Mythological Occult Metal: 1991–2001

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Mythological Occult Metal: 1991–2001
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Compilation album (studio/live)by
Released2005
Genre Black metal, thrash metal, death metal
Label Osmose
Absu chronology
Tara
(2001)
Mythological Occult Metal: 1991–2001
(2005)
Absu
(2009)
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Absu's compilation album released in 2005 by Osmose Productions. The vinyl release was limited to 500 copies.

Contents

Track listing

Disc 1
  1. "The Gold Torques of Uláid"
  2. "Never Blow Out the Eastern Candle"
  3. "Stone of Destiny" (Edit Version)
  4. "Immortal Sorcery"
  5. "Sumerian Sands (The Silence)"
  6. "Disembodied"
  7. "...And Shineth Unto the Cold Cometh (Including Prelusion to Cythrául)
  8. "Akhera Goiti -- Akhera Beiti (One Black Opalith for Tomorrow)"
  9. "Reliquiae Celticae"
  10. "The Great Battle Moving from Ideal to Actual"
  11. "Old Tombs at Hochdorf"
Disc 2
  1. "Deathcrush (Including Silvester Anfang)"
  2. "Swing of the Axe"
  3. "Transylvania"
  4. "Bestial Invasion"
  5. "Winter Zephyr (...Within Kingdoms of Mist)" (Live)
  6. "Highland Tyrant Attack" (Live)
  7. "The Thrice Is Greatest to Ninnigal" (Live)
  8. "The Coming of War" (Live)
  9. "Book of Splendour" (Rehearsal)
  10. "Tasseomancy" (Rehearsal)

Credits

Disc 1
Disc 2

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