The Blade

by Sol Invictus

The Blade cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 1 April 1997
  • Label: Athanor
  • Country: United Kingdom
  • Length: 1:13:47
  • Community rating: 3.7/5 from 4 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Sol Invictus conjures a deeply martial and intensely sombre neofolk experience on 'The Blade'. The album utilizes heavy, repetitive acoustic instrumentation and subtle drone textures to build a hypnotic, almost medieval atmosphere.

Genres

Descriptors: Folk, repetitive, martial, medieval, folk, funereal, male-vocals, retro, ambient, atmospheric, orchestral

Tracklist

  1. The Blade I - The Blade Version (3:45)
  2. In Heaven - The Blade Version (3:33)
  3. Time Flies - The Blade Version (6:50)
  4. The House Above the World - The Blade Version (4:31)
  5. Laws and Crowns - The Blade Version (4:08)
  6. Once Upon a Time - The Blade Version (6:12)
  7. See How We Fall - The Blade Version (5:46)
  8. Gealdor - The Blade Version (2:33)
  9. From the Wreckage - The Blade Version (6:27)
  10. Nothing Here - The Blade Version (3:40)
  11. Remember and Forget - The Blade Version (3:41)
  12. The Blade II - The Blade Version (3:53)
  13. Time to Meet the King - The Blade Version (4:19)
  14. Nothing Here & Remember and Forget - The Blade Version (7:44)
  15. Only I Know - The Blade Version (3:19)
  16. In God We Trust - The Blade Version (3:19)

Credits

  • Sol Invictus - primary artist
  • Enrico Chiarparin - artwork
  • C茅line Marleix-Bardeau - performer
  • Eric Roger - performer
  • Heimgest - performer
  • Karl Blake - performer
  • Matt Howden - performer
  • Nathalie Van Keymeulen - performer

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