A Black Moon Broods over Lemuria, is Bal-Sagoth

Bal-Sagoth

Bal-Sagoth is a symphonic black metal band from Yorkshire, England, formed in 1993.Originally formed as an epic/symphonic black metal band with strong death metal elements, vocalist/lyricist Byron Roberts took the name 'Bal-Sagoth' from the Robert E. Howard short story "The Gods of Bal-Sagoth"...

's 1995 debut album after their 1993 demo. The album was recorded in a two week period in June 1994, but due to label problems the album was released almost a year later. The name Lemuria

Lemuria (continent)

Lemuria is the name of a hypothetical "lost land" variously located in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. The concept's 19th century origins lie in attempts to account for discontinuities in biogeography; however, the concept of Lemuria has been rendered obsolete by modern theories of plate tectonics...

 comes from a hypothetical land mass in the Indian Ocean.
The keyboard intro on this album was written and performed by Keith Appleton, the proprietor of Academy Music Studio

Academy Music Studio

Academy Music Studio is a professional recording studio located in Dewsbury, England which utilizes the latest digital recording technology and also traditional analogue equipment if required....

, the studio where the album was recorded.

Track listing

• All tracks written by Byron Roberts
  Byron Roberts
  Byron Roberts, also known as Byron A. Roberts, is the vocalist/lyricist and founder of the British symphonic extreme metal band Bal-Sagoth.Originally hailing from Yorkshire, England, and also holding full Canadian citizenship, due to many years spent living in Ontario and Quebec, Roberts graduated...
  
  , Jonny Maudling
  Jonny Maudling
  Jonny Maudling is an English composer, keyboard player and former drummer for the band Bal-Sagoth. Maudling's primary instruments are Roland synthesizers when playing live. He comes from a musical family and was classically trained on piano from an early age...
  
   & Chris Maudling, except where noted.

1. "Hatheg Kla" – 1:59 (music composed by Keith Appleton)
2. "Dreaming of Atlantean Spires" – 6:15
3. "Spellcraft & Moonfire (Beyond the Citadel of Frosts)" – 7:10
4. "A Black Moon Broods over Lemuria" – 9:53
5. "Enthroned in the Temple of the Serpent Kings" – 5:09
6. "Shadows 'Neath the Black Pyramid" – 6:30
7. "Witch-Storm" – 5:07
8. "The Ravening" – 2:23
9. "Into The Silent Chambers of the Sapphirean Throne (Sagas from the Antediluvian Scrolls)" – 8:27
10. "Valley of Silent Paths" – 1:34

Personnel

• Byron Roberts
  Byron Roberts
  Byron Roberts, also known as Byron A. Roberts, is the vocalist/lyricist and founder of the British symphonic extreme metal band Bal-Sagoth.Originally hailing from Yorkshire, England, and also holding full Canadian citizenship, due to many years spent living in Ontario and Quebec, Roberts graduated...
  
   – vocals
• Chris Maudling – guitar
• Jason Porter – bass guitar
• Vincent Crabtree – keyboards
• Jonny Maudling
  Jonny Maudling
  Jonny Maudling is an English composer, keyboard player and former drummer for the band Bal-Sagoth. Maudling's primary instruments are Roland synthesizers when playing live. He comes from a musical family and was classically trained on piano from an early age...
  
   – drums

• John Piras – guitar solo on "The Ravening"