The Slaughter of Innocence, a Requiem for the Mighty

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The Slaughter of Innocence, a Requiem for the Mighty
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Studio album by
Released15 May 1997
Recorded20 January/3 February 1997
Genre Symphonic black metal
Label Blackend Records
Producer Andy Sneap
Hecate Enthroned chronology
Upon Promeathean Shores (Unscriptured Waters)
(1995)
The Slaughter of Innocence, a Requiem for the Mighty
(1997)
Dark Requiems... and Unsilent Massacre
(1998)

The Slaughter of Innocence, a Requiem for the Mighty is the debut full-length album by British band Hecate Enthroned. It was released 15 May 1997, via Blackend Records, and was also their last release to feature Paul Massey on bass and Marc on guitars, and their first to feature long-time drummer Robert Kendrick.

Track listing

All lyrics are written by Jon Kennedy; all music is composed by Hecate Enthroned (Kennedy, Nigel Dennen, Marc, Paul Massey, Michael Snell, Rob Kendrick).

No.TitleLength
1."Goetia" (instrumental)1:24
2."Beneath a December Twilight"6:50
3."The Spell of the Winter Forest"6:47
4."Aflame in the Halls of Blasphemy"5:41
5."A Monument for Eternal Martyrdom" (instrumental)2:59
6."The Slaughter of Innocence, a Requiem for the Mighty"4:49
7."At the Haunted Gallows of Dawn" (instrumental)3:38
8."Christfire"4:18
9."Within the Ruins of Eden"5:57
10."The Danse Macabre"3:42
11."The Beckoning (An Eternity of Darkness)" (instrumental)1:05

Personnel

Hecate Enthroned
Miscellaneous staff


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