Not to die
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| Studio album by Dornenreich | ||||
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1997 |
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| Label (s) | Prophecy Productions , CCP Records | |||
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CD |
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Title (number) |
8th |
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running time |
43 min 38 s |
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Studio (s) |
CCP Studio |
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The debut album of the Austrian dark metal band Dornenreich is not to die for and was recorded in just four days in September 1997. In the same year it was released on the Austrian label CCP Records and was re-released in May 2003 on the current label Prophecy Productions .
The cover is extremely sparse and only shows a hint of sunrise.
Track list
- Hate's release - 5:50
- Into the night - 6:47
- Found found, felt found - 3:33
- Dreaming sleeplessly - 4:42
- In the fluttering veil of impermanence - 4:52
- And like a child in your ... - 9:22
- Through the gorges of the cold - 6.05
- Court festival - 2:25
Musical aspects and content
Musically speaking, the album corresponds to the style of the demo tape Mein Flügelschlag , which was released in the same year . This is still Black Metal , albeit with melodic influences. B. the instrumental outro Hofesfest recorded by Eviga alone was very melodic and without metal influences. The lyrics are mostly screamed by Eviga, in a few places there is clear vocals from Dunkelkind. However, only one song of the demo was re-dubbed, the rest is new material.
Contrary to the Black Metal scene of that time, the lyrics don't deal with satanic or other religious statements, but rather revolve around feelings like passion or despair . The high quality of the texts, which are purely in German, was already praised at the time.