...And Time Begins

...And Time Begins is the debut studio album by American death metal band Decrepit Birth. The album was released on October 7, 2003 through Unique Leader Records. Compared to the technical and melodic material present on the band's later output, ...And Time Begins displays a predominantly brutal death metal sound, akin to Disgorge and Suffocation. ^{[citation needed]}

...And Time Begins
Studio album by Decrepit Birth
Released	October 7, 2003
Recorded	2003 at Legion Studios, Santa Cruz, California
Genre	Technical death metal, brutal death metal
Length	30:06
Label	Unique Leader
Producer	Decrepit Birth
Decrepit Birth chronology
...And Time Begins (2003) Diminishing Between Worlds (2008)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
Sputnikmusic	[2]
MetalReview	8.6/10[3]
Maelstrom	[4]

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Prelude to the Apocalypse"	1:24
2.	"Condemned to Nothingness"	3:02
3.	"Thought Beyond Infinity"	2:58
4.	"The Infestation"	2:14
5.	"Rebirth of Consciousness"	2:14
6.	"Shroud of Impurity"	3:29
7.	"Concepting the Era"	3:31
8.	"Of Genocide"	2:10
9.	"...And Time Begins"	9:04
Total length:		30:06

Personnel

Decrepit Birth

• Bill Robinson - lead vocals
• Matt Sotelo - guitars, vocals
• Derek Boyer - bass, vocals
• Tim Yeung - drums

Production

• Dan Seagrave - Cover art
• Jen Powell - Photography
• Matt Sotelo - Engineering
• Derek Boyer - Engineering
• Damon Cisneros - Recording (drums only)
• Colin Davis - Mixing, Mastering
• Jacoby - Layout, Design

References

1. Freeman, Phil. ...And Time Begins review. Allmusic.com. Retrieved on 2010-08-19.
2. "Decrepit Birth ...And Time Begins". Sputnikmusic. Retrieved 6 June 2012.
3. Dan Staige. "Album Review - ...And Time Begins". Metal Review. Archived from the original on 2013-01-28. Retrieved 6 June 2012.
4. Matt Smith. "DECREPIT BIRTH - ...And Time Begins - CD - Unique Leader - 2003". Maelstrom. Archived from the original on 2013-02-23. Retrieved 7 June 2012.