''Grace Submerged'', the second and final album by Norwegian

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band

Octavia Sperati Octavia Sperati, formerly known as Octavia, is a Norwegian gothic metal band from Bergen, Norway. The group released their debut album ''Winter Enclosure'' in 2005. Their second album, ''Grace Submerged'', was released in May 2007. Both albums ...

, was released in May 2007 via

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Background

''Grace Submerged'' was produced by Herbrand Larsen, who also plays

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on some albums of Enslaved.

Ivar Bjørnson Ivar Skontorp Peersen, best known by his stage name Ivar Bjørnson (born 27 November 1977 in Etne), is a Norwegian composer/guitarist for the progressive black/viking metal band Enslaved. Biography Bjørnson is, along with Grutle Kjellson, o ...

(guitarist for this band) makes an appearance here, co-writing "Dead End Poem". The album features an interpretation of the

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-penned "Don't Believe A Word", which Terrorizer Magazine called "a chilling ballad".

Krister Dreyer Krister Dreyer (born 11 September 1974 in Sandefjord, Norway), commonly known as Morfeus, is a Norwegian musician, singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist. Morfeus is noted for his work in several bands in Norway, including Mayhem, Limbon ...

("Morfeus") plays the piano and keyboards in that song and the samples in "Submerged". The song "Moonlit" was released as a music video.

Track listing

Personnel

Octavia Sperati

Silje Wergeland Silje Wergeland (born 9 November 1974) is a Norwegian singer, songwriter and pianist. She is best known as the current lead vocalist of the Dutch progressive/alternative rock band The Gathering (since 2009). She was also the frontwoman of Norwe ...

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* Bodil Myklebust –

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* Gyri S. Losnegaard – guitar * Trine C. Johansen –

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* Tone Midtgaard –

* Ivar Alver –

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Additional musicians

* Morfeus (

) - keyboards, piano & samplings in tracks 4 & 10

Production and Engineering

*Produced, engineered and mixed by Herbrand Larsen *Co-engineer – Arve "Ice Dale" Isdal *Mastered By – Jaimee Gomez *Artwork By over Art & Layout– Richard Lock *Photography and Photos– Tommy Næss *Recorded and produced in Earshot Studio, Bergen November/December 2006. *Track 4 and keyboards, piano and samplings on all tracks recorded in MOF Studio in Sandefjord. *Guitar on track 6 recorded in Earshot Studio. *Mixed at Lydriket/Your Favourite Music.

External links

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