Ankaa (album)
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Ankaa is the fourth studio album by the French metal band Eths, released on 22 April 2016 via Season of Mist. It is the first full album to feature vocalist Rachel Aspe, as well as the first without second guitarist Grégory "Greg" Rouvière and Guillaume "Yom" Dupré since Yom rejoined the band in 2011 (the pair left in 2013 and 2015 respectively). For this album, Dirk Verbeuren was hired to perform drum duties despite new drummer RUL joining Eths in 2015. The album's track list and first single "Alnilam" were first announced on February 18.[1] On 2 March they released their second song, "Nihil Sine Causa", which features additional vocals from Sarah Layssac (Arkan) and Jon Howard (Threat Signal).[2]
Track listing
All tracks are written by Staif Bihl unless stated
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Length |
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| 1. | "Nefas" | 3:49 | |
| 2. | "Nihil Sine Causa" (feat. Jon Howard) | 4:52 | |
| 3. | "Amaterasu" | Bihl, Berardo | 3:57 |
| 4. | "Seditio" | 6:35 | |
| 5. | "Nixi Dii" | Bihl, Berardo | 7:58 |
| 6. | "Vae Victis" | 5:05 | |
| 7. | "HAR1" (feat. Björn Strid) | Henley, Bihl | 4:03 |
| 8. | "Sekhet Aaru" | 4:09 | |
| 9. | "Kumari Kandam" | Bihl, Berardo | 4:15 |
| 10. | "Alnitak" | 4:04 | |
| 11. | "Alnilam" | 3:39 | |
| 12. | "Mintaka" | 5:06 |
Personnel
- Eths
- Rachel Aspe - lead vocals
- Staif Bihl - guitars, keyboards, programming, vocals, production, engineering
- Damien Rivoal - bass guitar
- Other personnel
- Dirk Verbeuren - drums, percussion
- Guilaume Dupré – additional percussion on tracks 4, 5, 8, 10, 11 and 12.
- Sarah Layssac - vocals on "Sekhet Aaru" and additional vocals on tracks 1, 2, 3, 9, 10, 11 and 12.
- Jon Howard - additional vocals on "Nihil Sine Causa"
- Björn Strid - additional vocals on "HAR1"
- Faustine Berardo - additional vocals on tracks 3, 5 and 9.
- Serge Begnis - engineering
- Nelson Leeroy - mixing
- Mobo - mastering
- Nicolas Senegas - artwork
Charts
| Chart (2016) | Peak position |
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| Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[4] | 178 |
| French Albums (SNEP)[5] | 154 |
References
- ^ ETHS: New Song 'Alnilam' Available For Streaming Blabbermouth.net 18 February 2016. Retrieved 28 February 2016
- ^ Eths Premiere New Song, “Nihil Sine Causa” Revolver. 2 March 2016. Retrieved 3 March 2016
- ^ https://www.facebook.com/faustdo/photos/a.414038368774160.1073741844.397559190422078/529203063924356/?type=3&theater
- ^ "Ultratop.be – Eths – Ankaa" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 9 May 2016.
- ^ "Lescharts.com – Eths – Ankaa". Hung Medien. Retrieved 9 May 2016.
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