''Awaken'' is the debut

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by the

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band The Blood Divine. It was released on

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in 1996. The album continues the concepts Darren White had begun developing in his final EP with

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, '' Pentecost III'', through very little reliance on a chorus and occasionally psychedelic progression as evidenced in the intro to "So Serene".

Track listing

#"So Serene" – 9:21 #"Moonlight Adorns" – 5:16 #"Visions (Of a Post-Apocalyptic World): Part 1" – 1:01 #"Wilderness" – 4:50 #"These Deepest Feelings" – 2:37 #"Aureole" – 6:46 #"Oceans Rise" – 3:20 #"Artemis" – 4:20 #"In Crimson Dreams" – 5:49 #"Heart of Ebony" – 4:18 #"Warm Summer Rain" – 4:29 #"I Will Bleed" - 4:25 (bonus track on Limited Edition CD book format)

Credits

* Darren White - Vocals *

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- Guitars *

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- Keyboards, Organ, Vocals *

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- Guitars *Steve Maloney - Bass *William A. 'W.A.S.' Sarginson - Drums *Ruth Wilson- Session vocals 1996 debut albums The Blood Divine albums {{1990s-metal-album-stub