Solfernus' Path is the sixth album by the Polish

Poland

Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...

 Symphonic black metal

Symphonic black metal

Symphonic black metal is a black metal subgenre that emerged in the mid to late 1990s. The genre is known for its symphonic and orchestral elements and is centralized in Europe.-Characteristics:...

 band Darzamat

Darzamat

Darzamat is a Polish symphonic black metal band formed in 1995. Although there is a claim about Darzamat being a name of a Slavonic forest god, it comes from Latvian mythology denoting garden goddess . Their latest album, Solfernus' Path, was released on August 28, 2009...

, released on August 28, 2009. It was recorded at several studios in Poland. The drums and guitars were recorded at HH Poland Studio in Gliwice

Gliwice

Gliwice is a city in Upper Silesia in southern Poland, near Katowice. Gliwice is the west district of the Upper Silesian Metropolitan Union – a metropolis with a population of 2 million...

, while the vocals were tracked at Maq Studio. The keyboard parts were recorded at Spectre's (Darzamat's keyboard player) home studio. The album was produced by Jonas Kjellgren

Jonas Kjellgren

Jonas Kjellgren is a Swedish musician and producer, now residing in Grangärde, Sweden. He has played for bands such as Carnal Forge and Dellamorte as their lead vocalist and played guitar for Centinex, Scar Symmetry and bass for October Tide. As a producer, he has worked with bands such as Sonic...

 (Scar Symmetry

Scar Symmetry

Scar Symmetry is a Swedish melodic death metal band from Avesta in Dalarna County, formed in 2004. The band has released five albums, with six released singles...

) and featured a guest appearance by Andy La Rocque (of King Diamond

King Diamond (band)

King Diamond is the heavy metal band that King Diamond formed after the split up of his heavy metal band Mercyful Fate, and the departure of Hank Shermann. He was joined by most members of the then defunct Mercyful Fate. The Satanic focus was replaced by a focus on horror stories...

) who played the guitar solo for the song King of Burning Anthems. La Rocque recorded his part in his own Sonic Train Studios in Varberg

Varberg

Varberg is a locality and the seat of Varberg Municipality, Halland County, Sweden with 26,041 inhabitants in 2005.Varberg and all of Halland are well known for their 'typical west coast' sandy beaches. In Varberg the coast changes from wide sandy beaches to rocky terrain that continues north into...

. They met Andy when he produced their previous album Transkarpatia.

On the events of the Polish band's camp, Nera - the female vocalist of the band - comments:

Track listing CD

1. "False Sleepwalker"
2. "Vote for Heresy"
3. "I Devium"
4. "Pain Collector"
5. "Final Conjuration"
6. "II Fumus"
7. "Gloria Inferni"
8. "III Venenum"
9. "Solfernus' Path"
10. "Lunar Silhouette"
11. "King of Burning Anthems"
12. "IV Spectaculum"
13. "Chimera"
14. "A Mesmeric Séance"

Track listing Vinyl

1. "False Sleepwalker"
2. "Vote for Heresy"
3. "Pain Collector"
4. "Final Conjuration"
5. "Gloria Inferni"
6. "Solfernus Path"
7. "Lunar Silhouette"
8. "King of Burning Anthems"
9. "Chimera"
10. "A Mesmeric Séance"

Personnel

• Agnieszka "Nera" Górecka - vocals
• Rafał "Flauros" Góral - vocals
• Krzysztof "Chris" Michalak - electric guitar
  Electric guitar
  An 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...
  
  , bass guitar
  Bass guitar
  The bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
  
  
• Patryk "Spectre" Kumór - keyboard instruments
• Mariusz "Rogol" Prętkiewicz - percussions
• Jonas Kljellgren - mixing
  Audio mixing (recorded music)
  In audio recording, audio mixing is the process by which multiple recorded sounds are combined into one or more channels, most commonly two-channel stereo. In the process, the source signals' level, frequency content, dynamics, and panoramic position are manipulated and effects such as reverb may...
  
  

Photo shoots

A photo shoot for the band, which was taken in Świerklaniec, in Silesia, was done. Another photo shoot, where a 1934 BMW also took part, was also executed.

Charts

The album was three weeks on the first place in the Poland album charts 2009 and was the album of the month October.