Guitarist Frédéric Leclercq , who composed all music on the album and co-wrote all lyrics, had some death metal demos but his commitments to DragonForce prevented them seeing the light of day. However, he eventually showed the demos to Loudblast frontman Stéphane Buriez who, along with ex-Slipknot and Murderdolls drummer Joey Jordison , founded the band. They recruited Sean Zatorsky of Dååth and Attila Csihar of Mayhem as dual lead vocalists and finally Heimoth of Seth on bass.[ 5] They released their debut single and video for "Splendor and Agony" on July 12, 2016.[ 6] They announced the release date as July 29, 2016, and released a two-song EP for streaming on June 6.[ 7] Jordison described the music in an interview as "fucking powerful".[ 8]
All lyrics are written by Frédéric Leclercq and Sean Zatorsky except where noted; all music is composed by Leclercq
Title Lyrics 1. "Materialization" (instrumental) 1:19 2. "Splendor and Agony" 3:45 3. "Excommunicate" (instrumental) 0:45 4. "Inverted Cross" 3:35 5. "March" 0:43 6. "Army of Chaos" Leclercq, Attila Csihar , Zatorsky 5:18 7. "Redemption" (instrumental) 0:44 8. "Dead Souls" 4:20 9. "Lullaby" (instrumental) 1:45 10. "Final Curse" 4:30 11. "Condemned to Suffer" 5:10 12. "Ritual" 1:13 13. "Sacrifice" Stéphane Buriez, Leclercq 3:45 14. "Damnation" (instrumental) 0:46 15. "The Forgotten One" 4:35 16. "Torment" (instrumental) 0:50 17. "Anfang des Albtraumes" Zatorsky, Csihar, Leclercq 5:50 18. "Mist" (instrumental) 0:47 19. "Echoes of the Tortured" Leclercq 4:53 20. "Emptiness" (instrumental) 2:20 21. "Gods of Hell" Leclercq 4:43 Total length: 61:36
Deluxe Edition bonus tracks Title 22. "Oblivion" (instrumental) 0:53 23. "Death Is the Beginning" 4:27
Japan Edition bonus tracks Title Lyrics 22. "Degeneration" 23. "King of the Desperate Lands" Leclercq, Buriez, Zatorsky
Sinsaenum
Additional personnel
Marcel Schirmer – vocals on "Army of Chaos"
Mika Kawashima – vocals on "March" and "Army of Chaos"
Mirai Kawashima – vocals on "March" and "Army of Chaos"
Production
Jen Borgen – mixing, mastering
Linus Corneliusson – mixing assistance
Tony Lindgren – mastering assistance
Frédéric Leclercq – production
Sinsaenum – production
Costin Chioreanu – cover artwork
Damnation Creations – logo, booklet concept, design
Itsván Bielik – photography
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