Modern history Germany-occupied [[puppet state]] and an Allies-friendly state in the South; Germany surrendered in May 1945. Following the [[atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki]], [[surrender of Japan|Japan surrendered]], marking the end of the war on September 2, 1945. [[File:Underwater Atomic Bomb Test At Bikini Atoll.webm|alt=Atomic Bomb underwater testing, 1946|left|thumb|Atomic Bomb Test, 1946. The use of Nuclear strikes on Hiroshima and Nagasaki brought WWII to an abrupt end.]] [[File:Roosevelt Pearl Harbor.ogg|thumb|U.S President [[Franklin D. Roosevelt|Franklin Roosevelt]] declaring war on the [[Empire of Japan|Japanese Empire]] in the aftermath of the [[Attack on Pearl Harbor|Pearl Harbor Attack]]. Captions provided]] [[File:Trumann hiroshima.ogg|thumb|Excerpt of [[President of
Close to a World Below a World Below" a near-perfect 9.7 out of 10 praising Ross Dolan's vocals along with the overall brutality of the album. Close to a World Below Close to a World Below is the fourth album by Immolation. It was released on Metal Blade Records in 2000. Since its release, "Close to a World Below" has received universal acclaim. Todd Nief of AllMusic gave the "Close to a World Below" four and a half stars, calling the album a late-career classic. He stated that with "Close to a World Below", Immolation released one of the most profound and creative death metal