''Solfernus' Path'' is the sixth album by the

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, released on August 28, 2009. It was recorded at several studios in Poland. The drums and guitars were recorded at ''HH Poland Studio'' in

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, while the vocals were recorded at ''Maq Studio''. The keyboard parts were recorded at Spectre (Darzamat's keyboard player)'s home studio. The album was produced by

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. They met when La Rocque produced their previous album ''Transkarpatia''. On the events of the Polish band's camp, the band's vocalist Nera comments:

Track listing CD

# "False Sleepwalker" # "Vote for Heresy" # "I Devium" # "Pain Collector" # "Final Conjuration" # "II Fumus" # "Gloria Inferni" # "III Venenum" # "Solfernus' Path" # "Lunar Silhouette" # "King of Burning Anthems" # "IV Spectaculum" # "Chimera" # "A Mesmeric Séance"

Track listing Vinyl

# "False Sleepwalker" # "Vote for Heresy" # "Pain Collector" # "Final Conjuration" # "Gloria Inferni" # "Solfernus Path" # "Lunar Silhouette" # "King of Burning Anthems" # "Chimera" # "A Mesmeric Séance"

Personnel

* Agnieszka "Nera" Górecka -

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* Rafał "Flauros" Góral -

* Krzysztof "Chris" Michalak -

electric guitar An electric guitar is a guitar that requires external amplification in order to be heard at typical performance volumes, unlike a standard acoustic guitar (however combinations of the two - a semi-acoustic guitar and an electric acoustic gui ...

bass guitar The bass guitar, electric bass or simply bass (), is the lowest-pitched member of the string family. It is a plucked string instrument similar in appearance and construction to an electric or an acoustic guitar, but with a longer neck and ...

* Patryk "Spectre" Kumór -

keyboard instruments A keyboard instrument is a musical instrument played using a keyboard, a row of levers which are pressed by the fingers. The most common of these are the piano, organ, and various electronic keyboards, including synthesizers and digital pianos. ...

* Mariusz "Rogol" Prętkiewicz -

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* Jonas Kljellgren - mixing

Photo shoots

A photo shoot for the band, which was taken in Świerklaniec, in Silesia, was done. Another photo shoot, where a 1934 BMW also took part, was also done.

External links

Official website

References

{{Authority control 2009 albums Darzamat albums Massacre Records albums