Department of Apocalyptic Affairs
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Department of Apocalyptic Affairs is the second album
by the Norwegian
avant-garde metal band Fleurety
. The band used many guest musicians from the Norwegian music scene.
Album
An album is a collection of recordings, released as a single package on gramophone record, cassette, compact disc, or via digital distribution. The word derives from the Latin word for list .Vinyl LP records have two sides, each comprising one half of the album...
by the Norwegian
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
avant-garde metal band Fleurety
Fleurety
Fleurety is a Norwegian avant-garde metal band. The band was formed in 1991 by Svein Egil Hatlevik and Alexander Nordgaren.-History:The band released their first demo Black Snow in 1993. After that came the 7" EP A Darker Shade of Evil in 1994, released via the English label Aesthetic Death Records...
. The band used many guest musicians from the Norwegian music scene.
Track listing
- "Exterminators" – 6:50
- "Face in a Fever" – 6:16
- "Shotgun Blast" – 5:20
- "Fingerprint" – 7:01
- "Facets 2.0" – 5:14
- "Last Minute Lies" – 7:54
- "Barb Wire Smile (Snap Ant Version)" – 6:55
- "Face in a Fever (Nordgaren Edit)" – 4:27
Credits
- Alexander Nordgaren - Guitar
- Svein Egil Hatlevik - Drums, Synthesisers, Vocals
- Per Amund Solberg - Bass
Guest musicians
- Karianne Horn - Vocals (Tracks 1, 4)
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) - Vocals (Track 3) - Heidi Gjermundsen - Vocals (Tracks 5, 7)
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