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| Oratorium | ||||
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| Released | 23 November 2012 | |||
| Recorded | 2011 | |||
| Genre | Gothic doom | |||
| Length | 72:26(standard edition) 91:59(with bonus disc) | |||
| Label | Grau Records | |||
| Producer | Simen Hogdal Pedersen, Anders Eek | |||
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Oratorium is the sixth album by Norwegian gothic doom metal band Funeral. It is the first album not to include longtime singer Frode Forsmo, and the first to feature In Vain vocalist Sindre Nedland.
All tracks are written by Anders Eek, Sindre Nedland & Einar Fredriksen.
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Burning With Regret" | 11:05 |
| 2. | "Hate" | 10:45 |
| 3. | "Break Me" | 13:17 |
| 4. | "Song of the Knell" | 7:28 |
| 5. | "From the Orchestral Grave" | 10:41 |
| 6. | "Making the World My Tomb" | 8:04 |
| 7. | "Will You Have Me?" | 11:06 |
| Total length: | 01:12:26 | |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 8. | "So Now Scorn Leads the Vessel" | 5:40 |
| 9. | "Need" | 7:23 |
| 10. | "Eg ser" | 6:32 |
| Total length: | 01:31:59 | |
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