The Great Mass

The Great Mass
Studio album by Septicflesh
Released 18 April 2011
Recorded Devasoundz Studios (Athens, Greece), Studio Abyss (Ludvika, Sweden), Smecky Studios (Prague, Czech Republic), July-September 2010
Genre Symphonic death metal
Length 43:35
Label Season of Mist
Producer Peter Tägtgren, Septic Flesh
Septicflesh chronology

Communion
(2008)		 The Great Mass
(2011)		 Titan
(2014)
Alternative cover
Jewel case version
Singles from Titan
  1. "The Vampire from Nazareth"
    Released: December 24, 2010
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Chronicles of Chaos 9.5/10[1]
Revolver [2]

The Great Mass is the eighth studio album by Greek death metal band Septicflesh. It was recorded between July–September 2010 in Devasoundz (Greece) and The Abyss (Sweden) and produced by Peter Tägtgren. The orchestration was written by Christos Antoniou and recorded by the Prague Philharmonic Orchestra.

Track listing

All lyrics written by Sotiris V., all music composed by Septicflesh, symphonic tracks performed by the Prague Philharmonic Orchestra.

No. Title Length
1. "The Vampire from Nazareth"   4:08
2. "A Great Mass of Death"   4:46
3. "Pyramid God"   5:13
4. "Five-Pointed Star"   4:33
5. "Oceans of Grey"   5:11
6. "The Undead Keep Dreaming"   4:29
7. "Rising"   3:16
8. "Apocalypse"   3:55
9. "Mad Architect"   3:36
10. "Therianthropy"   4:28

Personnel

Septicflesh
  • Christos Antoniou - guitars, orchestrations
  • Sotiris Anunnaki V - vocals, guitars
  • Seth Siro Anton - vocals, bass, artwork
  • Fotis Benardo - drums, percussion
Additional musicians
  • Filmharmonic Orchestra And Choir Of Prague
    • Stanislav Mistr - choir master
    • Adam Klemens - orchestra conductor
  • Androniki Skoula (Chaostar) - vocals
  • Iliana Tsakiraki (Meden Agan) - vocals
  • George Diamantopoulos (Chaostar) - kaval, yayli tanbur
Production
  • Fotis Benardo - sound engineering
  • George Emmanuel - sound engineering
  • Steve Venardo - sound engineering
  • Jan Holzner - sound engineering
  • Michal Hradisky - sound engineering
  • Peter Tägtgren - producer, mixing
  • Jonas Kjellgren - mastering
  • Jon Simvonis - photography
  • Petr Pycha - music contractor, recording manager

Charts

Chart (2011) Peak
position
French Albums (SNEP)[3] 132

Release history

Formats Region Date Label
CD Europe April 18, 2011[4] Season of Mist
CD North America April 19, 2011[4] Season of Mist
CD Japan September 21, 2011[5] Nippon Columbia

References

  1. ↑ http://www.chroniclesofchaos.com/articles.aspx?id=2-6307
  2. ↑ http://www.revolvermag.com/metalkult/review-septic-flesh-the-great-mass.html
  3. ↑ "Les charts français" (in French). www.chartsinfrance.net. Retrieved July 1, 2014.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 http://www.season-of-mist.com/bands/search?search%5Bband%5D=septicflesh&commit=OK
  5. ↑ http://columbia.jp/prod-info/COCB-60022/