''Profugus Mortis'' is the second album by Canadian melodic death metal band

Blackguard Blackguard is an old-fashioned term for a scoundrel. Blackguard or Black Guard(s) may refer to: * Black Guard, a corps of Black African soldiers in Morocco * Black Guard (Brazil), a militia of former slaves intended to protect the monarchy * Bla ...

. This is their first release under the name "Blackguard", and it uses their old band name "Profugus Mortis" as the album title. This is also their last album to have a very strong folk metal influence since they have gotten into a more power metal sound. Paul Ablaze uses the term ''Epic Metal'' when he describes the genre of Blackguard as a whole. It combines the elements of folk,

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, power, black, and

death metal Death metal is an extreme subgenre of heavy metal music. It typically employs heavily distorted and low-tuned guitars, played with techniques such as palm muting and tremolo picking; deep growling vocals; aggressive, powerful drumming, feat ...

to create the "Epic Metal" sound that they produce. Capitalizing on the best moments offered up on ''So It Begins'', the new album is a folk metal onslaught that redefines the genre and raises the bar to an all-time high.

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Personnel

;Blackguard *Paul "Ablaze" Zinay –

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*Kim Gosselin – lead guitar *Terry "Roadcase" Deschenes –

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*Étienne Mailloux – bass guitar *Jonathan Lefrancois-Leduc –

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, orchestrations *Justine "Juice" Ethier –

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Additional

*Jacques Jr. Gélinas – orchestrations on "Scarlet to Snow" *Ophélie Gingras – orchestrations on "Scarlet to Snow" *

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– vocals on "The Sword"

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{{Authority control 2009 debut albums Blackguard (band) albums

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