Metus Mortis

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Metus Mortis
Brainstorm Metus Mortis.jpg
Studio album by
Brainstorm
ReleasedOctober 24, 2001
RecordedHouse of Music Studios, Winterbach,
Storm Your Brain Studios, Gerstetten,
Gate Studios, Wolfsburg, Germany,
May-July 2001
Genre Power metal
Length60:13
Label Metal Blade
Producer Achim Köhler & Brainstorm
Brainstorm chronology
Ambiguity
(2000)
Metus Mortis
(2001)
Soul Temptation
(2003)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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Metus Mortis is the fourth album by the German power metal band Brainstorm, released in 2001. [2]

Contents

Track listing

All songs written & arranged by Brainstorm, all lyrics by Andy B. Franck, except where indicated

  1. "Metus Mortis" – 1:06
  2. "Blind Suffering" – 4:24
  3. "Shadowland" – 3:51
  4. "Checkmate in Red" – 4:29
  5. "Hollow Hideaway" – 4:25
  6. "Weakness Sows Its Seed" – 5:45
  7. "Into the Never" – 4:23
  8. "Under Lights" – 6:05
  9. "Cycles" – 4:17
  10. "Behind" – 4:26
  11. "Meet Me In The Dark" – 3:11
  12. "Strength of Will" – 3:43
  13. "Face Down" - 4:15 - (12. track on digipack version, Japanese bonus version)
  14. "(E.O.C.) Cross God’s Face" - (Japanese bonus version)
  15. "Savage" (Helloween cover) - (Japanese bonus version)


On the digipack version there is an untitled hidden track after "Strength of Will". That song is a Vicious Rumors cover: "Don't Wait For Me".

Personnel

Band members
Additional musicians
Production

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References

  1. O'Neill, Brian. "Brainstorm Metus Mortis review". Allmusic . Rovi Corporation . Retrieved 2012-09-23.
  2. "Brainstorm - Metus Mortis". Encyclopaedia Metallum . Retrieved 2012-09-23.