Ankoku butoh

ankoku butoh
Studio album by Faith and the Muse
Released October 31, 2009
Genre Gothic rock
Length 45:50 (CD)
Label Danse Macabre
Producer Faith and the Muse
Faith and the Muse chronology
The Burning Season
(2003)		 :ankoku butoh:
(2009)

:ankoku butoh: is the fifth studio album by Gothic rock band Faith and the Muse. It comprises one CD and one DVD. It was the band's first release on the Danse Macabre label.[1]

Thematically, the album reflects elements of Shinto and Japanese culture.[2] In accordance with this, the booklet accompanying the album was printed back-to-front.

Contents

Track listing (CD)

All tracks by Faith and the Muse

No. Title Length
1. "The Woman of the Snow"   2:45
2. "Kamimukae"   1:08
3. "Blessed"   3:56
4. "Battle Hymn"   4:24
5. "Bushido"   2:38
6. "Nine Dragons"   4:35
7. "Harai"   1:34
8. "When We Go Dark"   4:26
9. "The Red Crown"   4:21
10. "Kodama"   3:36
11. "She Waits By the Well"   4:25
12. "Sovereign"   4:26
13. "To Be Continued"   3:36
Total length:
 45:50

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DVD Track Listing

Videos

  1. Battle Hymn (album video) (link opens in a new page)
  2. Blessed (album video)
  3. Interview with the band

Live Concert Film

  1. Scars Flown Proud
  2. The Silver Circle
  3. Bait & Switch / Sredni Vashtar
  4. Relic Song
  5. Shattered in Aspect
  6. Paul Mercer: Solo
  7. The Burning Season
  8. The Trauma Coil
  9. All Lovers Lost / Arianrhod
  10. Fade and Remain
  11. Sparks
  12. Cantus

Rarities & Extras

  1. Sparks (1994 Video)
  2. Annwyn, Beneath the Waves (live at WGT 1998)
  3. The Burning Season (2004 Video)
  4. Into My Own (2007 Video)
  5. Anafae (Official Trailer)

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Personnel

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References

  1. ^ http://www.dansemacabre-group.com/faith-muse
  2. ^ http://blogs.laweekly.com/westcoastsound/synthful/faith-and-the-muse-dragoncon-b/
  3. ^ http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00302T25O
  4. ^ http://www.discogs.com/Faith-And-The-Muse-ankoku-butoh/release/2077221
  5. ^ http://www.mercyground.com/ab2.htm