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Grand Materia
Grand Materia is the eighth studio album by Swedish heavy metal band Morgana Lefay Morgana Lefay (known as Damage from 1986 until 1989) is a Swedish power/thrash metal band from Bollnäs. It is named after Morgan Le Fay of the Arthurian cycle. History Morgana Lefay independently released their first album, ''Symphony of t .... The album received reviews of 8.5 from '' Rockhard.de'' 8/10 from the Swedish webzine Metal Central, as well as reviews from ''Terrorverlag'' and ''Powermetal.de''. Track listing All songs composed by Morgana Lefay. Lyrical concept by Charles Rytkönen. #Grand Materia – 5:47 #My Funeral Is Calling – 6:25 #Only Endless Time Remains – 4:24 #Hollow – 4:07 #Edge of Mind – 3:54 #On the Other Side – 5:08 #I Roam – 3:39 #Emotional Sanctuary – 6:17 #Angel's Deceit – 4:48 #The Operation of the Sun – 4:27 #Blind – 4:24 #My Task Is Done – 6:19 The double vinyl version of the album has the song "Sangreal" as a bonus track. Credi ...
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Album
An album is a collection of audio recordings issued on compact disc (CD), Phonograph record, vinyl, audio tape, or another medium such as Digital distribution#Music, digital distribution. Albums of recorded sound were developed in the early 20th century as individual Phonograph record#78 rpm disc developments, 78 rpm records collected in a bound book resembling a photograph album; this format evolved after 1948 into single vinyl LP record, long-playing (LP) records played at  revolutions per minute, rpm. The album was the dominant form of recorded music expression and consumption from the mid-1960s to the early 21st century, a period known as the album era. Vinyl LPs are still issued, though album sales in the 21st-century have mostly focused on CD and MP3 formats. The 8-track tape was the first tape format widely used alongside vinyl from 1965 until being phased out by 1983 and was gradually supplanted by the cassette tape during the 1970s and early 1980s; the populari ...
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Morgana Lefay
Morgana Lefay (known as Damage from 1986 until 1989) is a Swedish power/thrash metal band from Bollnäs. It is named after Morgan Le Fay of the Arthurian cycle. History Morgana Lefay independently released their first album, ''Symphony of the Damned'', in 1990. The success of the album allowed the band to tour and eventually landed them with Black Mark Records. In 1997, Morgana Lefay disbanded. Persson, Heder and Söderlind kept the name. Meantime, Rytkönen and Eriksson were joined by drummer Robin Engström (formerly of M.I.D., Dark Tranquillity and Fantasmagoria) and continued under the name Lefay, changing their record label to Noise Records. After releasing three albums, they got back the name Morgana Lefay when they returned to Black Mark Records. The albums ''The Seventh Seal'', ''Symphony of the Damned re-symphonised'' and '' S.O.S'' were made when the band was called Lefay. In 1999, a self-titled album was made with Thomas Persson on guitar. In May 2006, drummer R ...
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Bollnäs
Bollnäs () is a Swedish locality and the seat of Bollnäs Municipality, in Gävleborg County, Sweden. It had 26,937 inhabitants in 2017 History The first recording of Bollnäs in writing is from 1312 when a vicar named Ingemund referred to it as ''Baldenaes'', meaning "the large isthmus," referring to the isthmus into a nearby lake. Before becoming known as Bollnäs, its name was ''Bro By'' (lit. Bridge Village). Bollnäs has a station along the Northern Railline (''Norra Stambanan''), which it was connected to in 1878. The town became a main base for further northern expansion of the railroad. In 1884, it became a primary maintenance and repair workshop for the railroad. The railroad was the largest employer in Bollnäs for the greater part of the 20th century, until the 1990s when it was closed due to its location being no longer optimal. Bollnäs became a city in 1942, nowadays an honorary title without administrative significance. Bollnäs is twinned with Shepton Mallet, ...
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Power Metal
Power metal is a subgenre of heavy metal combining characteristics of traditional heavy metal with speed metal, often within symphonic context. Generally, power metal is characterized by a faster, lighter, and more uplifting sound, in contrast with the heaviness and dissonance prevalent, for example, in extreme metal. Power metal bands usually have anthem-like songs with fantasy-based subject matter and strong choruses, thus creating a theatrical, dramatic and emotionally "powerful" sound. "Riffs became labyrinthine, vocals scorched higher altitudes—and they even managed to crank out some more volume." The term was first used in the mid-1980s and refers to two different but related styles: * the first pioneered and largely practiced in North America with a harder sound similar to speed metal; * a later, more widespread and popular style based in Europe "American metal such as Queensrÿche, Attacker, Jag Panzer, Iced Earth, Liege Lord, and Savatage; European bands such as H ...
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Thrash Metal
Thrash metal (or simply thrash) is an extreme subgenre of heavy metal music characterized by its overall aggression and often fast tempo.Kahn-Harris, Keith, ''Extreme Metal: Music and Culture on the Edge'', pp. 2–3, 9. Oxford: Berg, 2007, . The songs usually use fast percussive beats and low-register guitar riffs, overlaid with shredding-style lead guitar work. The lyrical subject matter often includes criticism of The Establishment and concern over environmental destruction, and at times shares a disdain for Christian dogma with that of black metal. The language is typically direct and denunciatory, an approach borrowed from hardcore punk. The genre emerged in the early 1980s as musicians began fusing the double bass drumming and complex guitar stylings of the new wave of British heavy metal (NWOBHM) with the speed and aggression of hardcore punk. Philosophically, thrash metal developed as a backlash against both the conservatism of the Reagan Era and the much more moder ...
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Black Mark Records
Black Mark Production (founded 1991) is an independent record label originally based in Berlin, later on with offices in Stockholm, Toronto and New York City etc. Black Mark Production today is a worldwide operating business placed in Villa Hammerheart, Bruzaholm, Sweden, that specializes in extreme metal releases. It is perhaps best known for its close connection to Quorthon, leader of the defining black metal band Bathory until his death in 2004. History As Quorthon himself has stated several times, it was often speculated that he had something to do with the business and operation of Black Mark Production, except for the concept and name of the label, which would be referenced in the title of the 1987 release ''Under the Sign of the Black Mark''. Quorthon received permission from the Tyfon Grammofon label (which was owned by Quorthon's father, Börje "Boss" Forsberg, and featured Bathory) to use his own proxy-label on all Bathory albums, along with a unique 666-X serial ...
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Aberrations Of The Mind
''Aberrations of the Mind'' is the ninth album and final album by Swedish Heavy metal music, heavy metal band Morgana Lefay, released 19 March 2007. It was their first album with Pelle Åkerlind on drums. The original name was ''Primal Chaos'', which was changed to ''Aberrations of the Mind'' during the winter of 2007. The album got reviews of 8/10 from ''Rockhard.de'', as well as reviews from ''Terrorverlag'' and ''Powermetal.de''. Songs All music and lyrics written by Morgana Lefay. #"Delusions" – 3:14 # "Make a Wish" – 3:18 # "The Rush of Possession" – 3:57 # "Depression" – 4:18 # "Caught in the Treadwheel" – 3:55 # "Reflections of War" – 3:46 # "Face of Fear" – 3:23 # "Where I Rule" – 3:36 # "In Shadows I Reign" – 4:31 # "Aberration of Mind" – 4:00 # "Vultures Devouring" – 3:34 # "Over and Over Again" – 5:54 The digipak version of the album has the song "Nightmares Are Made in Hell" as ...
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Heavy Metal Music
Heavy metal (or simply metal) is a genre of rock music that developed in the late 1960s and early 1970s, largely in the United Kingdom and United States. With roots in blues rock, psychedelic rock and acid rock, heavy metal bands developed a thick, monumental sound characterized by distortion (music), distorted guitars, extended guitar solos, emphatic Beat (music), beats and loudness. In 1968, three of the genre's most famous pioneers – Led Zeppelin, Black Sabbath and Deep Purple – were founded. Though they came to attract wide audiences, they were often derided by critics. Several American bands modified heavy metal into more accessible forms during the 1970s: the raw, sleazy sound and shock rock of Alice Cooper and Kiss (band), Kiss; the blues-rooted rock of Aerosmith; and the flashy guitar leads and party rock of Van Halen. During the mid-1970s, Judas Priest helped spur the genre's evolution by discarding much of its blues influence,Walser (1993), p. 6 while Motörhea ...
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Morgana Lefay Albums
Morgana may refer to: People * Morgana Gmach (born 1994), Brazilian female rhythmic gymnast * Morgana King (1930–2018), American singer and actress * Morgana O'Reilly (born 1985), New Zealand actress * Morgana Robinson (born 1982), British comedian * Nina Morgana (1891–1986), Italian-American soprano Fictional characters * Morgana, an alternative name of Morgan le Fay, a sorceress in the Arthurian legend (a version popular in many modern adaptations) * Morgana (comics), a DC comics character * Morgana (''The Little Mermaid''), a villain of the film ''The Little Mermaid II: Return to the Sea'' * Morgana (Jewel Riders), second season character in ''Jewel Riders'' * Morgana (''One Thousand and One Nights''), a clever slave-girl from the tale "Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves" * Morgana (''Power Rangers''), a villain from ''Power Rangers: S.P.D.'' * Morgana Macawber, a ''Darkwing Duck'' character * Morgana, a character from the video game ''Persona 5'' * Morgana, a cha ...
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Albums With Cover Art By Kristian Wåhlin
An album is a collection of audio recordings issued on compact disc (CD), vinyl, audio tape, or another medium such as digital distribution. Albums of recorded sound were developed in the early 20th century as individual 78 rpm records collected in a bound book resembling a photograph album; this format evolved after 1948 into single vinyl long-playing (LP) records played at  rpm. The album was the dominant form of recorded music expression and consumption from the mid-1960s to the early 21st century, a period known as the album era. Vinyl LPs are still issued, though album sales in the 21st-century have mostly focused on CD and MP3 formats. The 8-track tape was the first tape format widely used alongside vinyl from 1965 until being phased out by 1983 and was gradually supplanted by the cassette tape during the 1970s and early 1980s; the popularity of the cassette reached its peak during the late 1980s, sharply declined during the 1990s and had largely disappeared dur ...
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