Passage, by Samael

Passage

by Samael

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bmurator Swiss Black Metal. This, from what I understand is a golden oldie! Huge thank you to Ippocalyptica for his review! I have always "seen the light" & liked metal from a very early age but I have only recently been drawn to the extreme light, so I had missed this. It sounds incredibly fresh still today. The production today may have been a little different but - wow! What an album & what skills & highly recommended!!!

Ippocalyptica Samael released three great albums in their career, and Passage is arguably the best of them all, both for how it creatively combined mid-tempo black metal with electronic elements and how unique it was both at its release and even at present. Nothing sounded like this in 1996, and very few albums today in this style can eclipse it. Make no mistake: though several of these songs would be pop-radio friendly if not for the harsh vocals, this is as metal and as visionary as anything from the era. Favorite track: Born Under Saturn.

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	1.	Rain 04:01
	2.	Shining Kingdom 03:37
	3.	Angel's Decay 03:37
	4.	My Saviour 04:09
	5.	Jupiterian Vibe 03:23
	6.	The Ones Who Came Before 03:42
	7.	Liquid Soul Dimension 03:42
	8.	Moonskin 03:57
	9.	Born Under Saturn 04:18
	10.	Chosen Race 04:08
	11.	A Man In Your Head 03:43

about

After releasing three black metal albums, Swiss metal visionaries Samael started to create a downright unique sound which combined strong metal riffs, danceable rhythms and electronic ingredients. The result was far beyond anyone's expectations, peaking as the band's most successful release to date, while songs like “Rain”, the impelling track “Jupiterian Vibe” and the ballad-like song “Moonskin” belong to the most sophisticated pieces of dark music, with magazines like Guitar World saying it presented the sound of "Slayer in outer space".

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released July 13, 1996

Line-Up:
Vorph - guitar & vocals
Kaos - guitar
Masmiseim - bass
Xy - keyboards & programmings

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A metal label with diverse tastes, Century Media arose from humble origins as a bedroom label based out of Dortmund, Germany in 1989 and have expanded greatly over the past 30+ years.

Acting as a beacon of professionality, reliability, and an unwavering dedication and passion to the most important thing of all – the music – Century Media are a flagship label in the metal and hard rock fields. ... more

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