Diabolical Conquest

Diabolical Conquest
Studio album by
Incantation
ReleasedApril 28, 1998 (1998-04-28)
RecordedNovember–December 1997
StudiosMars Studio, Cleveland
Genres
Length45:17
LabelRelapse
Producers
  • Bill Korecky
  • Incantation
  • Matthew F. Jacobson (exec.)
  • Bill Yurkiewicz (exec.)
Incantation chronology
Mortal Throne of Nazarene
(1994)		 Diabolical Conquest
(1998)		 The Infernal Storm
(2000)
Professional ratings
Review scores
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SputnikmusicStarStarStarStarHalf star
Chronicles of ChaosStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStar
Exclaim!StarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStar

Diabolical Conquest is the third studio album by American death metal band Incantation, released on April 28, 1998 by Relapse Records. It is the only album to feature Daniel Corchado of The Chasm on vocals, and the first album to feature Kyle Severn on drums. Diabolical Conquest frequently tops ranking lists of the band’s best albums and is praised for its focus, consistency and strong songwriting.

Diabolical Conquest webzine was named as a tribute to this album. Later, Kunal Choksi founded the record label Diabolical Conquest Records.

Track listing

All lyrics are written by John McEntee, except "Desecration (of the Heavenly Graceful)" by Daniel Corchado; all music is composed by McEntee and Kyle Severn, except where noted.

No.TitleMusicLength
1."Impending Diabolical Conquest" 5:13
2."Desecration (of the Heavenly Graceful)"Corchado, Severn, McEntee5:54
3."Disciples of Blasphemous Reprisal" 3:32
4."Unheavenly Skies"Corchado, Severn, McEntee2:20
5."United in Repungence" 3:57
6."Shadows of the Ancient Empire" 3:02
7."Ethereal Misery" 4:29
8."Unto Infinite Twilight / Majesty of Infernal Damnation" 16:47

Personnel

Incantation

Additional personnel

References

  1. ↑ Jennings, Chris (August 10, 2015). "6 Under-Appreciated Classics Of Death/Doom!". Worship Metal. Retrieved February 9, 2022.
  2. ↑ H. B., Andy (May 21, 2010). "Incantation - Diabolical Conquest (album review) - Sputnikmusic". Sputnikmusic. Retrieved June 17, 2014.
  3. ↑ Schwarz, Paul (September 1, 1998). "CoC : Incantation - Diabolical Conquest : Review". Chronicles of Chaos. Retrieved June 17, 2014.
  4. ↑ Falzon, Denise (February 5, 2013). "Incantation - Diabolical Conquest - Metal Reviews - exclaim.ca". exclaim.ca. Retrieved June 17, 2014.
  5. ↑ "Diabolical Conquest Records". MetalCore Fanzine. Retrieved August 23, 2011.
  6. ↑ Lucas (October 23, 2010). "Diabolical Conquest Records Interview". Metal Storm. Retrieved August 23, 2011.