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Bal-Sagoth - The Chthonic Chronicles



8 | 108 votes |
Release date: 10 March 2006
Style: Symphonic black metal, Power metal

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01. The Sixth Adulation Of His Chthonic Majesty
02. Invocations Beyond The Outer-World Night
03. Six Score And Ten Oblations To A Malefic Avatar
04. The Obsidian Crown Unbound
05. The Fallen Kingdoms Of The Abyssal Plain
06. Shackled To The Trilithon Of Kutulu
07. The Hammer Of The Emperor
08. Unfettering The Hoary Sentinels Of Karnak
09. To Storm The Cyclopean Gates Of Byzantium
10. Arcana Antediluvia
11. Beneath The Crimson Vaults Of Cydonia
12. Return To Hatheg-Kla

Line-up
Byron A. Roberts - vocals
Jonny Maudling - keyboards
Chris Maudling - guitars
Daniel "Dan" Mullins - drums
Mark Greenwell - bass

Additional info
Recorded in 2003 to 2005.
Music recorded at Wayland's Forge[b], South Yorkshire, England.
Vocals recorded at [b]Academy Music Studio
, West Yorkshire, England.
Produced, engineered and mixed by Bal-Sagoth at Wayland's Forge.
Mastered by Achim Kochler at Indiscreet Audio.
Symphonic performances by The Imperial Hyperborean Philharmonic Orchestra and Choirs.

Cover and booklet concept by Byron A. Roberts.
Front cover artwork by Martin Hanford.

2011 re-release includes expanded lyric booklets, remastered using tube technology, digitally edited on a golden disc (limited edition to 2000 numbered copies)

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Comments: 5   Visited by: 270 users
26.12.2009 - 07:59
Uirapuru
Liver Failure
Its pretty good. Much heavier than most of the previous albums. But it kinda lacks the ''bizarre'' atmosphere, that was found on Battle Magic and Atlantis Ascendent.

But it is nice anyway
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member of the true crusade against old school heavy metal, early 80s thrash, NWOBHM, traditional doom, first and second wave black metal, old school death metal, US power metal, 70s prog rock and atmospheric doomsludgestoner. o/
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26.12.2009 - 14:46
Baz Anderson
Staff
Yeh, it is a little too straight-forward. Definitely the fastest one they did though, and still very good.
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26.12.2009 - 18:20
VPeter
Indeed, I love the subtle humor tones through the songs.
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11.10.2015 - 23:39
Rating: 9
Vikcen
Metálico
Just got my copy number 944! Really a fantastic work of genious
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19.09.2024 - 21:08
Rating: 9
DarkWingedSoul
U wont believe but i just got my copy and its nr 943.... and indeed a masterpiece !!! as all the albums from them.
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