The Butcher's Ballroom
The Butcher's Ballroom | ||||
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Studio album by Diablo Swing Orchestra | ||||
Released | August 17, 2006 | |||
Genre |
Avant-garde metal Symphonic metal Progressive metal | |||
Length | 47:24 | |||
Diablo Swing Orchestra chronology | ||||
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Professional ratings | |
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Source | Rating |
Metal Storm | (9.2/10)[1] |
The Butcher's Ballroom is Swedish avant-garde metal band Diablo Swing Orchestra's first full-length album, released in 2006. It contains the four tracks of their initial EP (Borderline Hymns), along with 9 new tracks. The 13 songs are split into two acts, Act I containing tracks 1 through 6, and Act II the remaining 7.
It received The Biggest Surprise award in 2006 Metal Storm awards.
Track listing
All tracks written by Daniel Håkansson, except where noted.
Act I | |||
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No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
1. | "Balrog Boogie" | 3:52 | |
2. | "Heroines" | 5:21 | |
3. | "Poetic Pitbull Revolutions" | 4:52 | |
4. | "Ragdoll Physics" | 3:52 | |
5. | "D'Angelo" | 1:53 | |
6. | "Velvet Embracer" | Håkansson, Pontus Mantefors | 4:04 |
Act II | |||
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No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
7. | "Gunpowder Chant" | 1:50 | |
8. | "Infralove" | 4:53 | |
9. | "Wedding March for a Bullet" | 3:13 | |
10. | "Qualms of Conscience" | P.G. Juliusson | 1:15 |
11. | "Zodiac Virtues" | Music: Håkansson, lyrics: Anders Johansson | 4:46 |
12. | "Porcelain Judas" | Håkansson, Mantefors | 4:08 |
13. | "Pink Noise Waltz" | 6:05 |
Pre-gap
There is a pre-gap track on the album as track -1, lasting for 1:03.
Band members
- AnnLouice Lögdlund – lead vocals
- Daniel Håkansson – lead vocals, guitars, lute (setar)
- Pontus Mantefors – guitars, synthesizer, FX, vocals
- Anders "Andy" Johansson – bass
- Johannes Bergion – cello
- Andreas Halvardsson – drums
Additional musicians
- David Werthén – double bass
- Kristin Olsson – flute
- P.G. Juliusson – piano
- Tobias Wiklund – trumpet
- Emmy Lindström – violin
Production
- Pelle Saether – producer, mixed by, engineer
- Daniel Håkansson – engineer
- Pontus Mantefors – co-engineer
- Goran Finnberg – mastering
- Peter Bergting – illustrations
- Anders Johansson - art director
References
- ↑ Diablo Swing Orchestra - The Butcher's Ballroom review. Metal Storm (December 12, 2006). Retrieved March 12, 2009.
External links
- This album can be downloaded free of charge on Jamendo.com under a Creative Commons By-NC-ND 3.0 License.
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