Ophidian Wheel

Ophidian Wheel
Studio album by Septic Flesh
Released	1997
Recorded	October – November 1996
Studio	Praxis Studios (Athens, Greece)
Genre	Death-doom, gothic metal
Length	51:37
Label	Holy Records; Season of Mist (Reissue)
Producer	Septic Flesh, Lambros Sfiris
Septic Flesh chronology
Esoptron (1995) Ophidian Wheel (1997) A Fallen Temple (1998)

Ophidian Wheel is the third full-length album by the Greek death metal band Septic Flesh. ^[1] In 2013, a reissue containing bonus tracks and new artwork was released through Season of Mist.

Musically, this album is much more straightforward than previous albums, fusing an aggressive death metal style with elements of gothic rock. Though someone named "Kostas" is credited for drums, all drums on this album were programmed.

Track listing

All lyrics written by Sotiris V.

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"The Future Belongs to the Brave"	Sotiris V.	6:13
2.	"The Ophidian Wheel"	Sotiris V.	5:19
3.	"Phallic Litanies"	Sotiris V.	5:55
4.	"Razor Blades of Guilt"	Spiros A.	5:02
5.	"Tartarus"	Christos A.	3:36
6.	"On the Topmost Step of the Earth"	Spiros A., Sotiris V.	6:42
7.	"Microcosmos"	Christos A.	1:35
8.	"Geometry in Static"	Sotiris V.	5:25
9.	"Shamanic Rite"	Sotiris V.	5:16
10.	"Heaven Below"	Sotiris V.	5:44
11.	"Enchantment"	Christos A.	0:50

2013 reissues bonus tracks

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
12.	"The Ophidian Wheel(unreleased mix)"	Sotiris V.	5:17
13.	"Phallic Litanies(unreleased mix)"	Sotiris V.	5:53
14.	"On The Topmost Step Of The Earth(unreleased mix)"	Spiros A., Sotiris V.	6:39

Personnel

Septic Flesh – production

• Spiros A. – bass, vocals, artwork
• Sotiris V. – guitars, vocals, keyboards
• Christos A. – guitars, keyboards

Additional musicians

• Natalie Rassoulis – vocals
• Kostas – drums

Production

• Lambros Sfiris – production, engineering

References

1. "Ophidian Wheel, by Septicflesh". Septicflesh. Retrieved 2025-09-20.