The Butcher's Ballroom

The Butcher's Ballroom
Studio album by Diablo Swing Orchestra
Released August 17, 2006
Genre Avant-garde metal
Symphonic metal
Progressive metal
Length 47:24
Diablo Swing Orchestra chronology

Borderline Hymns
(2003)		 The Butcher's Ballroom
(2006)		 Sing Along Songs for the Damned & Delirious
(2009)
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Metal Storm (9.2/10)[1]

The Butcher's Ballroom is Swedish avant-garde metal band Diablo Swing Orchestra's first full length album, released in 2006. It contains the four tracks of their initial EP (Borderline Hymns), along with 9 new tracks. The 13 songs are split into two acts, Act I containing tracks 1 through 6, and Act II the remaining 7.

It received The Biggest Surprise award in 2006 Metal Storm awards.

Track listing

No. Title Length
1. "Balrog Boogie"   3:52
2. "Heroines"   5:21
3. "Poetic Pitbull Revolutions"   4:52
4. "Ragdoll Physics"   3:52
5. "D'Angelo"   1:53
6. "Velvet Embracer"   4:04
7. "Gunpowder Chant"   1:50
8. "Infralove"   4:53
9. "Wedding March for a Bullet"   3:13
10. "Qualms of Conscience"   1:15
11. "Zodiac Virtues"   4:46
12. "Porcelain Judas"   4:08
13. "Pink Noise Waltz"   6:05

Pre-gap

There is a pre-gap track on the album as track -1, lasting for 1:03.

References

  1. ↑ Diablo Swing Orchestra - The Butcher's Ballroom review. Metal Storm (December 12, 2006). Retrieved March 12, 2009.

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