In Absentia Christi

by MonumentuM

In Absentia Christi cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 1995
  • Label: Misanthropy
  • Country: Italy
  • Length: 50:49
  • Community rating: 3.23/5 from 2 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

This Italian ensemble crafts a highly theatrical, deeply macabre vision of gothic metal, heavily eschewing traditional guitar riffing in favor of prominent, funereal synthesizers. Utilizing dynamic dual male and female vocals, 'In Absentia Christi' seamlessly integrates the icy textures of darkwave with crushing, doom-laden atmospheres. The result is an incredibly unsettling, heavily ritualistic listening experience isolated from mainstream metal trends.

Genres

Descriptors: Avant Garde, atmospheric

Tracklist

  1. Battesimo, Nero Opaco (2:38)
  2. A Thousand Breathing Crosses (2:05)
  3. Consuming Jerusalem (4:51)
  4. Fade to Grey (5:06)
  5. On Perspective of Spiritual Catharsis (7:39)
  6. 危蔚位畏谓畏蟽 螒纬纬蔚位慰蟽 (4:13)
  7. From These Wounds (7:07)
  8. Terra Mater Orfanorum (3:40)
  9. Nephtali (4:27)
  10. La Noia (9:01)

Credits

  • MonumentuM - primary artist
  • Mox Cristadoro - arranged by, percussion, drums, cymbal, instruments [brushes], drums, cymbal [hand cymbals], drums, drums, bells [china bells], drums, effects [screams]
  • Andrea Zanetti - vocals, lyrics by
  • Billy Currie - music by, lyrics by
  • Chris Payne - music by, lyrics by
  • Midge Ure - music by, lyrics by
  • Dead Relatives - lyrics by, music by
  • Giacomo Leopardi - lyrics by ["sulla noia e la disperazione" 1819]

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