Epitaph (Necrophagist album)

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
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Epitaph is the second studio album by German 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.

[edit] Track listing

All songs written by Muhammed Suiçmez except where noted.

No.	Title	Length
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
Total length:		32:56

The ending guitar solo on "Only Ash Remains" is derived from a piece from Sergei Prokofiev's ballet Romeo and Juliet (Prokofiev) "Dance of the knights".
The 2:18 mark and the 2:44 mark in "The Stillborn One" contain a section that is taken directly from the introduction of Ludvig van Beethoven's "Für Elise".
The song "Seven" was used in the promotional video for Ibanez's unveiling of Muhammad Suicmez's new Signature Series guitar.

^ York, William. "Epitaph Review". Allmusic. Macrovision. http://www.allmusic.com/album/r702037. Retrieved 17 October 2009.
^ Begrand, Adrien (3 January 2005). "Epitaph Review". PopMatters. http://www.popmatters.com/music/reviews/n/necrophagist-epitaph.shtml. Retrieved 17 October 2009.