Unholy Cult
| Band | |
|---|---|
| Type | Album (Studio full-length) |
| Released | October 28, 2002 |
| Genres | Death Metal |
| Labels | Olympic |
| Length | 41:30 |
| Ranked | #39 for 2002 , #1,631 all-time |
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Unholy Cult Information
Track listing (Songs)
| title | rating | votes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Of Martyrs and Men | 5:25 | 90 | 4 | |
| 2. | Sinful Nature | 3:16 | 90 | 4 | |
| 3. | Unholy Cult | 8:02 | 90 | 4 | |
| 4. | Wolf Among the Flock | 3:49 | 90 | 3 | |
| 5. | Reluctant Messiah | 4:58 | 86.3 | 4 | |
| 6. | A Kingdom Divided | 4:16 | 85 | 4 | |
| 7. | Rival the Eminent | 5:35 | 88.8 | 4 | |
| 8. | Bring Them Down | 6:06 | 86.3 | 4 |
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Line-up (members)
- Ross Dolan : Vocals & Bass
- Robert Vigna : Guitars
- Tom Wilkinson : Guitars
- Bill Taylor : Guitars
- Alex Hernandez : Drums
Unholy Cult Lists
(2)
Unholy Cult Reviews
(2)
Date : Jan 7, 2026
Absolute legends of riff-oriented cavernous Tech-Disso-Death release another masterpiece.
Immolation is such a special band because they are technical and dissonant, yes, but they never let that come before the fact that they are extremely dark, atmospheric and moody. In fact, they utilize technical and dissonant songwriting to further add disorientation and disturbance to the listener, but not so much so as to prevent the songs from being extremely memorable and digestible.
Unholy Cult is a continuation of the band’s previous sound, meaning you can expect some of the heaviest, densest, most well-composed music out there. However, I think the album does manage to stand out from the predecessors in some key ways. Chiefly, the atmosphere on here is crazy. Layers of dissonant guitars create a sublime cacophony of perpetually disturbed darkness that feels like a thousand hands dragging the listener into the depths of an abyss. It’s astounding how much they do with just a traditional Rock ensemble, as even without keys, pads, or symphonic elements of any kind, they construct masterful caverns of sound that feel absolutely massive and crushing. The interplay between guitars, both dissonant and harmonic, is nothing short of genius.
That’s not to say the other members of the cult are outdone. The drumming on here is flawless; incredibly varied, technical, complex, power… yet not overdone. In fact, the drums go about as far as they can without sounding like they are ... See More
Immolation is such a special band because they are technical and dissonant, yes, but they never let that come before the fact that they are extremely dark, atmospheric and moody. In fact, they utilize technical and dissonant songwriting to further add disorientation and disturbance to the listener, but not so much so as to prevent the songs from being extremely memorable and digestible.
Unholy Cult is a continuation of the band’s previous sound, meaning you can expect some of the heaviest, densest, most well-composed music out there. However, I think the album does manage to stand out from the predecessors in some key ways. Chiefly, the atmosphere on here is crazy. Layers of dissonant guitars create a sublime cacophony of perpetually disturbed darkness that feels like a thousand hands dragging the listener into the depths of an abyss. It’s astounding how much they do with just a traditional Rock ensemble, as even without keys, pads, or symphonic elements of any kind, they construct masterful caverns of sound that feel absolutely massive and crushing. The interplay between guitars, both dissonant and harmonic, is nothing short of genius.
That’s not to say the other members of the cult are outdone. The drumming on here is flawless; incredibly varied, technical, complex, power… yet not overdone. In fact, the drums go about as far as they can without sounding like they are ... See More
Date : Jan 24, 2012
전작에서 걸리적 거리던 요소들을 보완. Immolation 의 5집 입니다. 난해하게 흐르는 기타솔로 부터 다양한 구성을 적절한 타이밍에 맞춰 전개되는 템포 전환은 전작과는 확연히 깔끔하고 복잡한 모습을 보여줍니다. 난해한 면을 복잡하게 만들어서 때론 거칠면서 혹은 역으로 짧고 스트레이트 하게 몰아서 쫙 풀어버리는 듯한 거의 모든 트랙에서 보이는데, 한층 안정감을 찾는 모습보다는 타이트하게 전개된다는 점이 이들의 후반기 앨범들의 공통된 특징의 시작인듯 싶습니다. 빠른 변화가 인상적이었습니다.
Unholy Cult Comments
(10)
Apr 30, 2026
This fifth album by Immolation is not my style, but still has some good parts
Jun 14, 2024
Bem mais ou menos mesmo, não sei como se recuperaram disso pra fazer a próxima obra prima
Mar 5, 2024
커리어 내내 비교적 고르게 수작들을 배출한 Immolation. 이 앨범 역시 기름진 기타사운드에 얹어진 변칙적이고 뒤틀린 솔로들과 건조한 보컬이 런닝타임 내내 수려하게 펼쳐진다.
Aug 2, 2015
A great Death Metal album with really clever songs that contain quite a few unexpected chord progressions. Sounded very new for a band's 5th album.
Immolation Discography
| Album | Type | Release date | Rating | Votes | Reviews |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dawn of Possession | Album | 1991 | 91 | 26 | 2 |
| Here in After | Album | Feb 13, 1996 | 89.9 | 16 | 1 |
| Failures for Gods | Album | Jun 1, 1999 | 83.6 | 10 | 2 |
| Close to a World Below | Album | Nov 7, 2000 | 89.9 | 20 | 3 |
| ▶ Unholy Cult | Album | Oct 28, 2002 | 89.1 | 12 | 2 |
| Harnessing Ruin | Album | Feb 5, 2005 | 82.6 | 5 | 1 |
| Hope and Horror | EP | May 4, 2007 | 85 | 1 | 0 |
| Shadows in the Light | Album | May 8, 2007 | 87 | 6 | 1 |
| Majesty and Decay | Album | Mar 9, 2010 | 89.9 | 9 | 1 |
| Providence | EP | Oct 11, 2011 | - | 0 | 0 |
| Kingdom of Conspiracy | Album | May 10, 2013 | 90.7 | 16 | 0 |
| Atonement | Album | Feb 24, 2017 | 90 | 10 | 0 |
| Acts of God | Album | Feb 18, 2022 | 90.6 | 10 | 0 |
| Descent | Album | Apr 10, 2026 | 92 | 17 | 1 |
