Blacken the Angel
Studio album by
ReleasedAugust 25, 1998
GenreSymphonic black metal, gothic metal
Length60:59
LanguageEnglish, Romanian, German
LabelNuclear Blast
ProducerGerard Magin
Agathodaimon chronology
Tomb Sculptures
(1997)
Blacken the Angel
(1998)
Higher Art of Rebellion
(1999)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]

Blacken the Angel is the debut studio album by the German symphonic black metal band Agathodaimon. It was released on 25 August 1998 through Nuclear Blast records.[2][3] A limited vinyl record edition of 1,000 copies was also released in 1998.[4] On 25 August 2008, Polish record label Metal Mind Productions reissued the album as a remastered digipak edition.[5] The reissue is limited to numerated 2000 copies and was digitally remastered using 24-Bit process on golden disc.

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Tristețea vehementă" ("The Loud Sadness")08:11
2."Banner of Blasphemy"05:48
3."Near Dark"15:37
4."Ill of an Imaginary Guilt"04:19
5."Die Nacht des Unwesens" ("The Night of the Menace")03:40
6."Contemplation Song"02:26
7."Sfințit cu roua suferinții" ("Sanctified Through Suffering")04:45
8."Stingher/Alone"04:26
9."After Dark"04:26
10."Ribbons/Requiem"07:21
Total length:60:59
  • Tracks 1, 2 and 7 are in Romanian, and track 5 is in German.

Personnel

  • Sathonys - guitars
  • Hyperion - guitars
  • Akaias - vocals
  • Vlad Dracul - keyboards
  • Matthias R. - drums
  • Marko T. - bass

Additional personnel and staff

  • Ophelia - female vocals
  • Vampallens - keyboards
  • Gerald Axelrod - photography
  • Sander N. - cover art
  • Markus Staiger - executive producer
  • Gerhard Magin - producer
  • Barbara Stiller - band photography

References

  1. Allmusic review
  2. "Agathodaimon - Blacken the Angel - Encyclopaedia Metallum: The Metal Archives". www.metal-archives.com. Retrieved 2023-11-26.
  3. Huey, Steve. "Blacken the Angel review". Allmusic. Retrieved 13 July 2009.
  4. "Agathodaimon - Blacken the Angel - Encyclopaedia Metallum: The Metal Archives". www.metal-archives.com. Retrieved 2023-11-26.
  5. "Agathodaimon - Blacken the Angel - Encyclopaedia Metallum: The Metal Archives". www.metal-archives.com. Retrieved 2023-11-26.
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