Aeons Black

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Aeons Black
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Studio album by
Aeon
Released20 November 2012 (2012-11-20)
RecordedJune 2012
StudioEmpire Studio (Östersund, Sweden)
Genre Death metal
Label Metal Blade
Producer
  • Aeon
  • Ronnie Björnström
Aeon chronology
Path of Fire
(2010)
Aeons Black
(2012)
Singles from Aeons Black
  1. "Aeons Black"
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Aeons Black is the fourth studio album by Swedish band Aeon, released on 20 November 2012. [2] It is the only Aeon record featuring bassist Marcus Edvardsson, who left the band in March 2013, and the first record since 1999's Dark Order to feature drummer Arttu Malkki. It is also the last album to feature Malkki as he has left the band due to family reasons, as well as the last album to feature rhythm guitarist Daniel Dlimi.

Contents

Background

Commented Aeon founding guitarist Zeb Nilsson: "This is definitely our most varied album to date; it has heavier songs, yet it also has lots of fast blastbeats and double bass drumming. It's groovier this time, which I think we lacked on our last album, 'Path Of Fire', which was fast-paced almost all the way through. That, and the amazing mix by Ronnie Björnström, makes me feel pretty confident that this album will appeal to more people than our previous albums. And no, we have not gone softer in any aspect; it's just easier to catch with all this grooviness. It's metal right up your ass!"

Track listing

All lyrics are written by Tommy Dahlström, except "Sacrificed" and "Maze of the Damned" written by Zeb Nilsson.

No.TitleMusicLength
1."Still They Pray"Nilsson3:50
2."The Glowing Hate"Daniel Dlimi4:12
3."The Voice of the Accuser" (instrumental)Nilsson0:51
4."I Wish You Death"Nilsson4:54
5."Garden of Sin"Nilsson3:49
6."Neptune, the Mystic" (cover; instrumental) Gustav Holst 1:12
7."Nothing Left to Destroy"Dlimi5:24
8."Passage to Hell" (instrumental)Dlimi1:05
9."Aeons Black"Dlimi3:42
10."Dead Means Dead"Nilsson4:03
11."Sacrificed"Dlimi3:23
12."Aftermath" (instrumental)Dlimi1:20
13."Blessed by the Priest"Nilsson3:58
14."Maze of the Damned"Nilsson3:38
15."Die by My Hands"Nilsson5:22
Total length:50:43

Personnel

Credits are adapted from the album's liner notes. [3]

Aeon
Production and design

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References

  1. Eduardo Rivadavia. Aeons Black. Allmusic
  2. "Aeon: 'Aeons Black' Lyric Video Released - Blabbermouth.net".
  3. Aeons Black digipak CD liner notes (3984-15150-2). Metal Blade. 2012.