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Release date: February 1993
Style: Death doom metal

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01. Lovelorn Rhapsody
02. Sweet Tears
03. J'ai Fait Une Promesse
04. They (Will Always) Die
05. Sleepless
06. Sleep In Sanity
07. Scars Of The Old Stream
08. Under A Veil (Of Black Lace)
09. Where Shadows Dance
10. Dreaming: The Romance

[2003 remaster]
01. Lovelorn Rhapsody
02. Sweet Tears
03. J'ai Fait Une Promesse
04. They (Will Always) Die
05. Sleepless
06. Sleep In Sanity
07. Scars Of The Old Stream
08. Under A Veil (Of Black Lace)
09. Where Shadows Dance
10. Eternal Rise Of The Sun
11. Nailed To The Cross / 666
12. Dreaming: The Romance

Lyrics (10)


Line-up
Darren "Daz" J. White - vocals
Daniel "Danny" Cavanagh - guitars
Vincent Cavanagh - guitars
Duncan Patterson - bass
John Douglas - drums

Session musician:
Ruth - vocals on "J'ai Fait Une Promesse"


Additional info
Recorded at Academy Studios, West Yorkshire, in June, July & September 1992.
Produced by Anathema and Hammy. Engineered by Mags. Mixing engineered by Keith Appleton.
All music written and arranged by Daniel and Anathema. All lyrics by Darren. All orchestral arrangements and additional instrumentation by Daniel.
Cover photography by David Penprase. Design and lyout by Dave Pybus and Anathema.

Released on vinyl and CD by Peaceville, released on cassette for Poland by Loud Out.

Original CD, 2001 Peaceville CD reissue, and 2002 Russian release (by Soyuz) include one bonus track:
10. Dreaming: The Romance [23:24]

Released in Poland on CD in 1994 by Metal Mind with one bonus track:
11. Crestfallen [10:16]

Released in the United States on CD in 1994 by Futurist, without "Dreaming: The Romance", but with five bonus tracks (including most of Crestfallen):
10. All Faith Is Lost [8:02]
11. ...And I Lust [5:47]
12. The Sweet Suffering [6:41]
13. Everwake [2:41]
14. Crestfallen [10:14]

Reissued as a double CD by Peaceville in 1995, with the original CD on disc one and Crestfallen on disc two.

The 2003 remastered digipack CD reissue on Peaceville included three bonus tracks:
10. Eternal Rise of the Sun [6:38]
11. Nailed to the Cross / 666 [4:09]
12. Dreaming: The Romance [23:23]

There is another Russian CD reissue on Ayat, which includes four bonus tracks titled Promo's:
11. Sweet Tears [4:14]
12. Mine Is Yours [4:36]
13. The Silent Enigma [4:24]
14. Hope (Roy Harper cover) [4:40]

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cjs675 The Golden Age Of Death  | #17
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Pankar95 - 16.05.2011 at 20:41  
Rating: 9 Thats a very underrated album. Its a doom metal classic imo.
BigNaughtyV - 03.01.2013 at 23:12  
Rating: 8 Sleepless
EMols86 - 24.04.2013 at 23:21  
Rating: 8 Definitely a great album. It's the only Anathema full-length album that I can really enjoy, along with The Silent Enigma of course (which is still better than this).

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