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Released | March 1st, 2006 | |||
Recorded | Earshot Studio, Bergen, Norway, 2005 | |||
Genre | Heavy metal, doom metal | |||
Length | 48:23 | |||
Label | Regain | |||
Producer | Brynjulv Guddal | |||
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Allmusic |
I (also called Sahg I or Sahg 1 ) is the debut album by the Norwegian doom metal band Sahg, released on March 1, 2006, under the Swedish record label Regain Records. [2]
The artwork for the album was created single-handedly by the band members, and the video for "Godless Faith" was shot in October the same year, and was directed by Tommy Naess.
Sahg I entered the Norwegian charts at no. 31, [3] and garnered some rave reviews across Europe.
No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Length |
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1. | "Intro: Parade Macabre" | Instrumental | King | 2:01 |
2. | "Repent" | Iversen | Tofthagen | 7:26 |
3. | "The Executioner Undead" | Iversen | King, Iversen, Tofthagen, Kvitrafn | 4:34 |
4. | "The Alchemist" | Iversen | Tofthagen | 5:02 |
5. | "Rivers Running Dry" | Iversen | Iversen, King | 5:19 |
6. | "Whisper Of Abaddon" | Iversen | Brynjulv Guddal | 1:28 |
7. | "Godless Faith" | Iversen | Tofthagen | 6:23 |
8. | "Soul Exile" | Iversen | Tofthagen | 4:40 |
9. | "Boundless Demise" | Iversen | Tofthagen | 4:36 |
10. | "Black Passage" | Iversen | Iversen | 6:57 |
Total length: | 48:23 |
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