Eschaton (album)

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Eschaton
Eschaton cover
Studio album by Anaal Nathrakh
Released October 16, 2006
Genre Black metal
Length 35:23
Label Season of Mist

Eschaton is the third album by British post-black metal band Anaal Nathrakh. Musically, the album continues in the direction of the previous album, Domine Non Es Dignus, moving further away from the chaotic, wall-of-noise grindcore excursions of The Codex Necro, into simpler verse-chorus song structures with occasional clean vocals and more melodic riffs. However most reviewers (digitalmetal.com, Terrorizer magazine and so on) have commented that the overall atmosphere and production are at the same time a step back towards the out-and-out ferocity of the band's debut. The music is still intense, featuring hyperfast drum machine blast beats and V.I.T.R.I.O.L.'s harsh vocals.

The album is also significant in featuring significant guest appearances by Shane Embury (Embryonymous) on bass and Attila Csihar on vocals, the latter offering vocal work on the track "Regression To The Mean", according to the accompanying booklet.

[edit] Track listing

  1. "Bellum Omnium Contra Omnes" - 03:16
  2. "Between Shit And Piss We Are Born" - 03:54
  3. "Timewave Zero" - 03:01
  4. "The Destroying Angel" - 03:11
  5. "Waiting For The Barbarians" - 04:46
  6. "The Yellow King" - 04:54
  7. "When The Lion Devours Both Dragon And Child" - 04:57
  8. "The Necrogeddon" - 04:11
  9. "Regression To The Mean" - 03:12

[edit] Trivia

  • The sample "Kill everybody in the whole world!" from the intro of "The Destroying Angel" is clipped from the British comedy series Blackadder II.
  • The sample "Drive deeper the thorn," at the start of "The Necrogeddon" is Sam Neill as Damien in the third The Omen film.