Hymns for the Broken, Swollen and Silent

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Hymns for the Broken, Swollen, and Silent is the tenth studio album by Gnaw Their Tongues. On December 9, 2016 it was released on vinyl by Consouling Sounds and on cassette by Tartarus Records. [1] It was released on CD by Crucial Blast on December 16, 2016 [2]

Hymns for the Broken, Swollen, and Silent
Studio album by
ReleasedDecember 9, 2016 (2016-12-09)
Recorded2013 - 2016
StudioBejaarde II, Drachten, The Netherlands
Genre Black metal, dark ambient, noise
Length39:43
Label Consouling Sounds, Tartarus Records, Crucial Blast
Gnaw Their Tongues chronology
Abyss of Longing Throats
(2015)
Hymns for the Broken, Swollen, and Silent
(2016)
Genocidal Majesty
(2018)

Track listing

All music is composed by Maurice de Jong.

Side A
No.TitleLength
1."Hold High the Banners of Truth Among the Swollen Dead"5:04
2."The Speared Promises"4:10
3."Frail as the Stalking Lions"4:32
4."Your Kingdom Shrouded in Blood"5:57
Side B
No.TitleLength
1."Silent Burned Atrocities"4:28
2."Hymn for the Broken, Swollen and Silent"5:19
3."I Have Clad the Pillar in the Flayed Skins"4:21
4."Our Mouths Ridden with Worms"5:52

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References

  1. "GNAW THEIR TONGUES To Issue Hymns For The Broken, Swollen And Silent LP In December; Track Streaming + Preorders Posted". Earsplit Compound. Retrieved 17 May 2020.
  2. "Hymns for the Broken, Swollen And Silent by GNAW THEIR TONGUES". Bandcamp. Retrieved 17 May 2020.