Celestial Completion

Celestial Completion
Celestial Completion
Studio album by Becoming the Archetype
Released	March 29, 2011
Genre	Progressive death metal
Length	46:34
Label	Solid State
Producer	Matt Goldman
Becoming the Archetype chronology

Celestial Completion is the fourth studio album by American heavy metal band Becoming the Archetype, released on March 29, 2011 through Solid State Records.^[1]

Becoming the Archetype added some diversity and unusual elements to their sound on Celestial Completion. The album features instruments and techniques that are not common for a metal band, including: trombones, sitars, tamburas, tablas, vocoders, an intro with "operatic soprano vocals and four-part harmony," and a recording of a Mass.^[2]

In April 2010, when the group was only in the early stages of writing a new album, Celestial Completion was given the working title of In a Monstrous World of Half-Human Deities, Some People Will Unfortunately Die from Old Age.^[3]

Ryan Clark, art director for Solid State Records and vocalist for Demon Hunter, contacted Dan Seagrave to design the artwork for Celestial Completion. Seagrave had previously designed the art for Becoming the Archetype's debut album Terminate Damnation.^[1]

In its debut week, Celestial Completion sold approximately 2,100 copies and ranked at number 7 on Billboard's Top Heatseekers chart.^[4]

The title of track four, "The Path of the Beam", is a reference to Stephen King's The Dark Tower, which bassist/vocalist, Jason Wisdom, & guitarist/keyboardist/clean vocalist, Seth Hecox are both fans of.^[5]^[6]

This would be vocalist/bassist Jason Wisdom's and drummer Brent Duckett's last album with Becoming the Archetype until 2022, as they both parted ways with the band in November 2011.

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"The Resonant Frequency of Flesh"	2:11
2.	"The Magnetic Sky"	4:26
3.	"Internal Illumination"	5:10
4.	"Path of the Beam"	5:00
5.	"Music of the Spheres: Requiem Aeternam I"	1:33
6.	"Elemental Wrath: Requiem Aeternam II"	7:51
7.	"Xenosynthesis: Requiem Aeternam III"	3:16
8.	"Invisible Creature"	0:41
9.	"Cardiac Rebellion"	5:17
10.	"Reflect/Refract"	4:37
11.	"Breathing Light"	6:32
Total length:		46:34

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Personnel

Celestial Completion credits as adapted from Allmusic.^[8]

Becoming the Archetype

Jason Wisdom - vocals/bass
Count Seth Hecox - guitars/keys/vocals
Daniel Gailey - guitars/vocals
Brent "Duck" Duckett - drums

Additional musicians

Ivey Norton – vocals on tracks 1 & 7
Nathan O'Brien – trombone on track 1
Dennis Culp (Five Iron Frenzy)– trombone on track 9
Kim Stice – violin on track 11
Sean Patrick Murphy – sitar, tambura & tablas on tracks 6 & 8

Production and recording

Troy Glessner – mastering
Matt Goldman – engineer, mixing, producer
Matt McClellan – engineer

Artwork and packaging

Becoming the Archetype – art direction
Ryan Clark – design
Dan Seagrave – painting
Troy Stains – band photo

References

^ ^a ^b "Becoming the Archetype: 'Celestial Completion' Artwork Unveiled". Blabbermouth.net. Roadrunner Records. February 9, 2011. Archived from the original on July 15, 2011. Retrieved February 9, 2011.
^ Sciarretto, Amy (December 31, 2010). "Becoming the Archetype's 'Sound Is Stretched' on 'Celestial Completion'". Noisecreep. AOL Music. Retrieved February 9, 2011.
^ Sciarretto, Amy (April 9, 2010). "Becoming the Archetype Are Writing New Album". Noisecreep. AOL Music. Retrieved February 9, 2011.
^ "Becoming the Archetype: 'Celestial Completion' First-Week Sales Revealed". Blabbermouth.net. Roadrunner Records. April 6, 2011. Archived from the original on August 25, 2011. Retrieved April 6, 2011.
^ DiNitto, Jay. "Becoming the Archetype Reference Stephen King". 7/20/2011.
^ Moore, Bruce. "Interview with Becoming the Archetype guitarist, keyboardist and clean vocalist Seth "Count Seth" Hecox [Audio]". Pure Grain Audio. Retrieved July 20, 2011.
^ "Becoming The Archetype - "Celestial Completion" - BANDSONFIRE | Christ-centered Hardcore/Metal/Emo/Punk/Alternative/Rock/Indie/HipHop & more". Bandsonfire. Archived from the original on February 20, 2012. Retrieved February 9, 2012.
^ "Celestial Completion – Credits". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved April 6, 2011.

[blab1-1] "Becoming the Archetype: 'Celestial Completion' Artwork Unveiled". Blabbermouth.net. Roadrunner Records. February 9, 2011. Archived from the original on July 15, 2011. Retrieved February 9, 2011.

[2] Sciarretto, Amy (December 31, 2010). "Becoming the Archetype's 'Sound Is Stretched' on 'Celestial Completion'". Noisecreep. AOL Music. Retrieved February 9, 2011.

[3] Sciarretto, Amy (April 9, 2010). "Becoming the Archetype Are Writing New Album". Noisecreep. AOL Music. Retrieved February 9, 2011.

[4] "Becoming the Archetype: 'Celestial Completion' First-Week Sales Revealed". Blabbermouth.net. Roadrunner Records. April 6, 2011. Archived from the original on August 25, 2011. Retrieved April 6, 2011.

[5] DiNitto, Jay. "Becoming the Archetype Reference Stephen King". 7/20/2011.

[6] Moore, Bruce. "Interview with Becoming the Archetype guitarist, keyboardist and clean vocalist Seth "Count Seth" Hecox [Audio]". Pure Grain Audio. Retrieved July 20, 2011.

[7] "Becoming The Archetype - "Celestial Completion" - BANDSONFIRE | Christ-centered Hardcore/Metal/Emo/Punk/Alternative/Rock/Indie/HipHop & more". Bandsonfire. Archived from the original on February 20, 2012. Retrieved February 9, 2012.

[8] "Celestial Completion – Credits". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved April 6, 2011.

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