The Fateful Dark is the third studio album from British heavy metal band Savage Messiah, released by

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in Europe and

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in the USA.

Production

The band returned to Grindstone Studios in Suffolk, England and producer Scott Atkins (who they had worked with previously on their 2009 album ''

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'' and 2012 album ''

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'') to record ''The Fateful Dark'', between July and October 2013.

Release

The album was released in Europe on 10 March 2014, by

, and then a little over a week later in the USA on 18 March 2014, by

.
As well as being released in standard CD and digital formats, ''The Fateful Dark'' was made available on a limited run of 1,000 Limited Edition gatefold vinyl records (400 on Black vinyl, 300 on ''Cross of Babylon'' Orange vinyl, 200 on ''Hellblazer'' Red/Yellow vinyl and 100 on ''Inconocaust'' Clear vinyl).
In February 2014 an official music video for ''"Hellblazer"'' was released, directed by Tom Walsh and featuring contortionist and

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star Pixie Le Knot.

Track listing

Personnel

Savage Messiah

*Dave Silver –

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*Joff Bailey –

*Stefano Selvatico –

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 ...

*Andrea Gorio –

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Additional musicians

*Jon Ewen – Additional

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on ''"Live as One"'' and ''"Zero Hour"''

Additional personnel

*Scott Atkins –

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, mixing,

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and mastering

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Fateful Dark Savage Messiah (band) albums Earache Records albums 2014 albums