Existential Reckoning

Existential Reckoning
Existential Reckoning
Studio album by Puscifer
Released	October 30, 2020
Recorded	2020
Studios	Puscifer Studios, North Hollywood, California and The Bunker, Jerome, Arizona
Genres	Industrial rock; alternative rock; electronic;
Length	60:01
Labels	Alchemy; BMG;
Producers	Mat Mitchell, Puscifer
Puscifer chronology

Existential Reckoning is the fourth studio album by Puscifer. The album was released on October 30, 2020, by Alchemy Recordings and BMG Rights Management.

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	80/100
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic
Consequence of Sound	B+
Kerrang!	4/5

Existential Reckoning received generally positive reviews from critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from critics, the album received an average score of 80, which indicates "generally favorable reviews", based on 7 reviews.

Accolades

Publications' year-end list appearances for *Existential Reckoning*
Critic/Publication	List	Rank	Ref.
Consequence of Sound	Top 30 Metal/Hard Rock Albums of 2020	27
Revolver	Top 25 Albums of 2020	19

Commercial performance

Existential Reckoning debuted at number 7 on the US Billboard Top Alternative Albums chart with over 11,000 album-equivalent units, of which 9000 units were pure sales.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Puscifer.

*Existential Reckoning* track listing
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Bread and Circus"	6:28
2.	"Apocalyptical"	5:22
3.	"The Underwhelming"	5:04
4.	"Grey Area"	3:58
5.	"Theorem"	5:04
6.	"UPGrade"	4:53
7.	"Bullet Train to Iowa"	5:05
8.	"Personal Prometheus"	7:25
9.	"A Singularity"	5:30
10.	"Postulous"	3:41
11.	"Fake Affront"	3:28
12.	"Bedlamite"	4:50
Total length:		60:01

Personnel

Puscifer

Maynard James Keenan – vocals
Mat Mitchell – Fairlight (1, 2, 4, 5, 7, 9–12), Voyager (1, 8), Juno-60 (1), bass guitar (1, 3, 7, 12), programming (1), 2600 (2, 8–10), synthesizers (3, 5, 6, 8, 9, 12), Steinberger (3, 5–8, 11, 12), Quantum (4), Synclavier (5, 10), MS-20 (8), S900 (9), Chapman Stick (11)
Carina Round – vocals, Fairlight (4, 5, 9, 10), Akai S612 (5, 10)

Additional musicians

Greg Edwards – bass guitar (1, 3–6, 8–12), guitar (1, 2, 7, 8), Deckard's Dream (3, 5), violin (6), sitar (7), synthesizers (9, 11, 12), Synclavier (10)
Sarah Jones – drums (2–7, 9–12)
Gunnar Olsen – drums (7, 8)

Technical personnel

Mat Mitchell – producer, engineer, mixing
Puscifer – producer
Carina Round – additional engineering
Greg Edwards – additional engineering

Charts

Chart performance for *Existential Reckoning*
Chart (2020)	Peak position
Australian Albums (ARIA)	92
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)	57
UK Independent Albums (Official Charts)	45
US Billboard 200	65
US Independent Albums (Billboard)	13
US Top Rock Albums (Billboard)	12
US Top Alternative Albums (Billboard)	7

References

↑ "Existential Reckoning - Puscifer | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic.
↑ Kaufman, Spencer (September 18, 2020). "Puscifer Announce Existential Reckoning LP, Unveil "The Underwhelming": Stream". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved November 22, 2020.
↑ "Existential Reckoning by Puscifer on Apple Music". Music.apple.com. October 30, 2020. Archived from the original on December 4, 2020. Retrieved November 22, 2020.
1 2 "Existential Reckoning by Puscifer Reviews and Tracks". Metacritic. Retrieved November 22, 2020.
↑ Neil Z. Yeung. "Existential Reckoning - Puscifer". AllMusic. Retrieved November 22, 2020.
↑ Prato, Greg (October 30, 2020). "Puscifer Ride the New Wave on Existential Reckoning". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved November 22, 2020.
↑ "Album Review: Puscifer – Existential Reckoning". Kerrang!. October 29, 2020. Retrieved November 22, 2020.
↑ "Top 30 Metal + Hard Rock Albums of 2020". Consequence of Sound. December 9, 2020. Retrieved December 16, 2020.
↑ Madden, Emma (November 25, 2020). "25 Best Albums of 2020". Revolver. Retrieved December 16, 2020.
↑ Rutherford, Kevin (November 12, 2020). "Puscifer Returns to Alternative Albums Top 10 With 'Existential Reckoning'". Billboard. Retrieved December 16, 2020.
↑ "The ARIA Report: Week Commencing 9 November 2020". The ARIA Report. No. 1601. Australian Recording Industry Association. November 9, 2020. p. 6.
↑ "Swisscharts.com – Puscifer – Existential Reckoning". Hung Medien. Retrieved December 23, 2020.
↑ "Official Independent Albums Chart on 6/11/2020 – Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved December 16, 2020.
↑ "Puscifer Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved December 16, 2020.
↑ "Puscifer Chart History (Independent Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved December 16, 2020.
↑ "Puscifer Chart History (Top Rock Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved December 16, 2020.
↑ "Puscifer Chart History (Top Alternative Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved December 16, 2020.

[1] "Existential Reckoning - Puscifer | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic.

[2] Kaufman, Spencer (September 18, 2020). "Puscifer Announce Existential Reckoning LP, Unveil "The Underwhelming": Stream". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved November 22, 2020.

[3] "Existential Reckoning by Puscifer on Apple Music". Music.apple.com. October 30, 2020. Archived from the original on December 4, 2020. Retrieved November 22, 2020.

[metacritic1-4] 1 2 "Existential Reckoning by Puscifer Reviews and Tracks". Metacritic. Retrieved November 22, 2020.

[5] Neil Z. Yeung. "Existential Reckoning - Puscifer". AllMusic. Retrieved November 22, 2020.

[6] Prato, Greg (October 30, 2020). "Puscifer Ride the New Wave on Existential Reckoning". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved November 22, 2020.

[7] "Album Review: Puscifer – Existential Reckoning". Kerrang!. October 29, 2020. Retrieved November 22, 2020.

[8] "Top 30 Metal + Hard Rock Albums of 2020". Consequence of Sound. December 9, 2020. Retrieved December 16, 2020.

[9] Madden, Emma (November 25, 2020). "25 Best Albums of 2020". Revolver. Retrieved December 16, 2020.

[10] Rutherford, Kevin (November 12, 2020). "Puscifer Returns to Alternative Albums Top 10 With 'Existential Reckoning'". Billboard. Retrieved December 16, 2020.

[11] "The ARIA Report: Week Commencing 9 November 2020". The ARIA Report. No. 1601. Australian Recording Industry Association. November 9, 2020. p. 6.

[ac_Switzerland_Puscifer-12] "Swisscharts.com – Puscifer – Existential Reckoning". Hung Medien. Retrieved December 23, 2020.

[ac_UKIndependent_-13] "Official Independent Albums Chart on 6/11/2020 – Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved December 16, 2020.

[ac_Billboard200_Puscifer-14] "Puscifer Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved December 16, 2020.

[ac_BillboardIndependent_Puscifer-15] "Puscifer Chart History (Independent Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved December 16, 2020.

[ac_BillboardRock_Puscifer-16] "Puscifer Chart History (Top Rock Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved December 16, 2020.

[ac_BillboardAlternative_Puscifer-17] "Puscifer Chart History (Top Alternative Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved December 16, 2020.

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