The Physics of Fire is the second album by the Progressive death metal band Becoming the Archetype

Becoming the Archetype

Becoming the Archetype is a Christian progressive death metal band signed to Solid State Records and Century Media Records formed in 1999 in Dacula, Georgia. They have released four albums on Solid State Records. Dichotomy, released in November 2008, sold around 2,300 copies in the United States...

. The album features a departure from the band's previous metalcore

Metalcore

Metalcore is a subgenre of heavy metal combining various elements of extreme metal and hardcore punk. The name is a portmanteau of the names of the two genres. The term took on its current meaning in the mid-1990s, describing bands such as Earth Crisis, Deadguy and Integrity...

 sound and shifts to a more progressive death metal sound. While the metalcore influences are still there, they are not as prominent as they were on Terminate Damnation

Terminate Damnation

Terminate Damnation is the debut album by Christian progressive death metal band Becoming the Archetype. The title of the album was taken from the song Terminate Damnation from the Mortification album, Scrolls of the Megilloth....

. This is also the first and only album featuring Aletheian

Aletheian

Aletheian are a progressive / melodic death metal Christian band that was formed in Lebanon, Pennsylvania in 1997 under the name "Crutch". They changed their name to "Aletheian" prior to the 2003 album Apolutrosis. Guitarist Alex Kenis joined Becoming the Archetype in 2007 and recorded the album...

guitarist Alex Kenis.

Track listing

1. "Epoch of War (The Physics of Fire Pt. 3)" – 3:16
2. "Immolation" – 5:29
3. "Autopsy" – 4:08
4. "The Great Fall (The Physics of Fire Pt. 1)" – 4:10
5. "Nocturne" (Instrumental) – 3:19
6. "The Monolith" – 3:46
7. "Construct and Collapse" – 4:57
8. "Endure" – 2:50
9. "Fire Made Flesh (The Physics of Fire Pt. 2)" – 4:29
10. "Second Death" – 6:03
11. "The Balance of Eternity (The Physics of Fire Pt. 4)" – 8:49

Reception

This album was well received by the Christian metal community and critics alike. Jesusfreakhideout.com gave it 5 stars out of 5, saying that "The Physics Of Fire is among the most phenomenal records in its category and is destined to delight the ears of each metal listener captured."