Atlantis Ascendant
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Atlantis Ascendant is Bal-Sagoth
's fifth album. It was released in 2001 through Nuclear Blast
. This was the first Bal-Sagoth album to be recorded (albeit only partially) with digital recording technology.
The album's primary story and lyrical concept as written by vocalist/lyricist Byron Roberts
centres around the exploits of a fictional nineteenth century British archaeologist and adventurer named Professor Caleb Blackthorne III, who has dedicated his life to the field of antediluvian anthropology and to seeking out evidence as to the true nature of mankind's origin. As with many protagonists in the Lovecraftian fashion, his investigations lead to madness and death.
Bal-Sagoth
Bal-Sagoth is a symphonic black metal band from Yorkshire, England, formed in 1993.Originally formed as an epic/symphonic black metal band with strong death metal elements, vocalist/lyricist Byron Roberts took the name 'Bal-Sagoth' from the Robert E. Howard short story "The Gods of Bal-Sagoth"...
's fifth album. It was released in 2001 through Nuclear Blast
Nuclear Blast
Nuclear Blast is an independent record label and mail order record distributor with subsidiaries in Germany, the United States and Brazil. The record label was founded in 1987 by Markus Staiger in Germany. Originally releasing hardcore punk records, the label moved on to releasing albums by melodic...
. This was the first Bal-Sagoth album to be recorded (albeit only partially) with digital recording technology.
The album's primary story and lyrical concept as written by vocalist/lyricist Byron Roberts
Byron Roberts
Byron Roberts, also known as Byron A. Roberts, is the vocalist/lyricist and founder of the British symphonic extreme metal band Bal-Sagoth.Originally hailing from Yorkshire, England, and also holding full Canadian citizenship, due to many years spent living in Ontario and Quebec, Roberts graduated...
centres around the exploits of a fictional nineteenth century British archaeologist and adventurer named Professor Caleb Blackthorne III, who has dedicated his life to the field of antediluvian anthropology and to seeking out evidence as to the true nature of mankind's origin. As with many protagonists in the Lovecraftian fashion, his investigations lead to madness and death.
Track listing
- All Tracks Written By Byron RobertsByron RobertsByron Roberts, also known as Byron A. Roberts, is the vocalist/lyricist and founder of the British symphonic extreme metal band Bal-Sagoth.Originally hailing from Yorkshire, England, and also holding full Canadian citizenship, due to many years spent living in Ontario and Quebec, Roberts graduated...
, Jonny MaudlingJonny MaudlingJonny Maudling is an English composer, keyboard player and former drummer for the band Bal-Sagoth. Maudling's primary instruments are Roland synthesizers when playing live. He comes from a musical family and was classically trained on piano from an early age...
& Chris Maudling.
- "The Epsilon Exordium" - 3:37
- "Atlantis Ascendant" - 5:27
- "Draconis Albionensis" - 6:18
- "Star-Maps of the Ancient Cosmographers" - 5:12
- "The Ghosts of Angkor Wat" - 2:22
- "Cry Havoc for Glory, and the Annihilation of the Titans of Chaos (The Splendour of a Thousand Swords Gleaming Beneath the Blazon of the Hyperborean Empire: Part III)" - 7:18
- "The Dreamer in the Catacombs of Ur" - 5:16
- "In Search of the Lost Cities of Antarctica" - 5:42
- "The Chronicle of Shadows" - 5:34
- "Six Keys to the Onyx Pyramid" - 2.08
- "Dreaming of the Atlantean Spires: Alpha" (Bonus Track: Japanese sub-licensed edition only) - 5:03
- "By The Blaze of the Fire Jewels: Zero" (Bonus Track: Japanese sub-licensed edition only) - 5:02
Personnel
- Byron RobertsByron RobertsByron Roberts, also known as Byron A. Roberts, is the vocalist/lyricist and founder of the British symphonic extreme metal band Bal-Sagoth.Originally hailing from Yorkshire, England, and also holding full Canadian citizenship, due to many years spent living in Ontario and Quebec, Roberts graduated...
- vocalsSingingSinging is the act of producing musical sounds with the voice, and augments regular speech by the use of both tonality and rhythm. One who sings is called a singer or vocalist. Singers perform music known as songs that can be sung either with or without accompaniment by musical instruments... - Chris Maudling - guitarGuitarThe guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
s - Jonny MaudlingJonny MaudlingJonny Maudling is an English composer, keyboard player and former drummer for the band Bal-Sagoth. Maudling's primary instruments are Roland synthesizers when playing live. He comes from a musical family and was classically trained on piano from an early age...
- keyboardsKeyboard instrumentA keyboard instrument is a musical instrument which is played using a musical keyboard. The most common of these is the piano. Other widely used keyboard instruments include organs of various types as well as other mechanical, electromechanical and electronic instruments... - Mark Greenwell - bassBass guitarThe bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
- Dave MackintoshDave MackintoshDave Mackintosh is the drummer for the British power metal band DragonForce. Mackintosh also appeared on power metal band Power Quest's debut album, Wings of Forever and The Power Cosmic and Atlantis Ascendant albums, by the symphonic black metal band, Bal-Sagoth.He is influenced by Neil Peart,...
– drumsDrum kitA drum kit is a collection of drums, cymbals and often other percussion instruments, such as cowbells, wood blocks, triangles, chimes, or tambourines, arranged for convenient playing by a single person ....
Production
- Produced By Bal-Sagoth & Robert "Mags" Magoolagan
- Engineered & Mixed by Bal-Sagoth & Robert "Mags" Magoolagan