Archangels in Black

Archangels in Black
Studio album by Adagio
Released February 2, 2009
Recorded 2007-2008
Genre Symphonic power metal, Progressive metal
Label Listenable Records[1]
Adagio chronology

Dominate
(2005)		 Archangels in Black
(2009)
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Metal Temple [2]

Archangels in Black is the fourth studio album by Adagio. According to their Website, the mastering of Archangels in Black was completed on September 3, 2008. After numerous delays, the album was officially released on February 2, 2009 in Europe. The band stated that "the compositions are the ultimate balance between melodic and extreme metal and can be considered as a more brutal version of Underworld".[3] Archangels in Black is Adagio's first and only album to include Christian Palin on vocals,[4][5] but the backing vocals were sung by Gustavo Monsanto, Adagio's former vocalist who sang on Dominate.[1]

Pre-release and production

The band entered the studio in October 2007, but they had to exit in order to do a tour. They re-entered the studio in December 2007.

On October 13, 2008, Adagio announced that the album would be released through the label Listenable Records.[1]

On October 24, 2008, information about the album artwork and the complete track listing of Archangels in Black was released. The cover artwork was done by Guilherme Sevens. The release date for the album was also announced to be February 2, 2009.[6]

A 3:58 video was released for "Fear Circus" in January 2009.[7]

Track listing

  1. "Vamphyri" - 4:27
  2. "The Astral Pathway" - 5:04
  3. "Fear Circus" - 3:59
  4. "Undead" - 4:41
  5. "Archangels in Black" - 5:37
  6. "The Fifth Ankh" - 4:43
  7. "Codex Oscura" - 9:08
  8. "Twilight at Dawn" - 6:24
  9. "Getsu Senshi" - 3:42

Personnel

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Adagio - Sign With Listenable Records metalstorm.ee. 2008-10-13. Retrieved on 2009-07-12.
  2. ↑ Papadopoulos, Harry. (January 28, 2009). "Album: Adagio, Archangels in Black, (Listenable Records)". Metal Temple. Retrieved March 9, 2010.
  3. ↑ Adagio - Upcoming Album Details metalstorm.ee. 2006-09-25. Retrieved on 2009-07-12.
  4. ↑ Adagio Parts Ways With Singer blabbermouth.net. 2010-02-13. Retrieved on 2010-02-13.
  5. ↑ Adagio splits with singer Christian Palin blogs.myspace.com. 2010-02-13. Retrieved on 2010-02-13.
  6. ↑ Adagio - New Album Details metalstorm.ee. 2009-02-09. Retrieved on 2009-07.12.
  7. ↑ Adagio: 'Fear Circus' Video Available blabbermouth.net. 2009-01-19. Retrieved on 2009-07-12.