The Death of the West

by Sol Invictus

The Death of the West cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 1994
  • Label: S.V.L.
  • Country: United Kingdom
  • Length: 49:17
  • Community rating: 3.67/5 from 3 ratings

Artists on this release: Sarah Bradshaw, St茅phane Ruiz, Claire Skinner, Tony Wakeford, Nick Hall, David Mellor

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Tony Wakeford's Sol Invictus delivers a bleak, pastoral meditation on cultural decay with 'The Death of the West'. The album utilizes somber acoustic instrumentation and archaic European historical motifs to craft a highly serious, apocalyptic neofolk atmosphere.

Genres

Descriptors: atmospheric, folklore, anti-religious, death, folk, medieval, traditional, ritualistic, bleak

Tracklist

  1. In The West (0:36)
  2. Sheath And Knife (5:38)
  3. Amongst The Ruins (2:52)
  4. Kneel To The Cross (4:43)
  5. The West (6:27)
  6. Death Of The West (2:10)
  7. Here Am I (5:12)
  8. Our Lady Of The Wild Flowers (5:54)
  9. Petals From A Rose (2:32)
  10. Come, Join The Dance (6:31)
  11. In The West (6:42)

Credits

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