Son of Solstice
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Son of Solstice is the debut Artefact
album, recorded at Kallaghan's (Sikh) studio in 2002. It was originally self-released in 2002 but was reissued in March 2004 by Rupture Music. In this album, Artefact displays a strong taste for long and rich compositions, with changing tempos and mystical moods, where black forces, nature, chaos and harmony play a main part. Riffs are heavy-styled, melodic and technically complex with vocals being quite deep and guttural.
Artefact (band)
Artefact was a black metal band from Nice, France. According to the band itself, its name is taken from the medieval fantasy universe, and evokes a magical item....
album, recorded at Kallaghan's (Sikh) studio in 2002. It was originally self-released in 2002 but was reissued in March 2004 by Rupture Music. In this album, Artefact displays a strong taste for long and rich compositions, with changing tempos and mystical moods, where black forces, nature, chaos and harmony play a main part. Riffs are heavy-styled, melodic and technically complex with vocals being quite deep and guttural.
Track listing
- "Menhir" − 7:34
- "Antares-Son of Solstice" − 8:19
- "Oracle" − 1:36
- "Onslaught" − 4:11
- "Omen" − 5:59
- "Codex" − 1:12
- "Allegiance" − 8:22
- "Towers of Equinox" − 3:59
Credits
- Sly – 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...
- Aldebaran – guitarElectric guitarAn electric guitar is a guitar that uses the principle of direct electromagnetic induction to convert vibrations of its metal strings into electric audio signals. The signal generated by an electric guitar is too weak to drive a loudspeaker, so it is amplified before sending it to a loudspeaker...
- Ranko – 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 ....
- Alexis – bass guitarBass guitarThe bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
- Aldebaran - front cover artworkAlbum coverAn album cover is the front of the packaging of a commercially released audio recording product, or album. The term can refer to either the printed cardboard covers typically used to package sets of 10" and 12" 78 rpm records, single and sets of 12" LPs, sets of 45 rpm records , or the front-facing...