The Impossible Release of Lorna Shore Immortal (A Lorna Shore Deep Dive)
Episode description
Podcast Overview: Lorna Shore - Immortal
Album Basics
Release Date: January 31, 2020.
Label: Century Media Records (their first release with this label).
Producer: Josh Schroeder.
Genre: Deathcore, blackened death metal, and symphonic metal.
Total Length: 45 minutes and 38 seconds.
Production & Background
Vocalist Transitions: This was the first studio release without longtime vocalist Tom Barber, who left to join Chelsea Grin.
The CJ McCreery Era: The album features CJ McCreery on vocals. Despite being fired in December 2019 following allegations of misconduct, the band ultimately released the album with his recorded vocals as originally planned.
Recording Location: The album was recorded at Random Awesome! Studios in Bay City, Michigan.
Track Listing
Immortal (6:52)
Death Portrait (5:08)
This Is Hell (5:22)
Hollow Sentence (3:50)
Warpath of Disease (4:02)
Misery System (3:53)
Obsession (3:42)
King ov Deception (3:53)
Darkest Spawn (4:33)
Relentless Torment (4:23)
Critical Reception & Charts
Reception: Critics gave the album generally positive reviews, with New Transcendence awarding it a perfect 10/10 and Blabbermouth.net giving it an 8.5/10.
Chart Performance: * Australia: Reached #40 on the ARIA Digital Albums chart.
Germany: Reached #90 on the Offizielle Top 100 chart.
Key Personnel
Lorna Shore: CJ McCreery (Vocals), Adam De Micco (Guitars, Bass), and Austin Archey (Drums).
Art & Layout: Caelan Stokkermans (Artwork) and Silas Ualthum (Immortal sigil design).