Empire of Dark Salvation

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Empire of Dark Salvation
GothministerEmpireofDarkSalvation.jpg
Studio album by
ReleasedApril 4, 2005 [1]
Recorded2004
Studio
  • Satan Studios, Sarpsborg
  • Is It Art? Studios, Kølviken
Genre Gothic metal, gothic rock, industrial metal
Length40:00
52:55 (with Live Video)
LanguageEnglish
Label BMG, Drakkar, e-Wave, Tatra, Tuba
Producer Rico Darum, Peder "Goatfather" Kjellsby, and Gothminister
Gothminister chronology
Gothic Electronic Anthems
(2003)
Empire of Dark Salvation
(2005)
Happiness In Darkness
(2008)

Empire of Dark Salvation is the second studio album by gothic/industrial metal band Gothminister. It was released in 2005. It was rereleased in 2014 by the German record label, AFM records. The song "monsters" from the album scored number 11 on the German Alternative Charts [2]

Contents

Track listing

All tracks are written by Bjørn Alexander Brem

No.TitleLength
1."Dark Salvation"4:05
2."Welcome"0:41
3."Monsters"3:12
4."The Calling"3:36
5."Daughter of S"0:34
6."Forgotten"3:59
7."Nachtzehrer"5:33
8."Leviathan"4:25
9."Swallowed by the Earth"4:53
10."We Die in Dreams"3:19
11."Gates of Salvation"0:20
12."Happiness in Darkness"5:23
Total length:40:00

Live video

No.TitleLength
1."Dark Salvation" 
2."Hatred" (with Eric Burton) 
3."Monsters" 
Total length:12:55

Notes

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References

  1. "GOTHMINISTER – Empire Of Dark Salvation". Metal Express Radio. 2005-04-04. Retrieved 2023-02-03.
  2. "GOTHMINISTER - Empire of Dark Salvation - CD". AFM Records Official Label Store. Retrieved 2023-11-11.