In Becoming a Ghost

In Becoming a Ghost
Studio album by
ReleasedDecember 1, 2017
GenreTechnical death metal, progressive black metal
Length42:42
LabelSumerian Records
ProducerMichael Keene
The Faceless chronology
Autotheism
(2012)
In Becoming a Ghost
(2017)
Singles from In Becoming a Ghost
  1. "The Spiraling Void"
    Released: September 28, 2015
  2. "Black Star"
    Released: June 9, 2017
  3. "Digging the Grave"
    Released: October 30, 2017

In Becoming a Ghost is the fourth studio album by The Faceless. It was released on December 1, 2017 through Sumerian Records. It is the only album with Abigail Williams' Ken Sorceron on vocals,[1] The Zenith Passage's Justin McKinney on guitar and Chason Westmoreland, formerly of Hate Eternal, session drumming. The album debuted at #66 on the Billboard Top Current Albums chart.[2]

Michael Keene tracked the bass on the entire album by himself. This is also the first The Faceless LP to feature songs recorded with Drop A tuning using seven string guitars as well as E standard tuning on 6 string guitars.[3] It is their first full-length release in five years, the last being 2012's Autotheism.[4]

  1. ^ THE FACELESS' New Frontman Is ABIGAIL WILLIAMS' Ken Sorceron
  2. ^ "Billboard Top Current Album Sales the Week of 12-23-2017". Billboard. December 23, 2017. Retrieved April 25, 2021.
  3. ^ "Justin McKinney - Black Star". Facebook. Retrieved 2018-01-06.
  4. ^ Slingerland, Calum (2017-10-19). "The Faceless Return with 'In Becoming a Ghost'". Exclaim.ca. Retrieved 2018-01-06.