Amanethes
Encyclopedia
Amanethes is the ninth studio album by Swedish gothic metal
band Tiamat
. It was released on April 18, 2008. The album was more positively received than Tiamat's previous releases, in part because of its more extreme metal
sound similar to that of the band's early work.
Gothic metal
Gothic metal or goth metal is a subgenre of heavy metal music that combines the aggression of doom metal with the dark melancholy of gothic rock. The music of gothic metal is diverse with bands known to adopt the gothic approach to different styles of heavy metal music...
band Tiamat
Tiamat (band)
-Biography:Initially, the band played straightforward black metal under the name Treblinka. After having recorded the album Sumerian Cry in 1989, vocalist/guitarist Johan Edlund and bassist Jörgen Thullberg parted ways with the other two founding members, and subsequently changed the name to Tiamat...
. It was released on April 18, 2008. The album was more positively received than Tiamat's previous releases, in part because of its more extreme metal
Extreme metal
Extreme metal is a loosely defined umbrella term for a number of related heavy metal music subgenres that have developed since the early 1980s. The term usually refers to a more abrasive, harsher, underground, non-commercialized style or sound nearly always associated with genres like black metal,...
sound similar to that of the band's early work.
Track listing
All tracks by Johan Edlund except were noted- "The Temple of the Crescent Moon" – 5:33
- "Equinox of the Gods" – 4:35
- "Until the Hellhounds Sleep Again" – 4:07
- "Will They Come?" – 5:13
- "Lucienne" – 4:41
- "Summertime Is Gone" – 3:53
- "Katarraktis Apo Aima" – 2:43
- "Raining Dead Angels" – 4:18
- "Misantropolis" – 4:13
- "Amanitis" – 3:21
- "Meliae" – 6:11
- "Via Dolorosa" – 4:06
- "Circles" – 3:48
- "Amanes" (Edlund, Anders Iwers) – 5:29
- "Thirst Snake" (digipack bonus track)
Charts
| Chart (2008) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Swedish Albums Chart | 13 |