''Emperor of the Black Runes'' is the fourth album by
Domine. It was recorded in May 2003 and released under Japanese label Avalon in February 2004.
Track listing
All tracks by Enrico Paoli
# "Overture Mortale (Intro)" - 01:09
# "Battle Gods" - 04:58
# "Arioch, the Chaos Star" - 05:06
# "The Aquilonia Suite Part I" - 11:01
# "The Prince in the Scarlet Robe" - 06:53
# "Icarus Ascending" - 06:29
# "The Song of the Swords" - 05:41
# "The Sun of the New Season" - 08:41
# "True Believer" - 05:58
# "The Forest of Light" - 03:28
;Bonus song
# "Altar of the King" (
Riot
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cover, Japanese bonus track) – 4:54
Personnel
Band
* Enrico Paoli - guitars
* Riccardo Paoli - bass
* Morby - vocals
* Riccardo Iacono - keyboards
* Stefano Bonini - drums
Guests
* Leanan Sidhe - vocals on "Stormbringer Ruler" and "Emperor Of The Black Runes"
* Patrick Wire - narration on "Emperor Of The Black Runes"
Lyrical references
Source from Domine interview with Strutterzine.
* “The Aquilonia Suite” is based on the
Conan The Barbarian books by
R.E. Howard
* “Overture Mortale” and “Battle Gods” are, musically inspired by a theme from
Mozart
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Don Juan & lyrically by the movie
The Legend of Zu
* “Arioch, The Chaos Star” is lyrically loosely based on
Michael Moorcock’s books
* “Icarus Ascending” is based on the
Greek myth of
Icarus
In Greek mythology, Icarus (; grc, Ἴκαρος, Íkaros, ) was the son of the master craftsman Daedalus, the architect of the labyrinth of Crete. After Theseus, king of Athens and enemy of Minos, escaped from the labyrinth, King Minos suspe ...
* “The Prince In The Scarlet Robe” is based on the
Corum Corum may refer to:
People
* Gene Corum (1921-2010), American football coach
* James Corum, American military historian
* Lora L. Corum (1899-1949), American racecar driver
Places
* Çorum, city in Turkey; capital of Çorum Province
* Çorum Pr ...
saga by
Michael Moorcock
* “The Song Of The Sword” is based on the character of
Elric of Melniboné
* “The Forest Of Light” is very loosely inspired by the theme of Tanelorn
References
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2004 albums
Domine albums