Angelus Exuro pro Eternus
Encyclopedia
Angelus Exuro pro Eternus (roughly translated to "Burning Angels for Eternity") is the fifth studio album by Swedish
black metal
band Dark Funeral
. The album was officially released on November 18, 2009 via Regain Records
. It was recorded at Abyss Studio in Grangärde, Sweden
with engineer and producer Peter Tägtgren
, who also produced Dark Funeral's earlier studio albums (with the exception of Attera Totus Sanctus
). The record was then mastered by Jonas Kjellgren
at the Black Lodge Studios.
Musically, it has been described as the bands most technical and varied album to date, with considerably more progression and innovation while remaining "true to its roots". The cover artwork for Angelus Exuro Pro Eternus was created by Daniel "Morbid" Valeriani.
, Sweden on June 28, 2008. The album also includes two versions (censored and uncensored) of their video for the track My Funeral. The video was shot over the August 21–23 weekend and was released on October 4, 2009.
On October 7, 2009, three days later after the initial air of the video, after nearly 30,000 views, the full and uncensored
version of My Funeral had been pulled from MySpace
, causing a backlash from fans. This forced the band to upload a censored version of the video in response.
Live at Peace & Love festival on June 28, 2008 in Borlänge, Sweden.
Production
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
black metal
Black metal
Black metal is an extreme subgenre of heavy metal music. Common traits include fast tempos, shrieked vocals, highly distorted guitars played with tremolo picking, blast beat drumming, raw recording, and unconventional song structure....
band Dark Funeral
Dark Funeral
Dark Funeral is a black metal band from Stockholm, Sweden, founded by guitarists Blackmoon and Lord Ahriman in 1993. They are one of the bands to have emerged in Sweden during the Second wave of black metal....
. The album was officially released on November 18, 2009 via Regain Records
Regain Records
Regain Records is a Swedish based independent record label. The label predominantly releases death metal and black metal albums. Regain Records was founded from what remained of the former label, Wrong Again Records, by Per Gyllenbäck in 1997...
. It was recorded at Abyss Studio in Grangärde, Sweden
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
with engineer and producer Peter Tägtgren
Peter Tägtgren
Alf Peter Tägtgren is a Swedish musician and producer. He is the founder, main songwriter, lead vocalist, and guitarist of the death metal band Hypocrisy as well as the industrial metal band PAIN in which he is the only member....
, who also produced Dark Funeral's earlier studio albums (with the exception of Attera Totus Sanctus
Attera Totus Sanctus
Attera Totus Sanctus is Dark Funeral's fourth full length studio album. It was released on October 24, 2005 in Europe through Regain Records, and on November 29, 2005 in the United States through Candlelight Records USA. The title was chosen to convey the band's vehement anti-Right-Hand Path stance...
). The record was then mastered by Jonas Kjellgren
Jonas Kjellgren
Jonas Kjellgren is a Swedish musician and producer, now residing in Grangärde, Sweden. He has played for bands such as Carnal Forge and Dellamorte as their lead vocalist and played guitar for Centinex, Scar Symmetry and bass for October Tide. As a producer, he has worked with bands such as Sonic...
at the Black Lodge Studios.
Musically, it has been described as the bands most technical and varied album to date, with considerably more progression and innovation while remaining "true to its roots". The cover artwork for Angelus Exuro Pro Eternus was created by Daniel "Morbid" Valeriani.
Video material
The album is also available with a bonus live DVD, which contains approximately 55 minutes of previously unreleased material. The DVD was professionally filmed with 6 cameras during the band’s highly acclaimed 15th anniversary special show during the Peace & Love festival in BorlängeBorlänge
Borlänge is a locality and the seat of Borlänge Municipality in Dalarna County, Sweden, with 49200 inhabitants in 2011.- History :Originally Borlänge was the name of a tiny village, and the first historical information about it is from 1390. The village was insignificant up until about 1870...
, Sweden on June 28, 2008. The album also includes two versions (censored and uncensored) of their video for the track My Funeral. The video was shot over the August 21–23 weekend and was released on October 4, 2009.
On October 7, 2009, three days later after the initial air of the video, after nearly 30,000 views, the full and uncensored
Censorship
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version of My Funeral had been pulled from MySpace
MySpace
Myspace is a social networking service owned by Specific Media LLC and pop star Justin Timberlake. Myspace launched in August 2003 and is headquartered in Beverly Hills, California. In August 2011, Myspace had 33.1 million unique U.S. visitors....
, causing a backlash from fans. This forced the band to upload a censored version of the video in response.
Track listing
DVD track listingLive at Peace & Love festival on June 28, 2008 in Borlänge, Sweden.
- "Intro"
- "King Antichrist"
- "Diabolis Interium"
- "The Secrets of the Black Arts"
- "The Arrival of Satan's Empire"
- "Goddess of Sodomy"
- "666 Voices Inside"
- "Vobiscum Satanas"
- "Hail Murder"
- "Atrum Regina"
- "An Apprentice of Satan"
Personnel
Dark Funeral- Micke "Lord Ahriman" Svanberg – guitarElectric guitarAn electric guitar is a guitar that uses the principle of direct electromagnetic induction to convert vibrations of its metal strings into electric audio signals. The signal generated by an electric guitar is too weak to drive a loudspeaker, so it is amplified before sending it to a loudspeaker...
- Magnus "Emperor Magus Caligula" Broberg – vocals
- Bo "Chaq Mol" Karlsson – guitar
- Nils "Dominator" Fjellström – drumsDrum kitA drum kit is a collection of drums, cymbals and often other percussion instruments, such as cowbells, wood blocks, triangles, chimes, or tambourines, arranged for convenient playing by a single person ....
- B-Force – bass guitarBass guitarThe bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
Production
- Peter TägtgrenPeter TägtgrenAlf Peter Tägtgren is a Swedish musician and producer. He is the founder, main songwriter, lead vocalist, and guitarist of the death metal band Hypocrisy as well as the industrial metal band PAIN in which he is the only member....
– productionRecord producerA record producer is an individual working within the music industry, whose job is to oversee and manage the recording of an artist's music...
, mixingAudio mixing (recorded music)In audio recording, audio mixing is the process by which multiple recorded sounds are combined into one or more channels, most commonly two-channel stereo. In the process, the source signals' level, frequency content, dynamics, and panoramic position are manipulated and effects such as reverb may...
, engineering - Jonas Kjellgren – masteringAudio masteringMastering, a form of audio post-production, is the process of preparing and transferring recorded audio from a source containing the final mix to a data storage device ; the source from which all copies will be produced...
- Carlos Aguilar – photography