title: Atonement (Immolation album)
text: # Atonement (Immolation album)
  
  Atonement is the tenth studio album by American death metal band Immolation. It was released on February 24, 2017, through Nuclear Blast Records.
  
  ## Reception
  
  Professional ratings :
  
  | Aggregate scores ||
  | - | - |
  | Source | Rating |
  | Metacritic | 82/100 |
  | Review scores ||
  | Source | Rating |
  | Brave Words & Bloody Knuckles | 9.5/10 |
  | Consequence of Sound | B |
  | Exclaim! | 9/10 |
  | Metal Forces | 9/10 |
  | MetalSucks | |
  | Pitchfork Media | 7.7/10 |
  | Sputnikmusic | 3.7/5 |
  | Terrorizer | 9/10 |
  
  Atonement received universal acclaim from critics. At Metacritic (a review aggregator site which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 from music critics), based on 5 critics, the album has received a score of 82/100, which indicates "Universal acclaim". Serena Cherry of Terrorizer called Atonement "one of the greatest albums of their career", being "packed with exactly the kind of mind-bogglingly intricate guitar work, meticulous song writing and guttural satanic growls that we have come to expect." Exclaim! ranked the album at number 8 on their list of Top 10 Metal and Hardcore Albums of 2017.
  
  ## Personnel
  
  Immolation
  
  * Ross Dolan – bass, vocals
  * Robert Vigna – lead guitar
  * Alex Bouks – rhythm guitar
  * Steve Shalaty – drums
  
  Technical
  
  * Zack Ohren – mixing, mastering
  * Pär Olofsson – cover art
  * Paul Orofino – production
  * Zbigniew Bielak – additional artwork
  * Rob Kimura – layout
  