Within the Ancient Forest

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Within the Ancient Forest
Within the Ancient Forest cover
Studio album by Paramaecium
Released 1996
Recorded 301 Studios, Sydney
Genre Doom metal
Length 54:54
Label Pleitegeier
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Paramaecium chronology
Exhumed of the Earth
(1993)
Within the Ancient Forest
(1996)
Repentance
(1996)

Within the Ancient Forest is the second album by Paramaecium. It was released in 1996. Within the Ancient Forest is also a novel written by Paramaecium's lead singer, Andrew Tompkins. The album was based on this novel.[1]

Contents

[edit] Concept

This concept album is based on the fictional story of Within the Ancient Forest written by Andrew Tompkins, the story revolves around the main character De-nyl (Denile) quest for the sword of legends, the Garensword which holds the power to restore life to the dead. The Firetree burns bright in the distance but there are many perils for De-nyl to overcome before reaching the final object of his quest: the meaning of life and the final secret of immortality.[2]

[edit] Track listing

  1. "In Exordium" – 4:40
  2. "Song of the Ancient" – 6:58
  3. "I Am Not Alive" – 9:15
  4. "The Grave, My Soul" – 9:02
  5. "Gone Is My Former Resolve" – 8:33
  6. "Of My Darkest Hour" – 7:38
  7. "Darkness Dies" – 8:47

[edit] Personnel

[edit] References

  1. ^ Within the Ancient Forest CD at the Paramaecium website
  2. ^ Within the Ancient Forest Book at the Paramaecium website

[edit] External links

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