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'''''Cult of the Holy War''''' is the second and final album by Canadian [[Rock Against Communism]] band [[RaHoWa (band)|RAHOWA]]. The album was released in 1995 on lead singer George Eric Hawthorne's Resistance Records label. It was reissued in 2001 on vinyl by Showdown Records. The album marked the shift from the predecessor's [[Oi!]] and [[hard rock]] roots towards [[gothic metal]] with elements of [[neoclassical]] and [[neofolk]] music. In an interview with dis-Emi-A, Hawthorne cites [[Danzig (band)|Danzig]], [[Morbid Angel]], [[Moonspell]], [[Type O Negative]], [[Laibach]], [[Death in June]], [[Blood Axis]], [[Sol Invictus]], [[Bach]], [[Beethoven]], [[Mozart]], Pouledaris, [[Wagner]], and [[Nietzsche]] as influences for the album.<ref>http://disemia.com/creation/issue_3/profile_rahowa.html Interview with dis-Emi-A</ref> |
'''''Cult of the Holy War''''' is the second and final album by Canadian [[Rock Against Communism]] band [[RaHoWa (band)|RAHOWA]]. The album was released in 1995 on lead singer George Eric Hawthorne's Resistance Records label. It was reissued in 2001 on vinyl by Showdown Records. The album marked the shift from the predecessor's [[Oi!]] and [[hard rock]] roots towards [[gothic metal]] with elements of [[neoclassical]] and [[neofolk]] music. In an interview with dis-Emi-A, Hawthorne cites [[Danzig (band)|Danzig]], [[Morbid Angel]], [[Moonspell]], [[Type O Negative]], [[Laibach]], [[Death in June]], [[Blood Axis]], [[Sol Invictus]], [[Bach]], [[Beethoven]], [[Mozart]], Pouledaris, [[Wagner]], and [[Nietzsche]] as influences for the album.<ref>[http://disemia.com/creation/issue_3/profile_rahowa.html Interview with dis-Emi-A] Retrieved July 6, 2013</ref> |
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== External links == |
== External links == |
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* [http://www.discogs.com/Rahowa-Cult-Of-The-Holy-War/master/389997 ''Cult of the Holy War''] at [[Discogs]] (list of versions) |
* [http://www.discogs.com/Rahowa-Cult-Of-The-Holy-War/master/389997 ''Cult of the Holy War''] at [[Discogs]] (list of versions) |
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Cult of the Holy War is the second and final album by Canadian Rock Against Communism band RAHOWA. The album was released in 1995 on lead singer George Eric Hawthorne's Resistance Records label. It was reissued in 2001 on vinyl by Showdown Records. The album marked the shift from the predecessor's Oi! and hard rock roots towards gothic metal with elements of neoclassical and neofolk music. In an interview with dis-Emi-A, Hawthorne cites Danzig, Morbid Angel, Moonspell, Type O Negative, Laibach, Death in June, Blood Axis, Sol Invictus, Bach, Beethoven, Mozart, Pouledaris, Wagner, and Nietzsche as influences for the album.[1]
Despite being by a racialist band, the album received coverage some of the mainstream press.
Tracklist
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "Preludium in G" | 0:40 |
| 2. | "Man Against Time" | 5:38 |
| 3. | "When America Goes Down" | 5:03 |
| 4. | "March of the Dead" | 1:11 |
| 5. | "Hall of the Heroes" | 6:48 |
| 6. | "In the Fires of 1945" | 7:02 |
| 7. | "The Last Battalion" | 4:06 |
| 8. | "Anvil of Crom" | 1:09 |
| 9. | "Might is Right" | 8:12 |
| 10. | "RAHOWA" | 5:46 |
| 11. | "God is Dead" | 5:13 |
| 12. | "The Snow Fell" (Skrewdriver cover) | 5:49 |
| 13. | "Ode to a Dying People" | 5:58 |
| 88. | Untitled | 0:50 |
Track 88 is a recording of George Eric Hawthorne giving a speech printed in the liner notes, following 74 tracks of silence, all 0:01 in length. The vinyl issue does not contain "Ode to a Dying People" or this track.
Track 13 was covered by Saga. As well as the tracks listed here, two more tracks, "The Rain Will Come Again" and "Final Call" were recorded during these sessions. They didn't appear on the final album, but appeared on the White Pride World Wide Volume 3 compilation the following year and were later reissued as a 7" single in 2010.
Personnel
- George Eric Hawthorne - lead vocals, backing vocals, guitar, producer
- Jon Latvis - lead guitar, keyboards, piano, backing vocals, bass, cello, producer
- Graham Stolz - rhythm guitar
- Carl Alexander - keyboards
- Wolfgang Mortuus - drums
- Corrado - engineer, producer
References
- ^ Interview with dis-Emi-A Retrieved July 6, 2013
External links
- Cult of the Holy War at Discogs (list of versions)
- Cult of the Holy War at Encyclopedia Metallum
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