Serpent's Embrace is the fourth studio album by the German symphonic black metal band Agathodaimon. It was released 21 June 2004 through Nuclear Blast records.[2][3] On 25 August 2008, Polish record label Metal Mind Productions reissued the album as a remastered digipak edition. The reissue is limited to numerated 2000 copies and was digitally remastered using 24-Bit process on golden disc.[4]
| Serpent's Embrace | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 21 June 2004 | |||
| Genre | Symphonic black metal, gothic metal | |||
| Length | 48:57 | |||
| Label | Nuclear Blast | |||
| Producer | Kristian Kohlmannslehner | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [1] |
The album had a more progressive style compared to previous albums. Allmusic described the album as one that "does not play by pre-established black metal rules" and a "genre-busting" LP.
Track listing
edit| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Cellos for the Insatiable" | 04:05 |
| 2. | "Serpent's Embrace" | 04:15 |
| 3. | "Rebirth" | 05:03 |
| 4. | "Light Reborn" | 04:03 |
| 5. | "Faded Years" | 05:42 |
| 6. | "Solitude" | 05:41 |
| 7. | "Limbs of a Stare" | 05:27 |
| 8. | "The Darkness Inside" | 05:00 |
| 9. | "Bitter End" | 03:37 |
| 10. | "Feelings" | 05:26 |
| Total length: | 48:57 | |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 11. | "Sacred Divinity" | 04:34 |
| 12. | "Noaptea neființei" ("The Night of the Menace") | 03:38 |
| Total length: | 57:09 | |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Spirit Soldier" | 05:28 |
| 2. | "Paradise Beyond" | 04:04 |
| 3. | "Burden of Time" | 05:22 |
| 4. | "Sacred Divinity" (Beauty in Darkness Vol. 6 version) | 04:34 |
| 5. | "Banner in Blasphemy" | 05:42 |
| 6. | "Near Dark" | 15:36 |
| 7. | "Noaptea neființei" | 03:38 |
| 8. | "Outro" | 02:11 |
| Total length: | 57:09 | |
- The bonus CD tracks 1-3 are demo versions, and 5-8 are taken from the band's 1997 Near Dark demo.
Personnel
edit- Sathonys - guitars, clean vocals
- Matze - drums
- Frank "Akaias" Nordmann - vocals
- Felix Ü. Walzer - keyboards
- Eddie - bass
Additional personnel and staff
edit- Ruth Knepel - female vocals
- Kristian Kohlmannslehner - producer, mixing
- Katja Piolka - photography
References
edit- ^ Allmusic review
- ^ "Agathodaimon - Serpent's Embrace - Encyclopaedia Metallum: The Metal Archives". www.metal-archives.com. Retrieved 2023-11-28.
- ^ Rivadavia, Eduardo. "Serpent's Embrace review". Allmusic. Retrieved 13 July 2009.
- ^ "Agathodaimon - Serpent's Embrace - Encyclopaedia Metallum: The Metal Archives". www.metal-archives.com. Retrieved 2023-11-28.