''Tales of Absolution & Obsoletion'' is the eighth studio album by

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band The Awakening, released worldwide via Intervention Arts in June 2009.

Recording

The Awakening's eighth full-length studio album released June 2009, ''Tales'' is described as "a return to Zeen/Dark Romantics-era classic gothic rock." The album represents the longest lapse between releases, a full three years having passed since the band's previous release,

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. It was the first of the band's albums to be cross-continentally written and recorded, as the band has been based in the United States since late 2007 but recorded various tracks from ''Tales'' in both South Africa and the USA. It is also the first of the band's albums to include Rose Mortem on piano and keyboards.The Awakening Official Site
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Track listing

All songs written by

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. #"Ivory (part 1 and 2)" - 6.17 #"Indian Summer Rain" - 4.29 #"Upon the Water" - 4.24 #"A Carnival of Souls" - 3.59 #"Frozen" - 4.52 #"Nothing Like The Rain" - 4.08 #"Where the Shadow Goes" - 4.01 #"Open" - 4.02 #"Prayer for the Song" - 3.06 #"Alone" - 3.29

References

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