Paracletus

This article is about Deathspell Omega album. For the Greek word, see Paraclete.

Paracletus
Studio album by Deathspell Omega
Released	9 November 2010
Genre	Black metal, avant-garde metal
Length	42:34
Label	Norma Evangelium Diaboli
Deathspell Omega chronology
Veritas Diaboli Manet in Aeternum: Chaining the Katechon (2008) Paracletus (2010) Diabolus Absconditus (2011)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
Avantgarde-Metal.com	(extremely favorable) [2]
Sputnikmusic	[3]

Paracletus is the fifth full-length studio album recorded by the French black metal band Deathspell Omega, released on 9 November 2010 through Norma Evangelium Diaboli along with Season of Mist. It is the third part in their metaphysical trilogy of albums representing God, the Devil and Man (following Si monvmentvm reqvires, circvmspice and Fas – Ite, Maledicti, in Ignem Aeternum ). ^[4]

The term paracletus is the Latinised form of the Greek word παράκλητος (parákletos), meaning comforter. It is another name for the Holy Spirit. ^{[5] [6]}

Stylistically the album continues in the experimental vein of their previous work since 2004. ^[7] The tracks are mostly continuous, being more movements of a larger piece than individual songs, although there are slight pauses in between tracks 3 and 4 and between tracks 5 and 6. The track "Devouring Famine" was released as a free download by Season of Mist approximately three weeks before the album's release.^{[ citation needed ]}

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Epiklesis"	1:42
2.	"Wings of Predation"	3:43
3.	"Abscission"	6:07
4.	"Dearth"	3:47
5.	"Phosphene"	7:03
6.	"Epiklesis"	3:06
7.	"Malconfort"	4:57
8.	"Have You Beheld the Fevers?"	2:59
9.	"Devouring Famine"	5:09
10.	"Apokatastasis Pantôn"	4:01
Total length:		42:34

See also

• Abscission
• Apocatastasis
• Epiclesis
• Paraclete
• Phosphene

References

1. Freeman, Phil. "Paracletus - Deathspell Omega". AllMusic . Retrieved 30 November 2011.
2. Rock, Maxwell (26 November 2010). "Deathspell Omega - Paracletus". Avantgarde-Metal.com. Retrieved 2 April 2011.
3. Ward, Kyle (5 December 2010). "Deathspell Omega - Paracletus". Sputnikmusic. Retrieved 5 August 2012.
4. Pierce, Leonard (10 November 2010). "Overseas department". The A.V. Club . The Onion. Archived from the original on 13 November 2010. Retrieved 11 November 2010.
5. "Paraclete". Catholic Encyclopedia . New Advent. Retrieved 13 August 2012.
6. "Paraclete". Jewish Encyclopedia . Retrieved 13 August 2012.
7. Pacheco, George (9 November 2010). "Paracletus review". About.com . Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 11 November 2010.