Descend into Depravity at AllMusic
3. Berontak Zine review
4. Alisoglu, Scott. "Dying Fetus - Descend into Depravity". Blabbermouth.net. Retrieved 19 January 2020.
5. Descend into Depravity (booklet). Dying Fetus. Relapse Records. 2009.CS1 maint: others (link)
6. "Dying Fetus Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard.
7. "Dying Fetus Chart History (Independent Albums)". Billboard.
8. "Dying Fetus Chart History (Top Hard Rock Albums)". Billboard.
9. "Dying Fetus Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)". Billboard.

External links

• Descend into Depravity at AllMusic