Mirrored Hate Painting

Mirrored Hate Painting is the second album of Carpe Tenebrum, released in 1999 through Hammerheart Records. Stylistically the album is similar to Dimmu Borgir's Spiritual Black Dimensions (the only full-length Dimmu Borgir album on which Astennu played), albeit heavier and less symphonic. The album has an arguably obscure atmosphere because of the atypical cover artwork, the poetic lyrics and the bizarrely edited speech samples between some of the songs.

Track listing

All songs composed by Astennu, lyrics written by Ariadne A. Done and Astennu.

1. The Abyss's Mystic Haze - 6:07
2. Lured Like You Thought ⁽¹⁾ - 6:16
3. The Painting - 5:04
4. Mirrored in Scarry Skies - 5:23
5. And Fever ⁽²⁾ - 5:50
6. Ludus - 5:42
7. Void Dress - 2:44
8. Dreaded Chaotic Reign (instrumental) - 2:46

¹: labeled "instrumental" in the booklet although the song clearly has lyrics.
²: misspelled "And Forever" in the back cover.

Personnel

• Astennu (Jamie Stinson) - Guitar, Bass, Synth, Drum programming, Mixing
• Nagash (Stian Arnesen) - Vocals
• Ariadne A. Done - Lyrics
• Tommy Tägtgren - Mixing

No producer is mentioned in the booklet.