''The Third Storm of Cythraul'' is the third full-length
studio album
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by
black metal
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band
Absu. It was released on
Osmose Productions
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Many of the groups who began wit ...
in 1997.
Track listing
*All songs written & arranged by Absu, except where noted.
#"Prelusion to
Cythraul {{no footnotes, date=November 2015
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featuring ...And Shineth Unto the Cold Cometh..." – 6:48
#"Highland Tyrant Attack" – 4:48
#"A Magician's
Lapis-Lazuli
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" – 3:08
#"Swords and Leather" – 3:08
#"The Winter Zephyr (...Within Kingdoms of Mist)" – 2:59
#"Morbid Scream" – 2:10 (Trent White)
#"Customs of Tasseomancy (Quoth the Sky, Nevermore - Act I)" – 3:59
#"Intelligence Towards the Crown" – 1:56
#"...Of Celtic Fire, We Are Born/Terminus (...In the Eyes of Ioldánach)" – 8:32
;Digipak Bonus Track
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"Akhera Goiti - Akhera Beiti (One Black Opalith for Tomorrow)" – 7:26
Personnel
*Shaftiel – electric lead & bass guitars, acoustic guitars, voice
*Equitant Ifernain – electric lead & bass guitars
*Proscriptor McGovern – drums, percussion, gong, bells & voice
Production
*Arranged & produced by Absu
*Executive producer: Osmose Productions
*Recorded & engineered by Absu & Alex Gerst
*Assistant engineer: Gary Long
*Edited & mastered by Peter Clark
References
External links
Absu
on Myspace
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*
1997 albums
Absu (band) albums
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