Beyond the Veil

by Tristania

Beyond the Veil cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 13 September 1999
  • Label: Napalm
  • Country: Norway
  • Length: 52:23
  • Community rating: 3.88/5 from 4 ratings

Artists on this release: Pete Johansen, Terje Refsnes, Rune 脴sterhus

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Dramatically expanding the symphonic elements of their debut, this landmark Norwegian release features expansive, choir-driven arrangements and complex 'beauty and the beast' vocal dynamics. Morten Veland's intricate songwriting firmly codified the dramatic, highly emotional sound that would dominate European gothic metal for the next decade.

Genres

Descriptors: melodic, symphonic, operatic, female-vocals, strings, guitars, orchestral, dual-vocals, atmospheric

Tracklist

  1. Beyond the Veil (6:37)
  2. Aphellion (7:50)
  3. A Sequel of Decay (6:33)
  4. Opus Relinque (6:08)
  5. Lethean River (5:56)
  6. ...Of Ruins and a Red Nightfall (6:22)
  7. Simbelmyne (1:00)
  8. Angina (4:39)
  9. Heretique (4:51)
  10. Dementia (2:21)

Credits

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