''Engraved in Black'' is the fourth studio album by the

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band

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, released in 2003 through

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. This is the first

album to feature guitarist Eric Righi, who also played bass on this recording.

Track listing

#"Dreaming Into Reality" – 7:03 #"Legions Unleashed"' – 5:29 #"Renaissance in Blood" – 3:42 #"Thorns of Desolation" – 4:10 #"Abhorrence" – 4:50 #"

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cover)" (Only on American versions) - 4:24 #"Drowned in Fear" – 4:49 #"Beauty of Malice" – 5:25 #"Apparition of Sorrow" – 2:04 The digipack version contains the following bonus track: #''"

It's a Sin "It's a Sin" is a song by English synth-pop duo Pet Shop Boys from their second studio album, ''Actually'' (1987). Written by Chris Lowe and Neil Tennant, the song was released on 15 June 1987 as the album's lead single. It became the duo's se ...

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cover) - 3:42 The Japanese version contains the following two bonus tracks: #''"It's a Sin"'' (Pet Shop Boys cover) - 3:42 #''"

Christian Woman "Christian Woman" is a single by gothic metal band Type O Negative from their 1993 album ''Bloody Kisses''. It is one of two songs (the other being "Black No. 1") that people credit with propelling the band into the mainstream. The song is inspir ...

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Type O Negative Type O Negative were an American gothic metal band formed in Brooklyn, New York City in 1989 by Peter Steele (bass, lead vocals), Kenny Hickey (guitar, co-lead vocals), Josh Silver (keyboards, backing vocals), and Sal Abruscato (drums, percussi ...

cover) - 5:34

Credits

*Stefan Fiori -

Vocals Singing is the act of creating musical sounds with the voice. A person who sings is called a singer, artist or vocalist (in jazz and/or popular music). Singers perform music (arias, recitatives, songs, etc.) that can be sung with or without ...

*Stefan Unterpertinger -

Guitar The guitar is a fretted musical instrument that typically has six strings. It is usually held flat against the player's body and played by strumming or plucking the strings with the dominant hand, while simultaneously pressing selected stri ...

*Eric Righi -

Bass Bass or Basses may refer to: Fish * Bass (fish), various saltwater and freshwater species Music * Bass (sound), describing low-frequency sound or one of several instruments in the bass range: ** Bass (instrument), including: ** Acoustic bass gui ...

*Sabine Mair -

Keyboard Keyboard may refer to: Text input * Keyboard, part of a typewriter * Computer keyboard ** Keyboard layout, the software control of computer keyboards and their mapping ** Keyboard technology, computer keyboard hardware and firmware Music * Musi ...

*Martin Innerbichler -

Drum The drum is a member of the percussion group of musical instruments. In the Hornbostel-Sachs classification system, it is a membranophone. Drums consist of at least one membrane, called a drumhead or drum skin, that is stretched over a she ...

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Engraved In Black 2003 albums Graveworm albums Albums with cover art by Kristian Wåhlin Nuclear Blast albums Albums produced by Andy Classen