Blood of Angels
{{Short description|2006 album by Michelle Belanger and Nox Arcana}}
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{{Infobox album
| name = Blood of Angels
| type = Studio album
| artist = Michelle Belanger & Nox Arcana
| cover = Blood-of-Angels.jpg
| alt =
| released = October 13, 2006
| recorded =
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = Gothic, Dark ambient, Neoclassical dark wave
| length =
| label = Monolith Graphics
| producer = Joseph Vargo
| prev_title = Carnival of Lost Souls
| prev_year = 2006
| next_title = Blood of the Dragon
| next_year = 2007
}}
{{Music ratings
| rev1 = Music Extreme
| rev1Score = {{Rating|5|5}} [http://musicextreme.com/cd0709b.htm#MICHELLE_BELANGER/NOX_ARCANA_-_BLOOD_OF_ANGELS_ Music Extreme review]
| rev2 = Flames Rising
| rev2Score = {{Rating|5|5}} [http://www.flamesrising.com/blood-of-angels-review/ Flames Rising music review]
| rev3 = Side-line
| rev3Score = {{Rating|5|5}} [http://www.side-line.com/reviews_comments.php?id=22118_0_17_0_C Side-line music review]
}}
Blood of Angels is a musical collaboration by Michelle Belanger and Neoclassical dark wave musical duo Nox Arcana. It released over label Monolith Graphics on October 13, 2006. This album is also the sixth release by Nox Arcana and also their second release in 2006.
The album was recorded in just five days, while Nox Arcana were simultaneously working on their seventh album, Blood of the Dragon, which released the following month.{{cite web
|url=http://josephvargo.com/music.html
|title=Joseph Vargo's official website
|accessdate=2009-05-31
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110713120606/http://josephvargo.com/music.html
|archive-date=2011-07-13
|url-status=dead
|url=http://www.flamesrising.com/interview-with-joseph-vargo-artist-musician
|title=Flames Rising interview with Joseph Vargo
|accessdate=2009-05-31
}}
Music
Unlike Nox Arcana's other releases, which are primarily instrumental with minimal narratives, these songs feature both lyrical and musical content on every track.
{{cite web
|url=http://musicstreetjournal.com/interviews_display.cfm?id=100086
|title=Interview with Nox Arcana
|publisher=Music Street Journal
|accessdate=2009-05-13
}} Joseph Vargo and William Piotrowski wrote and performed the music. Michelle Belanger wrote and performed the lyrics, which draw upon ancient Enochian myths to tell a story about mythical Watcher Angels, who "abandoned Heaven for a taste of mortal love."Blood of Angels liner notes.{{Cite news
| last =Devon
| first =King
| publication-date = October 2006
| title =Michelle Belanger
| periodical =Dark Realms Magazine
| issue =24
| pages =32–33
| url =http://www.noxarcana.com/interviews/DR24.pdf
| accessdate =2009-05-15
}} {{Dead link|date=October 2010|bot=H3llBot}} According to the Enochian legend, the Watchers (also called Grigori or "Fallen Angels") are celestial beings who were condemned to the earthly realm after uniting with mortals and sharing with them their mystical secrets. The theme of this album was the topic of the "Blood of Angels" discussion panel at Dragoncon in 2009.
{{cite web
|url=http://www.dragoncon.org/dc_guest_detail.php?id=1501
|title=Michelle Belanger guest speaker at Dragoncon
|accessdate=2009-05-13
|url-status=dead
|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080329225248/http://www.dragoncon.org/dc_guest_detail.php?id=1501
|archivedate=2008-03-29
|url=http://www.talechasing.com/2009/03/30/episode-25-dragoncon-09-gothic-panel-blood-of-angels
|title=Michelle Belanger describing Ecochian myth and Watchers for the Dragoncon "Blood of Angels" panel.
|accessdate=2009-05-13
|archive-date=2009-06-29
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090629200134/http://www.talechasing.com/2009/03/30/episode-25-dragoncon-09-gothic-panel-blood-of-angels/
|url-status=dead
}}
The title track features a chant consisting of several angelic and demonic names from Christian mythology, as well as names from Jewish mythology and The Book of Enoch: Azazel, Sariel, Koshbiel, and Shamsiel, Ananel, Sethiel, Raziel, and Zaquiel.
Track listing
- "Ligeia's Lament" – 3:32
- "Children of Heaven" – 5:27
- "Bitter Ashes" – 3:48
- "Ella Sheena" – 4:46
- "Angels Are Weeping" – 6:07
- "Widow's Walk" – 3:10
- "Forlorn" – 4:08
- "Blood of Angels" – 3:49
- "Children of Heaven (Club Mix)" – 5:43
References
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External links
- [http://www.michellebelanger.com Michelle Belanger's official website]
- [http://www.noxarcana.com Nox Arcana's official website]
- [{{AllMusic|class=album|id=mw0001508058|pure_url=yes}} Blood of Angels] at Allmusic
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