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Digibook edition with bonus live dvd

Lingua Mortis Orchestra with the three Rage musicians — Victor Smolski (guitar), Peavy Wagner (vocals and bass) and Andre Hilgers (drums) have worked at full stretch to finish their opulent orchestral project that can be considered a continuation of 1996’s Lingua Mortis album, back then a true piece of pioneering work. The entire album was composed by Victor Smolski, who cooperated with two orchestras from Spain and Russia, enlarging the number of this mammoth project’s participants to more than 100. Together with longtime co-producer Charlie Bauerfeind, Victor Smolski produced and mixed the record in Twilight Hall Studio in Krefeld, Germany. LMO follows an exciting concept on the burning of witches in Gelnhausen in 1599, written by vocalist Peavy Wagner and based on a true story. Apart from the three Rage musicians, two female vocalists belong to Lingua Mortis Orchestras regular cast: Jeannette Marchewka and soprano singer Dana Harnge. Guest vocals were contributed by Henning Basse (ex-Metallium), among others. Journalist Martin Stark of Germany’s Rock It magazine describes the record as an opulent metal opera, more orchestral than anything else, partly heavier than Rage and melodic beyond my wildest dreams from end to end. Guitar editor Nico Ernst states: Never before has the combination of band and orchestra worked that well. Metal.de writer Florian Schorg takes the thought further and judges: The perfect symbiosis of two worlds sparkles with both fantastic melodies and heaviness. The gigantic spectrum of emotions can be considered the cream topping on this extraordinarily delicious sound cocktail.

Track listing:
1. Cleansed By Fire
a) Convert The Pagans Pt. 1
b) The Inquisition-instrumental
c) Convert The Pagans Pt. 2
2. Scapegoat
3. The Devils Bride
4. Lament
5. Oremus-instrumental
6. Witches Judge
7. Eye For An Eye
8. Afterglow
9. Straight To Hell-orchestra version
10. One More Time-orchestra version

Dvd listing:
1. Empty Hollow
2. Morituri Te Salutant
3. Prelude of Souls
4. Innocent
5. Depression
6. No Regrets
7. Higher Than The Sky
8. Interview
9. Morituri Te Salutant
10. Prelude of Souls
11. Innocent
12. Depression
13. No Regrets
14. Confusion
15. Black