With Vilest of Worms to Dwell
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With Vilest of Worms to Dwell is an album by Austria
n symphonic
death metal
band Hollenthon
, released by Napalm Records
in 2001.
(Note that "Lords of Bedlam" incorporates elements of Sergei Prokofiev
's Romeo and Juliet
(Dance of the Knights
) and "To Kingdom Come" includes portions from Carl Orff
's rendition of the Carmina Burana
).
Austria
Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...
n symphonic
Symphonic metal
Symphonic metal is a term used to describe heavy metal music that has symphonic elements; that is, elements that are either borrowed from classical music or, as with progressive rock music, create a style reminiscent of it, e.g...
death metal
Death metal
Death metal is an extreme subgenre of heavy metal. It typically employs heavily distorted guitars, tremolo picking, deep growling vocals, blast beat drumming, minor keys or atonality, and complex song structures with multiple tempo changes....
band Hollenthon
Hollenthon
Hollenthon is a melodic death metal band from Austria. The band includes many symphonic elements in their work, while their earlier material contains some black metal influence.-History:...
, released by Napalm Records
Napalm Records
Napalm Records is an Austrian independent record label focused on heavy metal and hard rock.Originally, Napalm Records focused mainly on black metal acts such as Abigor and Summoning and folk metal bands such as Falkenbach and Vintersorg....
in 2001.
Track listing
- "Y Draig Goch" – 3:55
- "Woe to the Defeated" – 5:51
- "Lords of Bedlam" – 5:35
- "To Kingdom Come" – 5:33
- "The Calm Before the Storm" – 5:03
- "Fire upon the Blade" – 5:18
- "Conquest Demise" – 6:32
- "Conspirator" – 7:23
(Note that "Lords of Bedlam" incorporates elements of Sergei Prokofiev
Sergei Prokofiev
Sergei Sergeyevich Prokofiev was a Russian composer, pianist and conductor who mastered numerous musical genres and is regarded as one of the major composers of the 20th century...
's Romeo and Juliet
Romeo and Juliet (Prokofiev)
Romeo and Juliet is a ballet by Sergei Prokofiev based on William Shakespeare's play Romeo and Juliet. It is one of the most enduringly popular ballets...
(Dance of the Knights
Dance of the Knights
"Montagues and Capulets" is a piano transcription of the original ballet piece called "Dance of the Knights". It is a score reduced by Sergei Prokofiev himself to be included into Ten Pieces for Piano, Op. 75. The original piece "Montagues and Capulets" is a piano transcription of the...
) and "To Kingdom Come" includes portions from Carl Orff
Carl Orff
Carl Orff was a 20th-century German composer, best known for his cantata Carmina Burana . In addition to his career as a composer, Orff developed an influential method of music education for children.-Early life:...
's rendition of the Carmina Burana
Carmina Burana (Orff)
Carmina Burana is a scenic cantata composed by Carl Orff in 1935 and 1936. It is based on 24 of the poems found in the medieval collection Carmina Burana...
).
Line-up
- Mike Gröger - drums, percussion
- Elena Schirenc - vocals
- Martin SchirencMartin SchirencMartin Schirenc is an Austrian guitarist and vocalist, best known as a founder of death metal/grindcore band Pungent Stench and symphonic death metal band Hollenthon....
- vocals, guitar, bass, keyboards - Rob BarrettRob BarrettRob Barrett is the rhythm guitarist for the death metal band Cannibal Corpse and currently resides in Tampa, FL. He joined in 1993 and left in 1997, but rejoined in 2005. He features on the albums The Bleeding, Vile, Kill, and Evisceration Plague...
of Cannibal CorpseCannibal CorpseCannibal Corpse is an American death metal band from Buffalo, New York. Formed in 1988, the band has released eleven studio albums, one box set, and one live album...
recorded a guitar soloGuitar soloIn popular music, a guitar solo is a melodic passage, section, or entire piece of music written for an electric guitar or an acoustic guitar. Guitar solos, which often contain varying degrees of improvisation, are used in many styles of popular music such as blues, jazz, rock and metal styles such...
on "Woe to the Defeated".
Details
- Recorded and mixed by Martin Schirenc at Vato Loco Studio/Vienna, March 2001.
- Mastered by Akeem Koehler at Indiscreet Audio/Winterbach
- Cover concept and layout by Martin Schirenc.
- Band photos by Klaus Pichler.
- Music by Martin Schirenc.
- Lyrics by Elena Schirenc.