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{{Infobox album
{{Infobox Album | <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Albums -->
| Name = Eternity Rites
| name = Eternity Rites
| Type = [[Album]]
| type = [[Album]]
| Artist = [[Dargaard]]
| artist = [[Dargaard]]
| Cover = Eternity Rites cover.jpg
| cover = Eternity Rites cover.jpg
| Caption =
| alt =
| Released = 1998
| released = 23 October 1998
| recorded = 1998 at Hoernix Studios
| Recorded =
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| venue =
| Genre = [[Neoclassical dark wave]], [[dark ambient]], [[ethereal wave]]
| Length = 47:42
| studio =
| Label = [[Napalm Records|Draenor Productions]]
| genre = [[Neoclassical dark wave]], [[dark ambient]]
| Producer = Tharen
| length = {{Duration|m=47|s=36}}
| language = [[English language|English]], [[Latin]]
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| Reviews =
| label = [[Napalm Records|Draenor]]
| Last album =
| producer = Tharen
| This album = '''''Eternity Rites'''''<br>(1998)
| prev_title =
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| Next album = ''[[In Nomine Aeternitatis]]''<br>(2000)
| prev_year =
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| next_title = [[In Nomine Aeternitatis]]
| next_year = 2000
}}
}}


'''Eternity Rites''' is the debut studio album by the Austrian [[neoclassical dark wave]] band [[Dargaard]], released in 1998 by [[Napalm Records]] under the Draenor Productions banner. The album was recorded and mixed at Hoernix Studios by
'''''Eternity Rites''''' is the debut studio album by the Austrian [[neoclassical dark wave]] band ''[[Dargaard]]'', released in 1998 by ''[[Napalm Records]]'' under the ''Draenor Productions'' banner. The album was recorded and mixed at ''Hoernix Studios'' by
Georg Hranda and Tharen during 1998. It instills a dark rhythm and develops "a climactic fairytale full of medieval/folk themes beautifully composed and perfectly performed".<ref>Reviewed by ''Rupture'', on February 22, 1999. Retrieved on June 27, 2007</ref>
Georg Hranda and Tharen during 1998. It instills a dark rhythm and develops "a climactic fairytale full of [[medieval music|medieval]]/[[folk music|folk]] themes beautifully composed and perfectly performed".<ref>Reviewed by ''Rupture'', on February 22, 1999. Retrieved on June 27, 2007</ref>


The album includes eleven tracks, two of which are different parts of the song ''Eternity Rites''. All the tracks are composed in mixture of neo-classical, folk and dark ambient music.
The album includes eleven tracks, two of which are different parts of the song ''Eternity Rites''. All the tracks are composed in mixture of neo-classical, folk and dark ambient music.


The vocals of Elisabeth Toriser, the [[soprano]] with an operatic voice is also highly appreciated through most of reviews, which is "both clear and powerful, yet strangely delicate."<ref>Reviewed by ''The Plug''. Retrieved on June 27, 2007</ref>
The vocals of Elisabeth Toriser, the [[soprano]] with an operatic voice is also highly appreciated through most of reviews, which is "both clear and powerful, yet strangely delicate."<ref>Reviewed by ''The Plug''. Retrieved on June 27, 2007</ref>
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==Track listing==
==Track listing==
{{tracklist
{{tracklist
| total_length = 47:36
| title1 = Eternity Rite (Pt. 1: Sight from the Abyss/The Confession and Prophecy)
| title1 = Eternity Rite (Pt. 1: Sight from the Abyss/The Confession and Prophecy)
| length1 = 05:49
| length1 = 5:49
| title2 = Demon Eyes
| title2 = Demon Eyes
| length2 = 05:08
| length2 = 5:08
| title3 = Fuer grissa est drauka
| title3 = Fuer grissa est drauka
| length3 = 04:10
| note3 = ''"The Bringer of Death"''
| length3 = 4:10
| title4 = Down to the Halls of the Blind
| title4 = Down to the Halls of the Blind
| length4 = 03:24
| length4 = 3:24
| title5 = Nightvision
| title5 = Nightvision
| length5 = 03:06
| length5 = 3:06
| title6 = Arcanum mortis
| title6 = Arcanum Mortis
| length6 = 03:32
| note6 = ''"The Mystery of Death"''
| title7 = Eternity Rite (Pt 2: Invocation and Bounding)
| length6 = 3:32
| title7 = Eternity Rite (Pt. 2: Invocation and Bounding)
| length7 = 06:43
| length7 = 6:43
| title8 = Temple of the Moon
| title8 = Temple of the Moon
| length8 = 03:43
| length8 = 3:43
| title9 = ...Of Broken Stones
| title9 = ...Of Broken Stones
| length9 = 05:45
| length9 = 5:45
| title10 = Seelenlos
| title10 = Seelenlos
| length10 = 04:09
| note10 = ''"Soulless"''
| length10 = 4:09
| title11 = Transfer Complete
| title11 = Transfer Complete
| length11 = 02:07
| length11 = 2:07
}}
}}
* ''"Fuer grissa ost drauka" is the title given to [[List of The Sword of Truth characters#Richard Cypher/Rahl|Richard Rahl]], a character in the [[High fantasy|epic fantasy]] [[book series]] [[The Sword of Truth]] by [[Terry Goodkind]]. The title is in High D'Haran language and has several meanings: "the bringer of death", "the bringer of spirits" and "the bringer of the underworld".
* ''The lyrics to "Arcanum Mortis" are taken from [[Ovid]]'s [[Fasti (poem)|Fasti]], Book II, 571-582.''


==Credits==
==Credits==
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==References==
==References==
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[[Category:Dark ambient albums]]
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[[Category:Ethereal wave albums]]


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Latest revision as of 19:41, 10 December 2021

"Demon Eyes" redirects here. For the "demon eyes" political advert, see New Labour, New Danger.
Eternity Rites
Studio album by
Dargaard
Released23 October 1998
Recorded1998 at Hoernix Studios
GenreNeoclassical dark wave, dark ambient
Length47:36
LanguageEnglish, Latin
LabelDraenor
ProducerTharen
Dargaard chronology
Eternity Rites
(1998) 		In Nomine Aeternitatis
(2000)

Eternity Rites is the debut studio album by the Austrian neoclassical dark wave band Dargaard, released in 1998 by Napalm Records under the Draenor Productions banner. The album was recorded and mixed at Hoernix Studios by Georg Hranda and Tharen during 1998. It instills a dark rhythm and develops "a climactic fairytale full of medieval/folk themes beautifully composed and perfectly performed".[1]

The album includes eleven tracks, two of which are different parts of the song Eternity Rites. All the tracks are composed in mixture of neo-classical, folk and dark ambient music.

The vocals of Elisabeth Toriser, the soprano with an operatic voice is also highly appreciated through most of reviews, which is "both clear and powerful, yet strangely delicate."[2]

Track listing[edit]

No.TitleLength
1."Eternity Rite (Pt. 1: Sight from the Abyss/The Confession and Prophecy)"5:49
2."Demon Eyes"5:08
3."Fuer grissa est drauka" ("The Bringer of Death")4:10
4."Down to the Halls of the Blind"3:24
5."Nightvision"3:06
6."Arcanum Mortis" ("The Mystery of Death")3:32
7."Eternity Rite (Pt. 2: Invocation and Bounding)"6:43
8."Temple of the Moon"3:43
9."...Of Broken Stones"5:45
10."Seelenlos" ("Soulless")4:09
11."Transfer Complete"2:07
Total length:47:36

Credits[edit]

  • Tharen - all instruments, vocals
  • Elisabeth Toriser - vocals

References[edit]

  1. ^ Reviewed by Rupture, on February 22, 1999. Retrieved on June 27, 2007
  2. ^ Reviewed by The Plug. Retrieved on June 27, 2007



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