Stream from the Heavens
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Stream from the Heavens is an album
by the Finnish
doom metal
band Thergothon
. It was recorded in late 1992 and released after many delays in 1994 through the Italian
record label Avantgarde Music
. The band had eventually disbanded months before the release of the album. Stream from the Heavens continues the funeral doom subgenre that Thergothon pioneered with their 1991 demo Fhtagn nagh Yog-Sothoth
. The album was re-issued on CD
in 1999 and also in 2004 by Belgian
label Painiac as a 12" LP, limited to 500 copies.
Album
An album is a collection of recordings, released as a single package on gramophone record, cassette, compact disc, or via digital distribution. The word derives from the Latin word for list .Vinyl LP records have two sides, each comprising one half of the album...
by the Finnish
Finland
Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...
doom metal
Doom metal
Doom metal is an extreme form of heavy metal music that typically uses slower tempos, low-tuned guitars and a much "thicker" or "heavier" sound than other metal genres...
band Thergothon
Thergothon
Thergothon was an influential Finnish doom metal band. They were one of the pioneers of the funeral doom subgenre, starting with their demo Fhtagn nagh Yog-Sothoth and continuing their raw, depressing style with their only album, Stream from the Heavens...
. It was recorded in late 1992 and released after many delays in 1994 through the Italian
Italy
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record label Avantgarde Music
Avantgarde Music
Avantgarde Music is an Italian record label, formed as a continuation of Obscure Plasma Records, focusing on black and doom metal artists. The label has a sub-label called Wounded Love Records, which has released albums by Dolorian and Taake....
. The band had eventually disbanded months before the release of the album. Stream from the Heavens continues the funeral doom subgenre that Thergothon pioneered with their 1991 demo Fhtagn nagh Yog-Sothoth
Fhtagn nagh Yog-Sothoth
Fhtagn nagh Yog-Sothoth is the only demo album made by the funeral doom pioneers Thergothon. It originally was released in November 1991. It was reissued in 1992 by Wild Rags Records and in 1999 by Eibon Records. The demo was reissued again by Eibon in late 2005 or early 2006...
. The album was re-issued on CD
Compact Disc
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in 1999 and also in 2004 by Belgian
Belgium
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label Painiac as a 12" LP, limited to 500 copies.
Track listing
- All songs written and arranged By Thergothon.
- "Everlasting" – 6:07
- "Yet the Watchers Guard" – 8:56
- "The Unknown Kadath in the Cold Waste" – 3:49
- "Elemental" – 9:18
- "Who Rides the Astral Wings" – 7:56
- "Crying Blood and Crimson Snow" – 4:42
Credits
- Niko "Skorpio" Sirkiä – vocalsSingingSinging is the act of producing musical sounds with the voice, and augments regular speech by the use of both tonality and rhythm. One who sings is called a singer or vocalist. Singers perform music known as songs that can be sung either with or without accompaniment by musical instruments...
, 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... - Mikko Ruotsalainen – guitarGuitarThe guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
s - Jori Sjöroos – 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 ....
, vocals