| Sanctus Ignis | ||||
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| Released | 8 May 2001 | |||
| Recorded | 2001 | |||
| Genre | Progressive metal, symphonic metal, neoclassical metal | |||
| Length | 58:39 | |||
| Label | Nothing to Say, Limb Music | |||
| Producer | Dennis Ward | |||
| Adagio chronology | ||||
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Sanctus Ignis is the debut album by French progressive/neoclassical metal band Adagio, released on 8 May 2001 in France by Nothing to Say and in Europe by Limb Music.
All lyrics are written by David Readman, except where noted; all music is composed by Stéphan Forté, except where noted.
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Second Sight" (L: Audrey Bedos) | 6:07 |
| 2. | "The Inner Road" | 5:45 |
| 3. | "In Nomine..." | 5:04 |
| 4. | "The Stringless Violin" | 7:00 |
| 5. | "Seven Lands of Sin" (L: Forté) | 11:40 |
| 6. | "Order of Enlil" (instrumental) | 4:19 |
| 7. | "Sanctus Ignis" | 4:07 |
| 8. | "Panem et Circences" (L: Bedos) | 5:21 |
| 9. | "Immigrant Song" (Led Zeppelin cover) | 4:55 |
| 10. | "Niflheim" (instrumental, rough home demo 2000, European bonus track) | 4:05 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 11. | "Nozama" (instrumental, 2000 demo) | 4:25 |
| 12. | "The Stringless Violin" (instrumental, 1999 demo) | 5:15 |
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| Lords of Metal | 80/100 [2] |
| Metal Rules | [3] |
| Metal Storm |   [4] |
| Metal Temple | [5] |
| Satan Stole My Teddybear | (favorable) [6] |
| Sea of Tranquility | [7] |
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