Profoundemonium

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Profoundemonium
Trail of Tears - Profoundemonium.jpg
Studio album by
Released13 May 2000
RecordedJanuary to March 2000
StudioJailhouse Studio, Norway
Genre Gothic metal, symphonic black metal
Length53:29
Label Napalm Records
Producer Hans Eidskard and Trail of Tears
Trail of Tears chronology
Disclosure In Red
(1998)
Profoundemonium
(2000)
A New Dimension of Might
(2002)
Professional ratings
Review scores
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Profoundemonium is the second studio album by the band Trail of Tears. The cover art was designed by Travis Smith. It is the last album to feature female soprano Helena Iren Michaelsen, who left the band the year this album was made.

Contents

Track listing

  1. "Countdown to Ruin" - 2:31
  2. "Driven Through the Ruins" - 5:48
  3. "Fragile Emotional Disorder" - 6:41
  4. "Profoundemonium" - 4:55
  5. "Sign of the Shameless" - 4:08
  6. "In Frustration's Preludium" - 1:59
  7. "In Frustration's Web" - 5:04
  8. "Released at Last" - 6:01
  9. "Image of Hope" - 3:51
  10. "Disappointment's True Face" - 7:30
  11. "The Haunted" - 5:01

Personnel

Guests

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References

  1. Hundley, Jason. Profoundemonium review allmusic.com. Retrieved on 2011-08-03.