The Butcher's Ballroom

The Butcher's Ballroom
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
Borderline Hymns
(2003)
The Butcher's Ballroom
(2006)
Sing Along Songs for the Damned & Delirious
(2009)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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
No.TitleWriter(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 Mantefors4:04
Act II
No.TitleWriter(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. Juliusson1:15
11."Zodiac Virtues"  Music: Håkansson, lyrics: Anders Johansson4:46
12."Porcelain Judas"  Håkansson, Mantefors4:08
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

Additional musicians

Production

References

  1. Diablo Swing Orchestra - The Butcher's Ballroom review. Metal Storm (December 12, 2006). Retrieved March 12, 2009.


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