Defending the Throne of Evil
| Defending the Throne of Evil | ||||
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| Released | September 23, 2003 | |||
| Recorded | Sound Suite Studio, August–September 2002 | |||
| Genre | Symphonic black metal | |||
| Length | 51:22 | |||
| Label | Season of Mist | |||
| Producer | Carpathian Forest and Terje Refsnes | |||
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| Allmusic |    [1] |
Defending the Throne of Evil is the fourth studio album by the Norwegian black metal band Carpathian Forest. It was released on September 23, 2003 by Season of Mist. A remastered, deluxe double LP version with a bonus track was also released in 2007.
The sonority of Defending the Throne of Evil is largely different from other Carpathian Forest albums, being their more melodic one so far; relying heavily on symphonic interludes, saxophones and synthesizers, it is loosely reminiscent of symphonic black metal.[1]
Track listing
All tracks are written by Nattefrost unless noted
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "It's Darker Than You Think" | 4:41 |
| 2. | "Skjend hans lik" (Norwegian for "Desecrate his body") | 5:07 |
| 3. | "The Well of All Human Tears" | 5:36 |
| 4. | "Put to Sleep Like a Sick Animal!!!" | 4:52 |
| 5. | "Hymne til døden" (Norwegian for "Hymn to death") | 3:51 |
| 6. | "Ancient Spirits of the Underworld" | 4:35 |
| 7. | "Spill the Blood of the Lamb" | 4:52 |
| 8. | "One with the Earth" (Eivind Kulde) | 3:14 |
| 9. | "Christian Incoherent Drivel" | 3:41 |
| 10. | "The Old House on the Hill" | 2:51 |
| 11. | "Nekrophiliac/Anthropophagus Maniac" | 4:12 |
| 12. | "Cold Murderous Music" | 3:50 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 13. | "Humiliation Chant" | 2:48 |
Personnel
- Carpathian Forest
- Roger Rasmussen (Nattefrost) — vocals, guitars
- Anders Kobro — drums, percussion
- Daniel Vrangsinn — guitars, bass, keyboards
- Terje Vik Schei (Tchort) — guitars
- Session musicians
- Arvid Thorsen (Mötorsen) — tenor saxophone
- Other staff
- Daniel Orstad — photography
- Terje Refsnes — engineering, production, sound effects, noises
- Nattefrost and Vrangsinn — production, cover art, artwork, graphics, photography
References
- ^ a b Serba, John. "Defending the Throne of Evil - Carpathian Forest : Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards : AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 2 September 2012.
...Defending the Throne of Evil just falls in with the rest of the symphonic black metal pack.
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