''Slaughtersun (Crown of the Triarchy)'' is the third studio album by Swedish
black metal
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band
Dawn
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. It was released via
Necropolis Records
Necropolis Records (located in Fremont, California) was a record label founded by Paul Thind in 1993, mainly providing an American home for extreme black metal. in August 1998.
On 17 June 2014, the album was remastered and reissued on
Century Media Records
Century Media Records is a heavy metal record label with offices in the United States, Germany and London. In August 2015, Century Media was acquired by Sony Music for US$17 million.
Background
Century Media was founded by Robert Kampf and Oli ...
. It was remastered by
Dan Swanö
Dan-Erland Swanö (born 10 March 1973), also known as Dan "The Man" Swanö, is a Swedish musician and record producer who is currently the vocalist, guitarist, ex-bassist and ex-drummer for the band Nightingale, lately vocalist, keyboardist and ...
at
Unisound Studio in November 2013. The release features reworked artwork, layout, and design, which was handled by Daniel Viberg and Dawn.
Musical style, writing, composition
AllMusic
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described the band and album's style as "black metal in the ultra-melodic vein of
Dissection
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, only way more intense." He also compared the album to
Enslaved's first album, and wrote that "Dawn has blind-sided the black metal world with what appears to be the ''
Anthems to the Welkin at Dusk
''Anthems to the Welkin at Dusk'' is the second studio album by Norwegian black metal band Emperor. It was released on 8 July 1997 through Candlelight Records and Century Black.
Background
The album was recorded in the Grieg Hall in Bergen, No ...
'' of 1998, adding that "Balance is what drives this album. Balance between breakneck speed and mid-paced melody. Balance that doesn't sacrifice fierce, raw metal for symphonic dribble (not that there aren't a great deal of well-placed symphonic undertones)."
Terrorizer
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wrote that "the atmosphere enveloping "Slaughtersun" has a definite filmic quality that makes it less traditionally constructed than most albums in this genre."
All of the music was composed by Fredrik Söderberg who also performed lead, rhythm, and acoustic guitars on the album. The band had material for 13 songs, but only recorded 9 of them, of which only 7 made it onto the album due to the restrictions of the CD format.
Critical reception and legacy
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's Jason Hundey has described the album as "their most accomplished work thus far, building off the progress made on the mini-album ''Sorgh Pa Svarte Vingar Flogh'', but taking the sound to a whole new level. Although it took 15-plus listens to find words for this majestic black metal crown of achievement, it only took one to realize the sheer magnitude and power this album produces."
Terrorizer named it one of the '100 Most Important Albums of the Nineties'.
Track listing
Personnel
Credits adapted from
liner notes
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Origin
Liner notes are desce ...
.
[''Slaughtersun (Crown of the Triarchy).'' '']Century Media Records
Century Media Records is a heavy metal record label with offices in the United States, Germany and London. In August 2015, Century Media was acquired by Sony Music for US$17 million.
Background
Century Media was founded by Robert Kampf and Oli ...
'' (CD liner). Dawn
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. 2014. p. 1. 9984152
Dawn
* Henke Forss – vocals
* Fredrik Söderberg – lead guitar, rhythm guitar, acoustic guitar
* Andreas Fullmestad – rhythm guitar
* Lars Tängmark – bass guitar
* Jocke Petterson – drums
Additional personnel
* Paul Thind – executive producer
* Peter Tägtgren – engineering, mixing
*
Dan Swanö
Dan-Erland Swanö (born 10 March 1973), also known as Dan "The Man" Swanö, is a Swedish musician and record producer who is currently the vocalist, guitarist, ex-bassist and ex-drummer for the band Nightingale, lately vocalist, keyboardist and ...
– remastering
* Anton H. LeClercq – band photography
* Daniel Viberg – reissue layout and design
References
1998 albums
Dawn (Swedish band) albums
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