The Spectral Sorrows

by Edge of Sanity

The Spectral Sorrows cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 1 November 1993
  • Label: Black Mark Production
  • Country: Sweden
  • Length: 54:04
  • Community rating: 3.46/5 from 2 ratings

Artists on this release: Anders Lindberg, Benny Larsson, Dan Swan枚, Sami Nerberg, Dread, B枚rje Forsberg

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Guided by Dan Swan枚's visionary production and songwriting, this third full-length album broadens the boundaries of the burgeoning Swedish death metal scene. The band fearlessly integrates clean vocals, gothic rock influences, and even a synth-pop cover, demonstrating a progressive eclecticism that defied the rigid stylistic purism of extreme metal at the time.

Genres

Descriptors: melodic, death, progressive, technical, distorted

Tracklist

  1. The Spectral Sorrows (1:45)
  2. Darkday (4:27)
  3. Livin' Hell (4:18)
  4. Lost (4:34)
  5. The Masque (6:38)
  6. Blood of My Enemies (3:28)
  7. Jesus Cries (4:48)
  8. Across the Fields of Forever (6:06)
  9. On the Other Side (5:43)
  10. Sacrificed (3:50)
  11. Waiting to Die (3:11)
  12. Feedin' the Charlatan (2:45)
  13. A Serenade for the Dead (2:24)

Credits

  • Dan Seagrave - artwork, illustration
  • Anders Lindberg - bass
  • Dread - bass, lead guitar, rhythm guitar, lead vocals [dubbed], lead vocals [additional], voice [screams], backing vocals
  • Benny Larsson - drums, cymbal [cymbals], arranged by, music by, lyrics by
  • Sami Nerberg - lead guitar, rhythm guitar, arranged by, music by, voice [we're back by]
  • Andreas Axelsson - arranged by, music by, lyrics by
  • Manowar - music by, lyrics by

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