Epitaph (Necrophagist album)

Epitaph is the second and final studio album by German death metal band Necrophagist released by Relapse Records on August 3, 2004. Unlike on Onset of Putrefaction, guitarist and vocalist Muhammed Suiçmez recorded the album alongside a full band instead of recording it by himself. Guitarist Christian Münzner, who later departed from the band and joined Obscura, wrote half of the leads as well as several basslines on the album.[4]

Epitaph
Studio album by Necrophagist
Released	3 August 2004
Recorded	"The Depth of Torment", Baden-Baden (guitars); "The Iguana Studios", March-Hugstetten (drums, vocals); "Aexxys-Art", Schwandorf (bass)
Genre	Technical death metal
Length	32:56
Label	Relapse
Producer	Muhammed Suiçmez
Necrophagist chronology
Onset of Putrefaction (1999) Epitaph (2004)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
PopMatters	(favorable)[2]
Ultimate Guitar	[3]
Metal Storm

Track listing

All songs written by Muhammed Suiçmez except where noted.

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Stabwound"	2:48
2.	"The Stillborn One"	4:24
3.	"Ignominious & Pale"	4:01
4.	"Diminished to B"	4:59
5.	"Epitaph"	4:15
6.	"Only Ash Remains"	4:11
7.	"Seven"	3:44
8.	"Symbiotic in Theory" (Münzner, Suiçmez)	4:35
Total length:		32:56

Personnel

Necrophagist

• Muhammed Suiçmez - vocals, lead and rhythm guitars
• Christian Münzner - lead guitar
• Stephan Fimmers - bass guitar
• Hannes Grossmann - drums

Additional personnel

• Christoph Brandes - recorded drums and vocals
• Bob Katz - mastering

References

1. York, William. "Epitaph Review". Allmusic. Macrovision. Retrieved 17 October 2009.
2. Begrand, Adrien (3 January 2005). "Epitaph Review". PopMatters. Archived from the original on October 17, 2012. Retrieved 17 October 2009.
3. Begrand, Adrien (3 January 2005). "Epitaph Review". Ultimate-Guitar. Retrieved 14 February 2019.
4. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2013-11-02. Retrieved 2014-01-07.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)