| Solar Soul | ||||
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| Released | 1 June 2007 | |||
| Recorded | Summer–fall 2006 | |||
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| Genre | Industrial metal, symphonic metal | |||
| Length | 46:45 | |||
| Label | Nuclear Blast | |||
| Producer | Waldemar Sorychta, Xy | |||
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| Rock Hard | 8/10 [2] |
Solar Soul is the seventh album by the Swiss heavy metal band Samael, released on 1 June 2007 through Nuclear Blast.
All lyrics are written by Vorph; all music is composed by Xy.
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Solar Soul" | 3:44 |
| 2. | "Promised Land" | 3:58 |
| 3. | "Slavocracy" | 3:31 |
| 4. | "Western Ground" | 4:06 |
| 5. | "On the Rise" | 3:51 |
| 6. | "Alliance" | 3:41 |
| 7. | "Suspended Time" | 3:44 |
| 8. | "Valkyries' New Ride" | 3:54 |
| 9. | "AVE!" | 4:15 |
| 10. | "Quasar Waves" | 3:37 |
| 11. | "Architect" | 3:51 |
| 12. | "Olympus" | 4:39 |
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