Sleep of the Angels
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Sleep of the Angels is the fifth full length album from Greek black metal
band Rotting Christ
.
Like previous releases A Dead Poem
and Triarchy of Lost Lovers
, the band refined their direction to a slower style with more emphasis on atmosphere and melodicism than brutality. Despite mixed critical consensus of the album, it would be supported during the band's first-ever tour in the U.S.
Waldemar Sorychta
contributed guitar parts on tracks 3 and 5.
It was produced by Samael
's Xy at Woodhouse Studios in Hagen
, Germany
.
An 11th track, "Moonlight" is available on some versions of the album, as well as a compilation CD of other Century Media artists.
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 Rotting Christ
Rotting Christ
Rotting Christ is a Greek black metal band formed in 1987. They are noted for being one of the first black metal bands within this region, as well as a premier act within the European underground metal scene.- Line-up :...
.
Like previous releases A Dead Poem
A Dead Poem
A Dead Poem is the fourth full length album from Greek black metal band Rotting Christ.The band slowed down their tempos significantly and added occasional usage of acoustic guitars and regional music, making this particular record one of their more mainstream of releases, and the farthest removed...
and Triarchy of Lost Lovers
Triarchy of Lost Lovers
Triarchy of the Lost Lovers is the third full length album by the Greek metal band Rotting Christ. This album was released in August 1996 on Century Media and was the first album to showcase a steady addition of gothic metal influence to their overall sound.-Track listing:*Lyrics By Jim Patsouris. ...
, the band refined their direction to a slower style with more emphasis on atmosphere and melodicism than brutality. Despite mixed critical consensus of the album, it would be supported during the band's first-ever tour in the U.S.
Waldemar Sorychta
Waldemar Sorychta
Waldemar Sorychta , is a German heavy metal musician, songwriter, producer and artist who lives in Dortmund Germany since 1982.- Career :He initially worked with the German thrash metal band Despair, founded in 1986....
contributed guitar parts on tracks 3 and 5.
It was produced by Samael
Samael (band)
Samael is a industrial black metal band formed in 1987 in Sion, Switzerland.-Biography:Although much of their music from the mid-1990s onwards has incorporated electronic sounds which would best define their genre as industrial metal, they are an early 2nd Wave black metal band and an innovator for...
's Xy at Woodhouse Studios in Hagen
Hagen
Hagen is the 39th-largest city in Germany, located in the federal state of North Rhine-Westphalia. It is located on the eastern edge of the Ruhr area, 15 km south of Dortmund, where the rivers Lenne, Volme and Ennepe meet the river Ruhr...
, Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
.
An 11th track, "Moonlight" is available on some versions of the album, as well as a compilation CD of other Century Media artists.
Track listing
- "Cold Colours" – 3:36
- "After Dark I Feel" – 4:31
- "Victoriatus" – 4:01
- "Der Perfekte Traum (The Perfect Dream)" – 4:28
- "You My Flesh" – 4:35
- "The World Made End" – 3:00
- "Sleep the Sleep of Angels" – 4:35
- "Delusions" – 3:36
- "Imaginary Zone" – 3:45
- "Thine Is the Kingdom" – 4:59