Urfe
Encyclopedia
Urfe is the third studio album by British industrial
black metal
band The Axis of Perdition
. It was released on January 16, 2009 on Code666 Records. It is a concept album about a man named Urfe who travels through the ruins of a desolate city all the while being led by a mysterious figure who goes by the name of "Pylon". The album, especially the first disc, is mostly a work of atmospheric spoken word being narrated by Leslie Simpson, who is also an actor who starred in several horror movies such as The Descent
, Doomsday
, and Dog Soldiers. The first disc 'Grief of the Unclean' is an ambient piece made up of atmospheric effects and spoken word. The second disc 'The Great Unwashed' is where the black metal and industrial metal comes into play, while still having some spoken word parts left, though more broken up in between the traditional black metal vocals of Brooke Johnson.
Industrial music
Industrial music is a style of experimental music that draws on transgressive and provocative themes. The term was coined in the mid-1970s with the founding of Industrial Records by the band Throbbing Gristle, and the creation of the slogan "industrial music for industrial people". In general, the...
black metal
Black metal
Black metal is an extreme subgenre of heavy metal music. Common traits include fast tempos, shrieked vocals, highly distorted guitars played with tremolo picking, blast beat drumming, raw recording, and unconventional song structure....
band The Axis of Perdition
The Axis of Perdition
The Axis of Perdition is a British industrial black metal band, from Middlesbrough. They are signed to Code666 Records.The band rose from the ashes of Minethorn and consists of Tetsuo Unit BRJ and Test Subject MGB The Axis of Perdition is a British industrial black metal band, from Middlesbrough....
. It was released on January 16, 2009 on Code666 Records. It is a concept album about a man named Urfe who travels through the ruins of a desolate city all the while being led by a mysterious figure who goes by the name of "Pylon". The album, especially the first disc, is mostly a work of atmospheric spoken word being narrated by Leslie Simpson, who is also an actor who starred in several horror movies such as The Descent
The Descent
The Descent is a 2005 British horror film written and directed by Neil Marshall. The film follows six women who, having entered an unmapped cave system, become trapped, and are hunted by subterranean flesh-eating humanoids....
, Doomsday
Doomsday (film)
Doomsday is a 2008 British science fiction film written and directed by Neil Marshall. The film takes place in the future. Scotland has been quarantined because of a deadly virus. When the virus is found in London, political leaders send a team led by Major Eden Sinclair to Scotland to find a...
, and Dog Soldiers. The first disc 'Grief of the Unclean' is an ambient piece made up of atmospheric effects and spoken word. The second disc 'The Great Unwashed' is where the black metal and industrial metal comes into play, while still having some spoken word parts left, though more broken up in between the traditional black metal vocals of Brooke Johnson.
Disc one
- "Grief of the Unclean I" - 4:42
- "Grief of the Unclean II" – 3:26
- "Grief of the Unclean III" – 7:53
- "Grief of the Unclean IV" – 6:10
- "Grief of the Unclean V" – 7:53
- "Grief of the Unclean VI" – 14:20
Disc two
- "The Great Unwashed I" - 7:24
- "The Great Unwashed II" - 10:05
- "The Great Unwashed III" - 8:31
- "The Great Unwashed IV" - 7:43
- "The Great Unwashed V" - 7:24
- "The Great Unwashed VI" - 4:31
Line up
- Mike Blenkarn - guitars, keyboards, programming
- Brooke Johnson - vocals, additional guitars
- Dan "Storm" MullinsDan MullinsDan Mullins is an English metal drummer. He is most known for being the drummer of the death/doom metal band My Dying Bride. Mullins has cited drummers such as Buddy Rich, Mike Portnoy, Sean Reinert, and Paul Mazurkiewicz as influences....
- drums - Ian Fenwick - bass
- Leslie Simpson - spoken word