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Sacramentum - Far Away From The Sun



8.5 | 157 votes |
Release date: 1996
Style: Melodic black metal, Melodic death metal

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01. Fog's Kiss
02. Far Away From The Sun
03. Blood Shall Be Spilled
04. When Night Surrounds Me
05. Cries From A Restless Soul
06. Obsolete Tears
07. Beyond All Horizons
08. The Vision And The Voice
09. Darkness Falls For Me (Far Away From The Sun Part II)

Guest review by
AndyMetalFreak
Rating:
8.6
With the Gothenburg metal scene in Sweden in full swing during the early 90's, bands such as Dissection, Unanimated, Necrophobic, Vinterland and Sacramentum suddenly emerged, creating a new form of black metal, melodic black metal, which inevitably became the darker and more sinister counterpart to melodic death metal. There's simply no denying Far Away From The Sun is one of those classic albums that played a huge role in the development of early melodic black metal.

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published 02.10.2022 | Comments (1)

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09.02.2013 - 21:39
Illog1cal
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'In The Nightside Eclipse II'
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09.02.2013 - 22:54
Rating: 9
JÄY
Metal slave
Written by [user id=130590] on 09.02.2013 at 21:39

'In The Nightside Eclipse II'

The Somberlain II, is more like it
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10.02.2013 - 00:38
Illog1cal
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Written by JÄY on 09.02.2013 at 22:54

Written by [user id=130590] on 09.02.2013 at 21:39

'In The Nightside Eclipse II'

The Somberlain II, is more like it

Well whatever album it is, they are clearly influenced by either Emperor or Dissection and dare I say it superior to both. Although this is mainly because I dislike the keyboards used by Emperor, which is something this band does not use, I also prefer the vocals here.
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25.02.2013 - 05:19
Lord_Regnier
In case some people are looking for this album (it was rare a while ago), it is available on Napalm Records. An excellent album.
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"Why would we fear death, when life is so much more frightening?"
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05.03.2013 - 15:51
Zap
Saw this in a record store today, almost bought it because of the artwork, but I stopped risking stuff like that. Sounds good though, so maybe I'll go back and buy it...
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29.03.2013 - 14:33
Rating: 10
Mario Montes
Easily my favourite album of all time, atmospheric and passional (and superior to anything dissection did).
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05.04.2013 - 15:53
Rating: 9
qlacs
"The Quaker"
Fine piece of artful black metal
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05.04.2013 - 23:14
Lit.
Account deleted
Really cool album.
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06.04.2013 - 01:34
Sean 79
Brilliant album. A must for Dissection, Watain or Naglfar fans!
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13.05.2013 - 21:25
Rating: 9
Death
Beautiful album. On par with early Dissection.
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17.09.2014 - 13:09
Rating: 6
Dr. Strawberry
The no. 1,2,5,7 and 8 tracks are good,, the rest is just average. I don't really think this band is better than Dissection.
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22.12.2021 - 20:37
Rating: 8
F3ynman
Nocturnal Bro
Contributor
Enjoyable melodic black metal.
The tracks "Fog's Kiss", "Blood Shall be Spilled", and "Beyond All Horizons" are excellent. The rest is good, but nothing too special. Definitely doesn't surpass Dissection's first two albums, but still a very good release - with wonderful cover artwork!
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01.08.2022 - 15:11
Rating: 9
Metal Diogenes
Huh, I knew these guys drew a lot of inspiration from Dissection, but I didn't expect Far Away From The Sun would actually sound literally like it was a compilation of leftover material from Storm of the Light's Bane sessions.
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You've got a lot of guts. Let's see what they look like!
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24.08.2022 - 22:51
Rating: 8
AndyMetalFreak
A Nice Guy
Contributor
Phenomenal album! Something must have really clicked in Sweden during the 90's, there was an explosion of top quality melodic black metal bands that released some amazing albums such as; Dissection - Storm Of The Light's Bane, Vinterland - Welcome My Last Chapter, Dawn - Slaughtersun, Necrophobic - The Nocturnal Silence, Unanimated - Ancient God Of Evil, and of course this one.

Don't get me wrong there are plenty of top melodeath album's being released right now, but nothing has really come close since this era.
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05.09.2022 - 13:30
gavdann
Saw these guys last night, performing "Far Away From The Sun" in full.

What a gig!!! If you get a chance to see them on tour I'd highly recommend going.

Bought a shirt after the show and a reissued vinyl this morning.
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05.09.2022 - 14:53
Rating: 8
AndyMetalFreak
A Nice Guy
Contributor
Written by gavdann on 05.09.2022 at 13:30

Saw these guys last night, performing "Far Away From The Sun" in full.

What a gig!!! If you get a chance to see them on tour I'd highly recommend going.

Bought a shirt after the show and a reissued vinyl this morning.

Sounds great, I envy you!
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13.10.2022 - 17:22
gavdann
Written by [user id=329624] on 28.09.2022 at 20:09

Saying that this album sounds like "it was a compilation of leftover material from Sorm of the Light's Bane sessions" is fucking embarrassing. Quality of said records or individual preference aside, I don't think two bands from similar scene and period could sound less alike.

I agree this sounds nothing like Storm of the Light's Bane. Lazy comparison.
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13.10.2022 - 17:41
Rating: 9
Metal Diogenes
That was indeed a really stupid comment, since Sacramentum's closer to Emperor or something similar more than Light's Bane, which happens to be one of my favourite metal albums of all time and always on my mind. However, Far Away from the Sun is still a great album.
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