| Set Sail to Mystery | ||||
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| Released | 2 April 2010 | |||
| Genre | Gothic metal | |||
| Length | 44:46 | |||
| Label | Prophecy Productions | |||
| Producer | Martin Koller | |||
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Set Sail to Mystery is the fourth studio album by German gothic metal band The Vision Bleak, released on 2 April 2010 [1] through Prophecy Productions. A digipak edition containing seven bonus tracks was also released. It counted with a guest appearance by Niklas Kvarforth of Shining fame.
All tracks are written by The Vision Bleak unless noted
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "A Curse of the Grandest Kind" (lyrics by Lord Byron) | 3:55 |
| 2. | "Descend into Maelstrom" | 5:26 |
| 3. | "I Dined with the Swans" | 4:19 |
| 4. | "A Romance with the Grave" (lyrics by Heinrich Heine) | 5:50 |
| 5. | "The Outsider" | 5:11 |
| 6. | "Mother Nothingness (The Triumph of Ubbo-Sathla)" | 8:11 |
| 7. | "The Foul Within" | 5:59 |
| 8. | "He Who Paints the Black of Night" | 5:54 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 9. | "I Dined with the Swans (Alternate Version)" (feat. Niklas Kvarforth) | 4:20 |
| 10. | "By the Misery of Fate He Was Haunted" (Master's Hammer cover) | 5:06 |
| 11. | "Descend into Maelstrom (Classic Version in Monochrome)" (instrumental) | 2:47 |
| 12. | "Mother Nothingness (Classic Version in Monochrome)" (instrumental) | 2:57 |
| 13. | "The Foul Within (Classical Version in Monochrome)" (instrumental) | 2:33 |
| 14. | "I Dined with the Swans (Piano Version in Monochrome)" (instrumental) | 3:06 |
| 15. | "A Farewell at Sea (Classical Version in Monochrome)" (instrumental) | 2:14 |
Sonic Seducer lauded the album's mix of hardness and atmosphere, and noted the theatrical style that is typical of The Vision Bleak. [2]
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