Lex Talionis is the name of the third album by the English

England

England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...

 pagan folk/neoclassical

Neoclassicism

Neoclassicism is the name given to Western movements in the decorative and visual arts, literature, theatre, music, and architecture that draw inspiration from the "classical" art and culture of Ancient Greece or Ancient Rome...

 group Sol Invictus

Sol Invictus (band)

Sol Invictus is an English neofolk and neoclassical group fronted by Tony Wakeford. Wakeford has been the sole constant member of the group since its inception, although numerous musicians have contributed and collaborated with Wakeford under the Sol Invictus moniker over the years.-Overview:For...

. The LP was originally released in 1989 in a box set with albums by Current 93

Current 93

Current 93 is an eclectic British experimental music group, working since the early 1980s in folk-based musical forms. The band was founded in 1982 by David Tibet .-Background:Tibet has been the only constant in the group, though Steven Stapleton has appeared on...

 and Nurse with Wound

Nurse with Wound

Nurse with Wound is the main recording name for British musician Steven Stapleton. Nurse with Wound was originally a band, formed in 1978 by Stapleton, John Fothergill and Heman Pathak...

. It was remixed and released on CD the following year on Wakeford's Tursa

Tursa

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 imprint.

The song "Kneel To The Cross" was covered by American Dark/Folk Metal band Agalloch

Agalloch

Agalloch is an American metal band formed in 1995 in Portland, Oregon. The band is led by vocalist and guitarist John Haughm and so far have released four limited EPs, four full-length albums, two demos, one split album, one compilation album and one live DVD....

 on the Of Stone, Wind and Pillor

Of Stone, Wind and Pillor

-Trivia:* The song "Kneel to the Cross" was originally performed by Sol Invictus.* The lyrics for the song A Poem by Yeats are taken from the poem The Sorrow of Love by William Butler Yeats.-Line-up:* John Haughm - vocals, guitar, drums...

 EP.

Track listing

1. "Blood and Wine"
2. Lex Talionis"
3. "Black Easter"
4. "Kneel to the Cross"
5. "The Ruins"
6. "Tooth and Claw"
7. "Blood Against Gold"
8. "Fields"
9. "Abattoirs of Love"
10. "Heroes Day"
11. "Rex Talionis"
12. "Wine and Blood"

Personnel

• Tony Wakeford
  Tony Wakeford
  Anthony Charles "Tony" Wakeford is an English folk and neoclassical musician who primarily records under the name Sol Invictus.Wakeford lives in London and is married to Sol Invictus violinist Renée Rosen....
  
   – guitar
  Guitar
  The 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...
  
  , vocals, keyboards (bass guitar
  Bass guitar
  The bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
  
   on "Wine and Blood")
• Karl Blake
  Karl Blake
  Karl Blake is a vocalist, bassist, guitarist and multi-instrumentalist. Most of his own music can be described as progressive-experimental and sometimes psychedelic.-Musical career:...
  
   – bass guitar
• Ian Read
  Ian Read (musician)
  Ian Read is an English neofolk and traditional folk musician.-History:Read left school at 16, and at the age of 17, he became an adherent of Germanic neopaganism and began studying Germanic paganism . He was particularly interested in galdor or magical metrical poetry and the runes...
  
   – vocals
• Leithana – piano
  Piano
  The piano is a musical instrument played by means of a keyboard. It is one of the most popular instruments in the world. Widely used in classical and jazz music for solo performances, ensemble use, chamber music and accompaniment, the piano is also very popular as an aid to composing and rehearsal...
  
  on "Blood and Wine", "Tooth and Claw", "Abattoirs of Love" (introduction) and "Wine and Blood"