Dark Requiems... and Unsilent Massacre

{{Infobox album

| name = Dark Requiems... and Unsilent Massacre

| type = studio

| artist = Hecate Enthroned

| cover = Dark Requiems... and Unsilent Massacre.jpg

| alt =

| released = 1998

| recorded = 16 February/3 March 1998

| venue =

| studio =

| genre = Symphonic black metal

| length = 42:50

| label = Blackend Records

| producer = Pete Coleman

| prev_title = The Slaughter of Innocence, a Requiem for the Mighty

| prev_year = 1997

| next_title = Kings of Chaos

| next_year = 1999

}}

Dark Requiems... and Unsilent Massacre is the second full-length album by the British symphonic black metal act Hecate Enthroned, released in 1998 by Blackend Records.

Stylistically this found the band utilising a slower, more ambient feel versus the speed and heaviness heard on their previous album, The Slaughter of Innocence. Keyboards and reverbed vocals were put more in the forefront, with less emphasis on guitar riffs and fast-paced percussion. This album was the last to feature keyboardist Michael Snell and vocalist Jon Kennedy, the latter of which was fired from the group, as well as the last to have a heavily symphonic black metal approach. The next album, Kings of Chaos, would feature a more death metal-oriented sound.

Track listing

{{Track listing

| all_lyrics = Jon Kennedy

| all_music = Hecate Enthroned (Kennedy, Nigel Dennen, Andy Milnes, Dylan Hughes, Michael Snell, Bob Kendrick)

| title1 = In Nomine Satanas

| note1 = instrumental

| length1 = 2:18

| title2 = The Pagan Swords of Legend

| length2 = 4:53

| title3 = Centuries of Wolfen Hunger

| length3 = 4:10

| title4 = Forever in Ebony Drowning

| length4 = 6:02

| title5 = Upon the Kingdom Throne

| length5 = 4:00

| title6 = For Thee, in Sinful Obscurity

| note6 = instrumental

| length6 = 2:11

| title7 = Dark Requiems and Unsilent Massacre

| length7 = 5:40

| title8 = Thy Sorrow Bequeathed

| length8 = 3:27

| title9 = The Scarlet Forsaken

| length9 = 4:34

| title10 = Ancient Graveless Dawn

| length10 = 5:34

}}

Personnel

;Hecate Enthroned

Jon Kennedy – vocals
Nigel Dennen – guitar
Andy Milnes – guitar
Dylan Hughes – bass guitar
Michael Snell – keyboards
Rob Kendrick – drums

;Miscellaneous staff

Tim Turan – mastering
Simon Marsden – photography, cover art
Pete "Pee-Wee" Coleman – production

External links

[http://www.metal-archives.com/albums/Hecate_Enthroned/Dark_Requiems..._and_Unsilent_Massacre/3295 Dark Requiems...] at Encyclopaedia Metallum

Category:1998 albums

Category:Hecate Enthroned albums