A Dead Poem

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A Dead Poem
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Studio album by
Rotting Christ
ReleasedOctober 7 1997 [1]
RecordedMay 1997
Genre Gothic metal, melodic black metal
Length47:25
Label Century Media
Producer Sakis Tolis & Xy
Rotting Christ chronology
Triarchy of the Lost Lovers
(1996)		A Dead Poem
(1997)		 Sleep of the Angels
(1999)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svg [2]
Chronicles of Chaos 8/10 [3]

A Dead Poem is the fourth full-length album by Greek extreme metal band Rotting Christ.

Contents

The band slowed down their tempos significantly and added occasional usage of acoustic guitars and regional music, making this particular record one of their more mainstream of releases, and the farthest removed from black metal music styles.

Moonspell's Fernando Ribeiro contributed backing vocals to the track "Among Two Storms".

It was produced at Woodhouse Studios in Hagen, Germany by Xy, programmer/percussionist for Samael, who also contributed keyboards to some tracks.

Track listing

  1. "Sorrowfull Farewell" – 4:52
  2. "Among Two Storms" – 4:09
  3. "A Dead Poem" – 4:08
  4. "Out of Spirits" – 4:06
  5. "As If by Magic" – 5:51
  6. "Full Colour Is the Night" – 4:47
  7. "Semigod" – 4:39
  8. "Ten Miles High" – 4:34
  9. "Between Times" – 5:03
  10. "Ira Incensus" – 5:16

Credits

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References

  1. ↑ Retrieved on 30th of May, 2016
  2. ↑ A Dead Poem at AllMusic
  3. ↑ Adrian Bromley (November 17, 1997). "CoC : Rotting Christ - A Dead Poem : Review". Chronicles of Chaos . Retrieved January 25, 2014.
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