''Paracletus'' is the fifth full-length

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recorded by the French

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band Deathspell Omega, released on 9 November 2010 through Norma Evangelium Diaboli along with

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. It is the third part in their metaphysical trilogy of albums representing God, the Devil and Man (following ''

Si monvmentvm reqvires, circvmspice ''Si monvmentvm reqvires, circvmspice'' is the third full-length album by black metal band Deathspell Omega. The album title is a grammatically mis-quoted version of the Latin epitaph on the tomb of Christopher Wren in St Paul's Cathedral (built ...

'' and ''

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''). The term ''

paracletus ''Paracletus'' is the fifth full-length studio album recorded by the French black metal band Deathspell Omega, released on 9 November 2010 through Norma Evangelium Diaboli along with Season of Mist. It is the third part in their metaphysical ...

'' is the Latinised form of the Greek word ''παράκλητος (parákletos)'', meaning ''comforter''. It is another name for the

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. Stylistically the album continues in the experimental vein of their previous work since 2004. The tracks are mostly continuous, being more movements of a larger piece than individual songs, although there are slight pauses in between tracks 3 and 4 and between tracks 5 and 6. The track "Devouring Famine" was released as a free download by Season of Mist approximately three weeks before the album's release.

Track listing

References

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Track listing

See also

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