Eidolon is the fifth studio album by German melodic black metal band Dark Fortress. The album was released on 25 February 2008 through German record label Century Media.[2] The album has also a digipack version.[3] The vinyl record version was released on 14 October 2016, again by Century Media.[4]
| Eidolon | ||||
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| Released | 25 February 2008 | |||
| Recorded | February 2007 – January 2008 | |||
| Genre | Melodic black metal | |||
| Length | 51:29 | |||
| Label | Century Media | |||
| Producer | V. Santura, Dark Fortress | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| allmusic |   [1] |
This is the first album with Nassos as a real band member. Morean already appeared on Séance as the composer of the song Incide and the arranger of the string section used in the song While They Sleep. The reason he became a member was based on his musical and vocal abilities, his personage and dedication to extreme and dark music. He is responsible for the lyrical concept of Eidolon.
This release is a concept album based on the Greek idea of an astral double, which is similar to the German concept of a doppelgänger.
EIDOLON is a concept album which in its nine chapters describes the initiation, dehumanization and unearthly rebirth of a transcending soul by mirror magic and astral projection.
Track listing
edit| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "The Silver Gate" | Morean | V. Santura | 6:50 |
| 2. | "Cohorror" | Morean | Asvargr | 5:37 |
| 3. | "Baphomet[1][feat. Tom Gabriel Fischer]" | Morean | V. Santura, Asvargr, Seraph | 6:24 |
| 4. | "The Unflesh" | Morean | V. Santura | 5:08 |
| 5. | "Analepsy" | Morean | V. Santura | 6:01 |
| 6. | "Edge of Night"[2]" | Morean, Mina | V. Santura | 3:56 |
| 7. | "No Longer Human" | Morean | V. Santura | 6:22 |
| 8. | "Catacrusis" | Morean | V. Santura | 4:33 |
| 9. | "Antiversum" | Morean | V. Santura, Seraph | 7:22 |
Notes
edit- ^ Thomas Gabriel Fischer (Celtic Frost, Triptykon) appears as a guest vocalist on the song Baphomet.
- ^ A video of the song Edge of Night was made and can be viewed at their MySpace page.
Personnel
edit- Dark Fortress
- Morean – vocals
- V. Santura – lead guitar
- Asvargr – guitar
- Draug – bass guitar
- Paymon – keyboard
- Seraph – drums
- Additional musicians and production
- Thomas Gabriel Fischer – vocals on Baphomet
- V. Santura – production, recording, engineering, mixing and mastering
- Christophe Szpajdel – logo
Release dates
editRelease dates are confirmed by their website.[5]
| February 15, 2008 | February 22, 2008 | February 25, 2008 | February 26, 2008 | February 27, 2008 | March 11, 2008 |
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| AU | DE, AT, NL, LU, CH, IT | UK, FR, GR, DK, NO, Rest of Europe | ES, PT | SE, FI, HU | US |
References
edit- ^ allmusic review
- ^ "Dark Fortress - Eidolon - Encyclopaedia Metallum: The Metal Archives". www.metal-archives.com. Retrieved 2023-11-25.
- ^ "Dark Fortress - Eidolon - Encyclopaedia Metallum: The Metal Archives". www.metal-archives.com. Retrieved 2023-11-25.
- ^ "Dark Fortress - Eidolon - Encyclopaedia Metallum: The Metal Archives". www.metal-archives.com. Retrieved 2023-11-25.
- ^ "DARK FORTRESS - 'Eidolon' Release Dates". thetruedarkfortress.com. 2008-01-23. Archived from the original on 2008-06-23. Retrieved 2008-10-18.
External links
edit- Dark Fortress on Myspace
- Encyclopaedia Metallum (retrieved 10-18-08)