Utopia A.D.

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Utopia A.D.
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Studio album by
Released2001
Recorded Tico Tico Studio & Sound Mix Studio in June - August 2001
Genre Heavy metal
Length59:59
Label Spinefarm Records
Producer Taneli Jarva
The Black League chronology
Ichor
(2000)
Utopia A.D.
(2001)
Man's Ruin Revisited
(2004)
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Utopia A.D. is The Black League's second full-length album, released in 2001 by Spinefarm Records. A music video was made of the song Rex Talionis.

Contents

Track listing

  1. "Transit Gloria Mundi" (Jarva et al.) - 2:41
  2. "Empiria" (Jarva et al.) - 4:59
  3. "Voice of God" (Valanne, Jarva et al.) - 3:23
  4. "Day One" (Jarva et al.) - 5:18
  5. "To Suffer & to Smile" (Florida, Jarva et al.) - 5:03
  6. "Tedium Vitae" (Valanne, Jarva et al.) - 4:03
  7. "Harbour of Hatred" (Jarva et al.) - 6:00
  8. "The Everlasting, Part IV" (Jarva et al.) - 3:31
  9. "Rex Talionis" (Luttinen, Jarva et al.) - 2:24
  10. "Blueskymagic" (Luttinen, Valanne, Jarva et al.) - 4:47
  11. "Citizen Cain" (Florida, Jarva et al.) - 4:00
  12. "Alfa/Omega, the Desert Song" (Jarva et al.) - 4:02
  13. "Utopia Anno Zero" (Ranta, Luttinen, Jarva et al.) - 9:49

All lyrics by Taneli Jarva.

Personnel

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References

  1. Rivadavia, Eduardo. Utopia A.D. at AllMusic