Death of the West (Babylon Whores album)
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Death of the West is Babylon Whores
' third full-length album released by Spinefarm Records
in 2002.
Babylon Whores
Babylon Whores is a deathrock and metal band from Finland, founded in 1994 by Ike Vil and Ewo Meichem. As of 2006, the band has released two singles, three EPs and three albums. Throughout the years, the band's music has evolved from a raw, punk-ish style to a more massive sound with complex...
' third full-length album released by Spinefarm Records
Spinefarm Records
Spinefarm Records is a Finland-based record label focusing mainly on heavy metal artists. In 1999, a sub-label titled Spikefarm Records was started by Sami Tenetz from Thy Serpent...
in 2002.
Track listing
- "Life Fades Away" (Ike VilIke VilIke Vil is the keyboardist and singer of the Finnish deathrock band Babylon Whores, which he has been a part of since its founding in 1994.He made a guest appearance on the Nightwish song, "The Kinslayer".- References :...
) – 4:23- Paul Cairo — backing vocals
- Jasse Hybrid — backing vocals
- Taneli JarvaTaneli JarvaTaneli Jarva is a Finnish musician. Currently, he is the vocalist for The Black League, which he formed in 1998. He is best known as vocalist/bassist in Sentenced, which he left in 1995 because he did not like the melodic direction the band were heading into, and therefore decided to move on to...
— backing vocals
- "Hell Abloom" (Antti LitmanenAntti LitmanenAntti Litmanen is a Finnish musician. He plays guitar in the band Babylon Whores. He has also played as a rhythm guitarist in the now defunct band Mana Mana. He wrote the lyrics for the black metal band Thy Serpent.-References:...
, Vil) – 5:41- Antti Lindell — acoustic & tremolo guitar
- Maniac — backing vocals
- "Mother of Serpents" (Vil) – 7:24
- Antti Lindell — acoustic & tremolo guitar
- "Lucibel (The Good Spirits of Europe)" (Litmanen, Vil) – 5:36
- "Dating With Witchcraft" (Vil) – 4:29
- "Death in Prague" (Vil) – 6:24
- Paul Cairo — backing vocals
- Jasse Hybrid — backing vocals
- Maniac — backing vocals
- "A Pale Horse Against Time" (Litmanen, Vil) – 6:37
- Taneli Jarva — backing vocals
- Anna Pienimäki — backing vocals
- "Eveningland" (Vil) – 4:06
Personnel
- Pete Liha — 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 ....
& percussionPercussion instrumentA percussion instrument is any object which produces a sound when hit with an implement or when it is shaken, rubbed, scraped, or otherwise acted upon in a way that sets the object into vibration... - Antti LitmanenAntti LitmanenAntti Litmanen is a Finnish musician. He plays guitar in the band Babylon Whores. He has also played as a rhythm guitarist in the now defunct band Mana Mana. He wrote the lyrics for the black metal band Thy Serpent.-References:...
— guitarGuitarThe guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with... - Daniel Stuka — bass guitarBass guitarThe bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
- Ike VilIke VilIke Vil is the keyboardist and singer of the Finnish deathrock band Babylon Whores, which he has been a part of since its founding in 1994.He made a guest appearance on the Nightwish song, "The Kinslayer".- References :...
— vocalsSingingSinging is the act of producing musical sounds with the voice, and augments regular speech by the use of both tonality and rhythm. One who sings is called a singer or vocalist. Singers perform music known as songs that can be sung either with or without accompaniment by musical instruments...
& keyboardKeyboard instrumentA keyboard instrument is a musical instrument which is played using a musical keyboard. The most common of these is the piano. Other widely used keyboard instruments include organs of various types as well as other mechanical, electromechanical and electronic instruments...