Imrama
Encyclopedia
Imrama is the debut album of the Irish black metal
band Primordial
. It was originally released in 1995. In 2000, it was re-issued by Hammerheart Records with two bonus tracks. It was reissued again, this time by Metal Blade in 2009 as CD/DVD digipack in slipcase. It is a part of collector series of the first 4 albums reissues.
Immram
a, meaning 'voyages' or literally 'rowings about' refers to a category of medieval Irish Christian literature in which a protagonist sets about voyaging in penance for sins committed. Medieval catelogues of literature see this genre as contrasting with Eachtra, 'expeditions' or 'adventures' in which the protagonist visits the Otherworld of Irish traditional lore.
In Ireland, an overwhelmingly English speaking country, usage of the Irish language is an outward expression of Irish identity, which is a central theme of Primordial's aesthetic and appeal. Imrama, correctly pronounced with a stressed first syllable and voiced labiodental fricative second 'm', is pronounced by the band themselves (as native speakers of English, ignorant of the Irish language and its orthography reading the word would) with a stressed second syllable and bilabial nasal second 'm'.
Note: The "Dark Romanticism" demo tracks are part of the 2009 reissue
DVD
Live Cork City, Ireland, February 1994":
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 Primordial
Primordial (band)
Primordial is an extreme metal band from Skerries, County Dublin, Ireland. It was formed in 1987 by Pól MacAmlaigh and Ciarán MacUiliam . Their sound melds black metal with Irish folk music.-Biography:...
. It was originally released in 1995. In 2000, it was re-issued by Hammerheart Records with two bonus tracks. It was reissued again, this time by Metal Blade in 2009 as CD/DVD digipack in slipcase. It is a part of collector series of the first 4 albums reissues.
Immram
Immram
An immram is a class of Old Irish tales concerning a hero's sea journey to the Otherworld . Written in the Christian era and essentially Christian in aspect, they preserve elements of Irish mythology....
a, meaning 'voyages' or literally 'rowings about' refers to a category of medieval Irish Christian literature in which a protagonist sets about voyaging in penance for sins committed. Medieval catelogues of literature see this genre as contrasting with Eachtra, 'expeditions' or 'adventures' in which the protagonist visits the Otherworld of Irish traditional lore.
In Ireland, an overwhelmingly English speaking country, usage of the Irish language is an outward expression of Irish identity, which is a central theme of Primordial's aesthetic and appeal. Imrama, correctly pronounced with a stressed first syllable and voiced labiodental fricative second 'm', is pronounced by the band themselves (as native speakers of English, ignorant of the Irish language and its orthography reading the word would) with a stressed second syllable and bilabial nasal second 'm'.
Track listing
- * bonus tracks on re-issue
Note: The "Dark Romanticism" demo tracks are part of the 2009 reissue
DVD
Live Cork City, Ireland, February 1994":
- Among the Lazarae
- Let the Sun Set on Life Forever
- To Enter Pagan
- The Darkest Flame
- The Fires
Credits
- Alan Averill - Vocals
- Ciáran MacUiliam - Guitar
- Feargal Flannery - Guitar
- Pól "Paul" MacAmlaigh - Bass
- Derek "D." MacAmlaigh - Drums