Let Satan Speak Through Our Lips
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Let Satan Speak Through Our Lips is the second LP
and third overall release by Latvian black metal
band Dark Domination
. The album's sound makes notable difference from first album Blasphemy
and their compilation of demo tapes … Of Hate and Blood: this album features clear and elaborate sound, making departure from initial raw Second Wave Black Metal sound. This is also the first Dark Domination's album recorded with full line-up, however, drummer Frostmourn was found hanged in the forest on June 8, 2004, and his tracks were completed by Midgard.
that was released on DVD-audio by Latvian underground label Beverīna (on this release, Lord Messir of Dark Domination have been listed as Cartagra).
The closing track Isanda Teenistuses features guest vocals by Lembetu of Estonian folk metal
band Loits
.
Gloria Tibi, Lucifer! is an instrumental track consisting of acoustic guitars, organ and samples. This is the only black ambient composition on this album.
, Wales
, United Kingdom
and other art galleries in different cities. The paintings are also shown on Delas' webpage.
Because the first pressing of the album was extremely small (limited to 200 copies), Let Satan Speak Through Our Lips was re-released in 2007 on Witchcraft Productions with different artwork. It also includes band member photos taken by Ivita Reinfone.
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Note: Beyond the Gates of Hell is one track, although split in several parts and located in between other tracks.
LP album
The LP, or long-playing microgroove record, is a format for phonograph records, an analog sound storage medium. Introduced by Columbia Records in 1948, it was soon adopted as a new standard by the entire record industry...
and third overall release by Latvian 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 Domination
Dark Domination
Dark Domination is a black metal band of Latvian origin, active since 1996. To the date, Dark Domination have released three full-length albums, one extended play, one compilation of demo tapes and one full-length show on video, and have toured Northern and Eastern Europe...
. The album's sound makes notable difference from first album Blasphemy
Blasphemy (album)
Blasphemy is the debut LP by Latvian black metal band Dark Domination. The album's sound is raw and underproduced, being typical for Second Wave Black Metal...
and their compilation of demo tapes … Of Hate and Blood: this album features clear and elaborate sound, making departure from initial raw Second Wave Black Metal sound. This is also the first Dark Domination's album recorded with full line-up, however, drummer Frostmourn was found hanged in the forest on June 8, 2004, and his tracks were completed by Midgard.
Sounds and experiments
Most songs of the album are characterized by typical black metal sound — harsh, distorted guitars, blast beat drumming and dissonant vocals. Additionally, on Let Satan Speak Through Our Lips the band started experimenting with drone doom genre instead of black ambient sounds that appeared on previous two releases. In result, 25+ minutes long droning composition Beyond the Gates of Hell was created and then split in 2-minute pieces to appear on album as an intro and fillers in between all the other songs. The track appears in its full length on 2006 Silverthread/Cartagra limited edition splitSplit album
A split album is a music album which includes tracks by two or more separate artists. There have been singles and EPs released in the same nature, which can be referred to as split singles and split EPs respectively...
that was released on DVD-audio by Latvian underground label Beverīna (on this release, Lord Messir of Dark Domination have been listed as Cartagra).
The closing track Isanda Teenistuses features guest vocals by Lembetu of Estonian folk metal
Folk metal
Folk metal is a sub-genre of heavy metal music that developed in Europe during the 1990s. As the name suggests, the genre is a fusion of heavy metal with traditional folk music...
band Loits
Loits
Loits is a black metal band from Estonia. They started out with rather straightforward pagan black metal, but have changed into national romantic black metal and militant extreme metal in latter albums. They call their brand of music "flak 'n' roll" because of its war-themed lyrics and rock 'n'...
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Gloria Tibi, Lucifer! is an instrumental track consisting of acoustic guitars, organ and samples. This is the only black ambient composition on this album.
Artwork
On this album Dark Domination started their long-lasting partnership with French painter Antonin Delas who created 12 surreal paintings exclusively for this album. Thus the CD have been exposed as a conceptual piece of visual art in Delas' personal exhibitions in SwanseaSwansea
Swansea is a coastal city and county in Wales. Swansea is in the historic county boundaries of Glamorgan. Situated on the sandy South West Wales coast, the county area includes the Gower Peninsula and the Lliw uplands...
, Wales
Wales
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, United Kingdom
United Kingdom
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and other art galleries in different cities. The paintings are also shown on Delas' webpage.
Because the first pressing of the album was extremely small (limited to 200 copies), Let Satan Speak Through Our Lips was re-released in 2007 on Witchcraft Productions with different artwork. It also includes band member photos taken by Ivita Reinfone.
Track listing
All songs written by Dark DominationDark Domination
Dark Domination is a black metal band of Latvian origin, active since 1996. To the date, Dark Domination have released three full-length albums, one extended play, one compilation of demo tapes and one full-length show on video, and have toured Northern and Eastern Europe...
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- "Intro: Beyond the Gates of Hell" – 2:55
- "Hordes of the Godless" – 5:14
- "Beyond the Gates of Hell" – 2:52
- "Under the Emperor's Wing" – 6:48
- "Beyond the Gates of Hell" – 2:52
- "Satan's Worshipper" – 5:16
- "Beyond the Gates of Hell" – 2:53
- "Let Satan Speak Through Our Lips" – 5:48
- "Beyond the Gates of Hell" – 2:54
- "Against the Liar" – 3:38
- "Beyond the Gates of Hell" – 2:53
- "Forest's Secret" – 8:37
- "Beyond the Gates of Hell" – 2:53
- "Servants of the Black Art" – 6:55
- "Beyond the Gates of Hell" – 2:51
- "Gloria Tibi, Lucifer!" – 7:00
- "Isanda Teenistuses" (feat. Lembetu of LoitsLoitsLoits is a black metal band from Estonia. They started out with rather straightforward pagan black metal, but have changed into national romantic black metal and militant extreme metal in latter albums. They call their brand of music "flak 'n' roll" because of its war-themed lyrics and rock 'n'...
) – 6:51
Note: Beyond the Gates of Hell is one track, although split in several parts and located in between other tracks.
Personnel
- Lord Messir — vocals, guitarsElectric 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...
, keyboardsKeyboard 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...
, samplesSampling (music)In music, sampling is the act of taking a portion, or sample, of one sound recording and reusing it as an instrument or a different sound recording of a song or piece. Sampling was originally developed by experimental musicians working with musique concrète and electroacoustic music, who physically... - Lodbrok — lead guitarLead guitarLead guitar is a guitar part which plays melody lines, instrumental fill passages, guitar solos, and occasionally, some riffs within a song structure...
, background vocals - Eligor — bass
- Midgard — 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 ....
, clean vocals - Frostmourn — drums
- Lembetu — guest vocals on track 17