To the Nameless Dead is the sixth studio album by the Irish 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 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:...

, released in 2007. It is also available in a limited edition as a digibook, featuring a different cover design, a 40 page booklet, and a bonus DVD. The album was recorded at Foel Studio, Wales, with producer Chris Fielding. It was recorded using all analog equipment and using mostly first or second takes for the final recording, making for a more raw and spontaneous sound.

To The Nameless Dead received virtually universal and overwhelming praise, rising to such accolades as being named 2008's Metal Album of the Year by Chronicles of Chaos (continuing an unprecedented back to back honoring for Primordial by the webzine).

Track listing

• Bonus DVD tracks (recorded at the 2006 Rock Hard Festival):

1. "The Golden Spiral"
2. "The Gathering Wilderness"
3. "Sons Of The Morrigan"
4. "The Coffin Ships"
5. "Song Of The Tomb"
6. "Gods To The Godless"

Credits

• A.A. Nemtheanga – Vocals, mastering, mixing
• Ciáran MacUiliam – Guitars
• Michael O'Floinn – Guitars
• Pól MacAmlaigh – Bass
• Simon O'Laoghaire – Drums