Labyrinth (Fleshgod Apocalypse album)
{{Infobox album
| name = Labyrinth
| type = studio
| artist = Fleshgod Apocalypse
| cover = Fleshgod Apocalypse - Labyrinth.jpg
| alt =
| released = {{Start date|2013|8|16}}
| recorded =
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = Technical death metal, symphonic metal
| length = {{Duration|m=53|s=58}}
| label = Nuclear Blast
| producer = Stefano Morabito
| prev_title = Agony
| prev_year = 2011
| next_title = King
| next_year = 2016
}}
{{Album ratings
| rev1 = About.com
| rev1score = {{rating|3.5|5}}{{cite web | url = http://heavymetal.about.com/od/fleshgodapocalypse/fr/Fleshgod-Apocalypse-Labyrinth-Review.htm | title = Fleshgod Apocalypse - Labyrinth Review | date = August 20, 2013 | first = Natalie | last = Zed | accessdate = August 23, 2013 | publisher = About.com | url-status=dead | archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20130822090924/http://heavymetal.about.com/od/fleshgodapocalypse/fr/Fleshgod-Apocalypse-Labyrinth-Review.htm | archivedate = August 22, 2013 | df = }}
| rev2 = AllMusic
| rev2score = {{rating|4.0|5}}{{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/labyrinth-mw0002557973 | title = Fleshgod Apocalypse - Labyrinth Review | date = August 20, 2013 | first= Natalie|last=Zed| accessdate = August 23, 2013|publisher=AllMusic}}
| rev3=Exclaim!
| rev3score=7/10{{cite web|url=http://exclaim.ca/Reviews/Metal/fleshgod_apocalypse-labyrinth| title = Fleshgod Apocalypse - Labyrinth | date = August 20, 2013 | first= Denise|last=Falzon| accessdate = August 23, 2013|publisher=Exclaim!}}
| rev4 = Metal Storm
| rev4Score = 8.5/10{{cite web | url = http://www.metalstorm.net/pub/review.php?review_id=11935 | title = Fleshgod Apocalypse - Labyrinth review | author = Windrider | date = August 16, 2013 | accessdate = August 12, 2013|publisher=Metal Storm}}
| rev5 = MetalSucks
| rev5Score = {{Rating|4|5}}{{cite web | url = http://www.metalsucks.net/2013/08/21/fleshgod-apocalypses-labyrinth-will-inspire-you-to-mosh-invade-poland/ | title = Fleshgod Apocalypse's Labyrinth Will Inspire You to Mosh, Invade Poland | first= "Gore"|last=Vidal| date = July 30, 2013 | accessdate = August 23, 2013|publisher=MetalSucks}}
}}
Labyrinth is the third full-length album by Italian technical death metal band Fleshgod Apocalypse. It was released on August 16, 2013, through Nuclear Blast.{{cite web|title=FLESHGOD APOCALYPSE: 'Labyrinth' Trailer Available|url=http://www.blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=192906|publisher=Blabbermouth.net|accessdate=July 25, 2013|date=July 24, 2013}}
Concept
The album is a concept album based upon the labyrinth of Knossos and the characters related to the associated myth. Guitarist and vocalist Tommaso Riccardi said "We focused on the philological aspect in order to represent all the elements of the classic world and, through a manic and meticulous research, we managed to create a metaphor with our times, as the maze can be associated with the endless search for what we really are."{{cite web | url = http://www.nuclearblast.de/en/label/music/news/details/3055746.fleshgod-apocalypse-reveal-new-album-details.html | title = Nuclearblast article | date = June 21, 2013 | accessdate = August 12, 2013}}
Track listing
{{Tracklist
| total_length = 53:58
| title1 = Kingborn
| length1 = 6:06
| title2 = Minotaur (The Wrath of Poseidon)
| length2 = 5:10
| title3 = Elegy
| length3 = 4:18
| title4 = Towards the Sun
| length4 = 5:42
| title5 = Warpledge
| length5 = 4:32
| title6 = Pathfinder
| length6 = 5:12
| title7 = The Fall of Asterion
| length7 = 4:39
| title8 = Prologue
| length8 = 1:07
| title9 = Epilogue
| length9 = 5:44
| title10 = Under Black Sails
| length10 = 7:26
| title11 = Labyrinth
| length11 = 4:25
}}
Personnel
=Fleshgod Apocalypse=
- Tommaso Riccardi – lead vocals, rhythm guitar
- Cristiano Trionfera – lead guitar, backing vocals
- Paolo Rossi – bass, clean vocals
- Francesco Paoli – drums, backing vocals, additional guitars
- Francesco Ferrini – pianos, orchestral samples
=Additional personnel=
- Veronica Bordacchini – operatic vocals (tracks 1, 4, 5 & 9)
- Marco Sensi – classical guitar on track 8
- Riccardo Perugini – percussions & marching snare
- Luca Moretti – cello solo on track 9
- Stefano Morabito – production, mixing, mastering
- Colin Marks – artwork
- photo by Salvatore Perrone
- make up by Claudio Castellani
Charts
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! scope="col"| Chart (2013) ! scope="col"| Peak |
| {{album chart|Finland|37|artist=Fleshgod Apocalypse|album=Labyrinth|rowheader=true|access-date=December 7, 2021}} |
References
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