Blacken the Angel
{{Infobox album
| name = Blacken the Angel
| type = studio
| artist = Agathodaimon
| cover = Agathodaimon-BlackenTheAngel.jpg
| alt =
| released = August 25, 1998
| recorded =
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = Symphonic black metal, gothic metal
| length = {{Duration|m=60|s=59}}
| language = English, Romanian, German
| label = Nuclear Blast
| producer = Gerard Magin
| prev_title = Tomb Sculptures
| prev_year = 1997
| next_title = Higher Art of Rebellion
| next_year = 1999
}}
{{Album ratings
|rev1 = Allmusic
|rev1score = {{rating|3|5}}[{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r372466|pure_url=yes}} Allmusic review]
}}
Blacken the Angel is the debut studio album by the German symphonic black metal band Agathodaimon. It was released on 25 August 1998 through Nuclear Blast records.{{Cite web |title=Agathodaimon - Blacken the Angel - Encyclopaedia Metallum: The Metal Archives |url=https://www.metal-archives.com/albums/Agathodaimon/Blacken_the_Angel/3435 |access-date=2023-11-26 |website=www.metal-archives.com}}{{cite web|url={{AllMusic|class=album|id=r372466|pure_url=yes}}|title=Blacken the Angel review|last=Huey|first=Steve|publisher=Allmusic|accessdate=13 July 2009}}
A limited vinyl record edition of 1,000 copies was also released in 1998.{{Cite web |title=Agathodaimon - Blacken the Angel - Encyclopaedia Metallum: The Metal Archives |url=https://www.metal-archives.com/albums/Agathodaimon/Blacken_the_Angel/414315 |access-date=2023-11-26 |website=www.metal-archives.com}} On 25 August 2008, Polish record label Metal Mind Productions reissued the album as a remastered digipak edition.{{Cite web |title=Agathodaimon - Blacken the Angel - Encyclopaedia Metallum: The Metal Archives |url=https://www.metal-archives.com/albums/Agathodaimon/Blacken_the_Angel/415266 |access-date=2023-11-26 |website=www.metal-archives.com}} The reissue is limited to numerated 2000 copies and was digitally remastered using 24-Bit process on golden disc.
Track listing
{{Track listing
| total_length = 60:59
|title1 =Tristețea vehementă
|note1 ="The Loud Sadness"
|length1 =08:11
|title2 =Banner of Blasphemy
|length2 =05:48
|title3 =Near Dark
|length3 =15:37
|title4 =Ill of an Imaginary Guilt
|length4 =04:19
|title5 =Die Nacht des Unwesens
|note5 ="The Night of the Menace"
|length5 =03:40
|title6 =Contemplation Song
|length6 =02:26
|title7 =Sfințit cu roua suferinții
|note7 ="Sanctified Through Suffering"
|length7 =04:45
|title8 =Stingher/Alone
|length8 =04:26
|title9 =After Dark
|length9 =04:26
|title10 =Ribbons/Requiem
|length10 =07:21
}}
- Tracks 1, 2 and 7 are in Romanian, and track 5 is in German.
Personnel
- Sathonys - guitars
- Hyperion - guitars
- Akaias - vocals
- Vlad Dracul - keyboards
- Matthias R. - drums
- Marko T. - bass
=Additional personnel and staff=
- Ophelia - female vocals
- Vampallens - keyboards
- Gerald Axelrod - photography
- Sander N. - cover art
- Markus Staiger - executive producer
- Gerhard Magin - producer
- Barbara Stiller - band photography
References
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