Epitaph (Necrophagist album)

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Epitaph
Studio album by Necrophagist
Released	3 August 2004
Recorded	"The Depth of Torment", Baden-Baden (guitars); "The Iguana Studios", March-Hugstetten (drums, vocals); "Aexxys-Art", Schwandorf (bass)
Genre	Technical death metal
Length	32:56
Label	Relapse
Producer	Muhammed Suiçmez
Professional reviews
Allmusic [1] PopMatters (favorable)[2]
Necrophagist chronology
Onset of Putrefaction (1999) Epitaph (2004)

Epitaph is the second studio album by German technical death metal band Necrophagist released by Relapse Records on August 3, 2004. Unlike on Onset of Putrefaction, guitarist and vocalist Muhammed Suiçmez recorded the album alongside a group of live musicians.

Contents 1 Track listing 2 Trivia 3 Personnel 4 References

[edit] Track listing

All songs written by Muhammed Suiçmez except where noted.

1. "Stabwound" – 2:48
2. "The Stillborn One" – 4:24
3. "Ignominious and Pale" – 4:01
4. "Diminished to B" – 4:59
5. "Epitaph" – 4:15
6. "Only Ash Remains" – 4:11
7. "Seven" – 3:44
8. "Symbiotic in Theory" (Muenzner, Suiçmez) – 4:35

[edit] Trivia

• The outro guitar solo on "Only Ash Remains" is derived from a piece from Sergei Prokofiev's Romeo & Juliet Suite (Montagues & Capulets).
• There is a section in "The Stillborn One" that is taken directly from the introduction of Ludvig van Beethoven's "Für Elise."

[edit] Personnel

• Muhammed Suiçmez - Guitar, Vocals
• Christian Muenzner - Guitar
• Stephan Fimmers - Bass guitar
• Hannes Grossmann - Drums
• Bob Katz-Mastering

[edit] References