''Séance'' is the fourth studio album by German
melodic black metal
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The genre emerged in early 1990s when black metal bands began incorporating elements of death me ...
band
Dark Fortress
Dark Fortress was a German melodic black metal band from Landshut formed in 1994. They released seven studio albums, a split album and a demo album. The band broke up in 2023.
History
Early history
The band formed in 1994. In 1996 they re ...
. The album was released on 30 January 2006 through German record label
Century Media Records
Century Media Records is a German heavy metal record label with offices in Germany, the United States and the United Kingdom. In August 2015, Century Media was acquired by Sony Music for US$17 million.
Background
Century Media was founded by R ...
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Alex Krull mastered the album in the ''Mastersound Studios'' and the whole layout of the booklet was designed by
Travis Smith. The original album version comes with a 12-page booklet.
Track listing
# "Ghastly Indoctrination" – 7:39
# "CataWomb" – 6:41
# "Requiem Grotesque" – 6:50
# "While They Sleep" – 7:11
# "To Harvest the Artefacts of Mockery" – 4:11
# "Poltergeist" – 5:56
# "Revolution: Vanity" – 5:14
# "Incide" – 5:20
# "Shardfigures" – 6:22
# "Insomnia" – 6:34
Notes
# Morean, who joined the band in 2007 after Azathoth left that same year, composed the track ''Incide''. He was not an official band member at the time, but the band had a good relationship with him.
# Morean also arranged the string section used in the song ''While They Sleep''.
Personnel
* Azathoth – vocals
* Asvargr – guitar
* V. Santura – guitar, mixing, vocals on ''While They Sleep''
* Draug – bass guitar
* Paymon – keyboard
* Seraph – drums, vocals on ''Ghastly Indoctrination'' and ''While They Sleep''
Other credits
* Alex Krull – mastering
* Morean – string arrangements
* Florian Rhöse – drums co-engineering
* Jonas Baumgartl – cello
* Lisa Kraus – viola
* Loretta Loibl – violin
* Thomas Tezzele – double bass
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Christophe Szpajdel
Christophe Szpajdel (; born 29 September 1970) is a Belgian-born international calligrapher and illustrator, principally known for designing band logos.
Life
Szpajdel was born on 29 September 1970 in Gembloux, Namur, Belgium, and grew up in ...
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References
External links
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2006 albums
Dark Fortress albums
Century Media Records albums