Dionysus is the ninth and final studio album by the British-Australian band Dead Can Dance, officially released on 2 November 2018 by PIAS Recordings, six years after the group's last album, Anastasis.
Artwork and title The album cover's artwork features a skull mask made by the Huichol of Mexico. Dionysus is the ancient Greek god of wine and religious ecstasy.
Critical reception Dionysus was met with "generally favorable" reviews from critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, this release received an average score of 78, based on 10 reviews. Aggregator Album of the Year gave the release a 79 out of 100 based on a critical consensus of 15 reviews.
Track listing
All physical versions are indexed as just two tracks, acts 1 and 2, respectively.
Personnel Dead Can Dance Brendan Perry – vocals, instrumentation, cover photography and design Lisa Gerrard – vocals Additional personnel Geoff Pesche – mastering DLT – layout
Charts + Chart performance for Dionysus Chart (2018) Peak position US Independent Albums (Billboard) 8 US Top Album Sales (Billboard) 64 US Top Current Album Sales (Billboard) 55
References
External links
at the band's official website