Among Majestic Ruin
Encyclopedia
Among Majestic Ruin is the debut studio album
by the American death/doom
band Morgion
. It was released on January 28, 1997 through Relapse Records
.
, Autopsy
, Morbid Angel
and Paradise Lost
, Orange County
's Morgion was formed in 1990 by Jeremy Peto (vocals/bass), Dwayne Boardman (guitars/vocals), and Rhett Davis (drums).
After a year of rehearsal, the band entered at Jim Dotson's studio, South Coast Recording Studio (Jim is currently the owner of Muskrat Ranch, LLC in Orlando, Florida) to record the Rabid Decay demo in 1992. Morgion recorded two tracks for a 7-inch release, Travesty, which was released on the independent record label Catatonic in 1993.
In 1994, guitarist Bobby Thomas and keyboardist Ed Parker joined the band. With this formation Morgion found its identity it so longed for, "building on existing fundamentals by incorporating intricate melodies and atmospherics" Thomas provided ideas, which would go on to later releases leaving behind his undeniable musical imprint. Morgion recorded nearly an hour of material at Jim Barnes' Audio Productions in July 1994.
The group managed to sign a recording contract
with Relapse Records
, and three years after those recording sessions, Among Majestic Ruin was released.
Studio album
A studio album is an album made up of tracks recorded in the controlled environment of a recording studio. A studio album contains newly written and recorded or previously unreleased or remixed material, distinguishing itself from a compilation or reissue album of previously recorded material, or...
by the American death/doom
Death/doom
Death/doom, sometimes writes as death-doom or deathdoom, is an extreme subgenre of heavy metal. It combines the slow tempos and pessimistic or depressive mood of doom metal with the deep growling vocals and double kick drumming of death metal...
band Morgion
Morgion (band)
Morgion was a Doom/Death metal band from Orange County, California, United States. Morgion was formed in 1990 by Dwayne Boardman , Jeremy Peto and Rhett Davis . The band recorded their debut “Rabid Decay” demo in 1991, followed by the “Travesty” 7" in 1993...
. It was released on January 28, 1997 through Relapse Records
Relapse Records
Relapse Records is an independent record label based in Upper Darby, Pennsylvania. It was founded by Matthew F. Jacobson in 1990.-History:The label was started by Matthew F. Jacobson in August, 1990 in his parents' basement in Aurora, Colorado...
.
Background
Influenced by bands such as EntombedEntombed (band)
Entombed is a Swedish death metal band which formed in 1987 under the name of Nihilist. Though Entombed began their career as an early pioneer of Scandinavian death metal which initially differed itself from its American counterpart with its distinct guitar tone, by the early 1990s their sound had...
, Autopsy
Autopsy (band)
Autopsy is a death metal band, founded in 1987 in the United States by Chris Reifert. They disbanded in 1995, but have reunited as of July 2009.-Biography:...
, Morbid Angel
Morbid Angel
Morbid Angel is an American death metal band based in Tampa, Florida. UK music magazine Terrorizer ranked one Morbid Angel album in its “Top 40 greatest death metal albums”, with their 1989 debut Altars of Madness appearing at number 1...
and Paradise Lost
Paradise Lost (band)
Paradise Lost are a heavy metal band that formed in 1988 in Halifax, England.-History:Their first three full-length albums are examples of the death/doom style, although the latter two incorporated some melodic and gothic elements...
, Orange County
Orange County, California
Orange County is a county in the U.S. state of California. Its county seat is Santa Ana. As of the 2010 census, its population was 3,010,232, up from 2,846,293 at the 2000 census, making it the third most populous county in California, behind Los Angeles County and San Diego County...
's Morgion was formed in 1990 by Jeremy Peto (vocals/bass), Dwayne Boardman (guitars/vocals), and Rhett Davis (drums).
After a year of rehearsal, the band entered at Jim Dotson's studio, South Coast Recording Studio (Jim is currently the owner of Muskrat Ranch, LLC in Orlando, Florida) to record the Rabid Decay demo in 1992. Morgion recorded two tracks for a 7-inch release, Travesty, which was released on the independent record label Catatonic in 1993.
In 1994, guitarist Bobby Thomas and keyboardist Ed Parker joined the band. With this formation Morgion found its identity it so longed for, "building on existing fundamentals by incorporating intricate melodies and atmospherics" Thomas provided ideas, which would go on to later releases leaving behind his undeniable musical imprint. Morgion recorded nearly an hour of material at Jim Barnes' Audio Productions in July 1994.
The group managed to sign a recording contract
Recording contract
A recording contract is a legal agreement between a record label and a recording artist , where the artist makes a record for the label to sell and promote...
with Relapse Records
Relapse Records
Relapse Records is an independent record label based in Upper Darby, Pennsylvania. It was founded by Matthew F. Jacobson in 1990.-History:The label was started by Matthew F. Jacobson in August, 1990 in his parents' basement in Aurora, Colorado...
, and three years after those recording sessions, Among Majestic Ruin was released.
Track listing
All songs were written by Dwayne Boardman, Rhett Davis, Eddie Parker, Jeremy Peto, and Bobby Thomas.- "Relic of a Darkened Past" – 8:25
- "In Ashen Tears (Thus I Cry)" – 8:14
- "Travesty" – 5:07
- "Basking under a Blacksun Dawning" – 5:39
- "Invalid Prodigy" – 6:47