''Ordeal'' is the fifth album by Finnish
funeral doom
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Skepticism
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History
The album was released through
Svart Records in May 2015.
Skepticism's official homepage
/ref> It was recorded live in front of an actual audience on January 24, 2015 in Turku
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, Finland. The band performed six new songs and two older ones ("Pouring" and "The March and the Stream").
Track listing
# "You" – 9:21
# "Momentary" – 7:42
# "The Departure" – 9:53
# "March Incomplete" – 12:00
# "The Road" – 6:58
# "Closing Music" – 10:20
# "Pouring" – 9:03
# "The March and the Stream" – 12:27
Personnel
Second guitarist was introduced in the concert. It was the first change in the band's Personnel since 1995.
*Matti Tilaeus – vocals
*Jani Kekarainen – guitars
*Timo Sitomaniemi – guitars
*Eero Pöyry – keyboards
*Lasse Pelkonen – drums
References
2015 live albums
Skepticism (band) albums
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