The Mother and the Enemy

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The Mother and the Enemy
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Studio album by
ReleasedNovember 19, 2001
Genre Avant-garde metal, symphonic black metal
Length53:51
Label Metal Mind Productions, Maquiavel Music Ent.
Producer Bartłomiej Kuźniak, Lux Occulta
Lux Occulta chronology
My Guardian Anger
(1999)
The Mother and the Enemy
(2001)
Kołysanki
(2014)
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The Mother and the Enemy is the fourth studio album by the Polish symphonic black metal group Lux Occulta. It expands upon the band's signature sound by incorporating influences from a variety of styles, including free jazz, trip hop, death metal, industrial music, electronica, and spoken word.

Track listing

  1. "Breathe In" – 0:54
  2. "Mother Pandora" – 5:46
  3. "Architecture" – 5:53
  4. "Most Arrogant Life Form" – 3:50
  5. "Yet Another Armageddon" – 3:28
  6. "Gambit" – 6:12
  7. "Midnight Crisis" – 6:34
  8. "Pied Piper" – 9:15
  9. "Missa Solemnis" – 7:44
  10. "Breathe Out" – 4:11

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References

  1. "CoC : Lux Occulta - the Mother and the Enemy : Review".