Desideratum (Anaal Nathrakh album)

Desideratum is the eighth full-length studio album by British extreme metal band Anaal Nathrakh. It was released on 28 October 2014 on Metal Blade Records.^[6]

Desideratum
Studio album by Anaal Nathrakh
Released	28 October 2014 (2014-10-28)
Recorded	October 2013 – February 2014^[1]^[2]
Studio	Necrodeath Studios (Birmingham, United Kingdom), The Black Flamingo (Orange County, California)^[3]
Genre	Black metal, grindcore, industrial metal, Death metal
Length	41:11
Label	Metal Blade
Producer	Mick Kenney
Anaal Nathrakh chronology
Vanitas (2012) Desideratum (2014) The Whole of the Law (2016)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Metal Storm	9.4/10^[4]
MetalSucks	^[5]

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Acheronta Movebimus"	3:30
2.	"Unleash"	3:41
3.	"Monstrum in Animo"	4:01
4.	"The One Thing Needful"	3:53
5.	"A Firm Foundation of Unyielding Despair"	3:37
6.	"Desideratum"	3:59
7.	"Idol"	3:38
8.	"Sub Specie Aeterni (Of Maggots and Humanity)"	3:16
9.	"The Joystream"	4:24
10.	"Rage and Red"	3:30
11.	"Ita Mori"	3:42

Personnel

Anaal Nathrakh

• Dave Hunt (a.k.a. V.I.T.R.I.O.L.) – vocals
• Mick Kenney (a.k.a. Irrumator) – guitar, bass, programming, artwork, production

Additional personnel

• GoreTech – electronics
• Niklas Kvarforth (of Shining) – vocals on "Rage and Red"

References

1. "Anaal Nathrakh – Facebook". Facebook. 15 October 2013. Retrieved 30 June 2018.
2. "Anaal Nathrakh – Facebook". Facebook. 24 February 2014. Retrieved 30 June 2018.
3. "ANAAL NATHRAKH To Release 'Desideratum' In October". blabbermouth.net. 27 August 2014. Retrieved 30 June 2018.
4. "Anaal Nathrakh – Desideratum (staff review) – Metal Storm". Metal Storm. 24 October 2014. Retrieved 1 September 2016.
5. Sammy O'Hagar (24 October 2014). "OKdex Necro: Anaal Nathrakh Manage to Keep Being One of Metal's Fiercest on Desideratum". MetalSucks. Retrieved 1 September 2016.
6. "Anaal Nathrakh "Desideratum"". Metal Blade Records. Retrieved 17 January 2016.