Description

Greek cassette. Orange cassette with black text. Limited 300 copies

First formed in 1993 by vocalist/drummer Daniel Svensson and guitarist Daniel Dinsdale, melodic death metal act Sacrilege hailed from the city of (where else?) Gothenburg, Sweden. After distributing a couple of demos to underground traders and indie metal labels, the duo signed with Black Sun Records and released their debut, Lost In The Beauty You Slay, in 1996. A few line-up changes occurred before the recording and release of their sophomore album, The Fifth Season. However the band’s career was cut short as founder Daniel Svensson was offered — and readily accepted — the drum slot with Gothenburg metal headliners In Flames. The production is ripe and balanced with a retention of the old school tone and atmosphere. The same can still be said about the music – aggressive, moving melodic death that gives a heavy nod to the Gothenburg sound. Whereas the main Gothenburg trio (Dark Tranquillity, At The Gates, and In Flames) got sterile eventually, Sacrilege kept the connection with death metal while still observing the finer side of melodic death metal’s traits. There’s a blend of death metal’s enmity and the classical / baroque style of melodic death in songs like “Sorg” that capture the best of the genre. The Fifth Season is an album that never gets boring.

Track list:
1. Summon The Masses And Walk Through The Fire
2. Sweet Moment Of Triumph
3. Nine Eyes Of Twilight
4. Feed The Cold
5. Fifth Season
6. Moaning Idiot Heart
7. Dim With Shame
8. Seduction Nocturne
9. In Winter Enticed
10. Sorg