| Dirges of Elysium | ||||
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| Released | June 10, 2014 | |||
| Genre | Death metal | |||
| Length | 49:24 | |||
| Label | Listenable | |||
| Producer | Bill Korecky, Incantation | |||
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Dirges of Elysium is the ninth studio album by the American death metal band Incantation. It was released in the EU on June 10, 2014, and in the US on June 24. [1] [2]
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Dirges of Elysium" | 2:12 |
| 2. | "Debauchery" | 4:03 |
| 3. | "Bastion of a Plagued Soul" | 2:43 |
| 4. | "Carrion Prophecy" | 4:30 |
| 5. | "From a Glaciate Womb" | 7:39 |
| 6. | "Portal Consecration" | 3:18 |
| 7. | "Charnel Grounds" | 2:17 |
| 8. | "Impalement of Divinity" | 3:44 |
| 9. | "Dominant Ethos" | 2:43 |
| 10. | "Elysium (Eternity Is Nigh)"
| 16:23 |
| Total length: | 49:24 | |
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