Hell Is Empty and All the Devils Are Here
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Hell Is Empty, and All the Devils Are Here is the fourth album by British extreme metal
band Anaal Nathrakh
, released on October 29, 2007, by Feto Records. The album title is a quote from the first act of William Shakespeare
's The Tempest
.
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,...
band Anaal Nathrakh
Anaal Nathrakh
Anaal Nathrakh are a British extreme metal band formed in 1999 who fuse black metal, grindcore, death metal and industrial music. They are currently signed to Candlelight Records....
, released on October 29, 2007, by Feto Records. The album title is a quote from the first act of William Shakespeare
William Shakespeare
William Shakespeare was an English poet and playwright, widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world's pre-eminent dramatist. He is often called England's national poet and the "Bard of Avon"...
's The Tempest
The Tempest
The Tempest is a play by William Shakespeare, believed to have been written in 1610–11, and thought by many critics to be the last play that Shakespeare wrote alone. It is set on a remote island, where Prospero, the exiled Duke of Milan, plots to restore his daughter Miranda to her rightful place,...
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Track listing
- All music written by Mick Kenney, all lyrics by V.I.T.R.I.O.L.
- "SolifugaeSolifugaeSolifugae are an order of Arachnida, known as camel spiders, wind scorpions and sun spiders or solifuges, comprising more than 1,000 described species in about 153 genera...
(Intro)" – 1:05 - "Der Hölle Rache Kocht In Meinem HerzenDer Hölle Rache kocht in meinem Herzen"Der Hölle Rache kocht in meinem Herzen" is the second aria sung by a coloratura soprano role Queen of the Night in Mozart's opera The Magic Flute .-The aria:...
" – 3:39 - "Screaming of the Unborn" – 2:46
- "Virus Bomb" – 3:36
- "The Final Absolution" – 3:55
- "Shatter the EmpyreanEmpyreanEmpyrean, from the Medieval Latin empyreus, an adaptation of the Ancient Greek ἔμπυρος empyrus "in or on the fire ", properly Empyrean Heaven, is the place in the highest heaven, which in ancient cosmologies was supposed to be occupied by the element of fire .-Use in literature:The Empyrean was...
" – 3:05 - "Lama SabachthaniSayings of Jesus on the crossThere are seven expressions traditionally attributed to Jesus during his crucifixion, gathered from the four Canonical Gospels. Three of the sayings appear exclusively in the Gospel of Luke and three appear exclusively in the Gospel of John. The other saying appears both in the Gospel of Mark and...
" – 3:48 - "Until the World Stops Turning" – 2:53
- "Genetic Noose" – 3:34
- "Sanction Extremis (Kill Them All)" – 3:33
- "Castigation and Betrayal" – 4:02
Personnel
- V.I.T.R.I.O.L.Dave Hunt (musician)Dave Hunt is a British heavy metal vocalist. He was born in Solihull, West Midlands, England. He currently is the vocalist of both Benediction and grindcore/black metal band Anaal Nathrakh...
– vocals - IrrumatorMick KenneyMick Kenney is a musician, artist, and producer from Birmingham, UK. He relocated to California, Orange County in 2007. He currently plays in extreme metal acts Anaal Nathrakh, and Suffer well. His past bands include Fukpig, Frost, Professor Fate and Mistress.He is the owner of Necrodeath...
– all instruments - Shane EmbryonomousShane EmburyShane Embury is a British bassist and member of Napalm Death.-Napalm Death:Embury is the only member left who has been in the band since the Scum tour, replacing previous bassist Jim Whitley in 1987...
– bass on "Screaming of the Unborn" and "Shatter the Empyrean" - Josama Bin HorvathCircle of Dead ChildrenCircle of Dead Children is a deathgrind band formed on October 24, 1998, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania known for being purveyors of pure aural destruction with their claustrophobic, dense take on extreme metal...
– vocals on "Genetic Noose"