Atonement (Immolation album)
# Atonement (Immolation album)

Atonement is the tenth studio album by American death metal band Immolation. It was released on February 24, 2017, through Nuclear Blast Records.

## Reception

Professional ratings :

| Aggregate scores ||
| - | - |
| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 82/100 |
| Review scores ||
| Source | Rating |
| Brave Words & Bloody Knuckles | 9.5/10 |
| Consequence of Sound | B |
| Exclaim! | 9/10 |
| Metal Forces | 9/10 |
| MetalSucks | |
| Pitchfork Media | 7.7/10 |
| Sputnikmusic | 3.7/5 |
| Terrorizer | 9/10 |

Atonement received universal acclaim from critics. At Metacritic (a review aggregator site which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 from music critics), based on 5 critics, the album has received a score of 82/100, which indicates "Universal acclaim". Serena Cherry of Terrorizer called Atonement "one of the greatest albums of their career", being "packed with exactly the kind of mind-bogglingly intricate guitar work, meticulous song writing and guttural satanic growls that we have come to expect." Exclaim! ranked the album at number 8 on their list of Top 10 Metal and Hardcore Albums of 2017.

## Personnel

Immolation

* Ross Dolan – bass, vocals
* Robert Vigna – lead guitar
* Alex Bouks – rhythm guitar
* Steve Shalaty – drums

Technical

* Zack Ohren – mixing, mastering
* Pär Olofsson – cover art
* Paul Orofino – production
* Zbigniew Bielak – additional artwork
* Rob Kimura – layout
