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-influenced; utilizing many guest musicians of the genre including Malefic and Wrest from

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respectively. Allegedly Malefic, a sufferer of

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, was locked in a casket during his recorded performance to the vocals on the track "Báthory Erzsébet".sunn0)))- ''Black One''
/ref> 2,000 copies included a bonus disc titled ''Solstitium Fulminate'', containing a mix of live performances recorded at Roskilde Festival in 2005 and the immediately preceding European tour. "Orthodox Caveman", previously known as "Caveman Salad", is based on live material from the White (see '' Live White'') tour. "Báthory Erzsébet" was recorded as a tribute to

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who inspired Bathory's name) and, according to an interview with ''Terrorizer'' magazine, is loosely built "around a really slowed down riff from 'A Fine Day to Die'".

Track listing

Black One

#"Sin Nanna" – 2:19 #*

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: vocals, bowed cymbals, flies, drums, el. guitars, atmos #"It Took the Night to Believe" – 5:56 #* Mystik Fogg Invokator: axe, subs #*

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: lead guitar, subs #*Wrest: voices #"Cursed Realms (Of the Winterdemons)" (

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Cover) – 10:10 #* Mystik Fogg Invokator: icy inverted crosswinds upon four string zamboni #* MK Ultra Blizzard: grail, eclipse, lead guitar #*M. Schneeberger: glacial winds #*

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: whiteout #* Malefic: voice #"Orthodox Caveman" – 10:02 #* Mystik Fogg Invokator: guitar, riffs #* Caveman Skillz: guitar, bass, feedback #*

: caveman drums #"CandleGoat" – 8:04 #* Mystik Fogg Invokator: guitar, taurus #* MK Ultra Blizzard: decimator bass, crypt calls #*John Wiese: casket electronics #* Malefic: tundra guitar #"Cry for the Weeper" – 14:38 #* Mystik Fogg Invokator: guitar, keyboards #*

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: guitar, virus #* Malefic: guitar, keyboards #*Oren Ambarchi: el. guitars, horns, wood #"Báthory Erzsébet" – 16:00 #* Mystik Fogg Invokator: bass #* Drone Slut: bass #*Count Von Schneeberger: virus #* Malefic: calls from beyond the grave #*

: el. guitars, tubular bells, cymbals, gong

Solstitium Fulminate (limited edition bonus disc)

#"Wine & Fog" – 21:29 #"Vlad Tepes" – 16:43 #*Guitar L: Greg Anderson #*Guitar R: Stephen O'Malley #*Vocals: Attila Csihar #*Guitar/electronics: Oren Ambarchi #*Analog synths: TOS Nieuwenhuizen

Black One musicians

*Malefic (

) *Wrest (

, Lurker of Chalice) *

(

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, Sissy Spacek) *Mathias Schneeberger (credited as Count Von Schneeberger) * Greg Anderson (credited as Mystik Fogg Invokator) * Stephen O'Malley (credited as MK Ultra Blizzard, SOMA, Caveman Skullz,

, and Drone Slut)

References

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