Elegant... and Dying

by Virgin Black

Elegant... and Dying cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: June 2003
  • Label: The End
  • Country: Australia
  • Length: 1:11:17
  • Community rating: 3.8/5 from 4 ratings

Artists on this release: Ian Miller, Dino Cielo, Sonia Wilkie, Samantha Escarbe, Rowan London, Craig Edis

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Bridging extreme metal with profound orchestral grandeur, this release features soaring operatic vocals and funereal tempos. The band utilized a choir and layered string sections to create an overwhelming atmosphere of mourning and spiritual pleading. The ambitious arrangements set a high watermark for theatricality within the Australian extreme music scene.

Genres

Descriptors: atmospheric, christian, funereal, theatrical, symphonic, orchestral, guitars, piano, ballad

Tracklist

  1. Adorned In Ashes (6:18)
  2. Velvet Tongue (8:03)
  3. Part 1 (1:26)
  4. Part 2 (6:19)
  5. Renaissance (7:02)
  6. The Everlasting (17:13)
  7. Cult Of Crucifixion (9:03)
  8. Beloved (7:27)
  9. Our Wings Are Burning (8:26)

Credits

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