Opera 4th
by Paul Chain Violet Theatre
- Type: Album
- Released: 1987
- Label: Minotauro
- Country: Italy
- Length: 48:37
- Community rating: 3.31/5 from 2 ratings
Artists on this release: other, Paul Dark, Alex Di Andrea, Marco Melzi
Album Notes & Community Reviews
The pioneering Italian doom metal eccentric crafted a deeply unsettling, highly atmospheric masterwork relying on funereal tempos and analog synthesizers. 'Opera 4th' famously utilizes Chain's phonetic, entirely improvised vocal style over slow, crushing riffs. The recording creates an unparalleled aura of esoteric horror, bridging the gap between heavy metal and dark ambient music.
Genres
Descriptors: rhythmic, atmospheric, instrumental, nonlexical-vocables
Tracklist
- Our Solitude (Birth, Life, Death) (29:57)
- Evil Metal: Obscurity of Error (4:18)
- Bath-Chair's Mary (8:42)
- Resurrection in Christ (5:38)
Credits
- Paul Chain Violet Theatre - primary artist, guitar, synthesizer [roland guitar synthesizer], lead vocals, backing vocals, organ, keyboards, synthesizer, other [echoes], effects [special effects], synthesizer [bass pedal synthesizer], synthesizer [moog taurus], composed by, written-by
- Giancarlo Bolther - artwork [inner sleeve & sheet]
- Paul Dark - bass
- Edinform - cover
- Alex Di Andrea - drums