Upon Promeathean Shores (Unscriptured Waters)
| Upon Promeathean Shores (Unscriptured Waters) | ||||
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| EP by Hecate Enthroned | ||||
| Released | 7 July 1995 | |||
| Recorded | Academy Studios, Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England, 1995 | |||
| Genre | Symphonic black metal | |||
| Length | 30:19 | |||
| Label | Blackend Records | |||
| Producer | Robert Magoolagan, Hecate Enthroned | |||
| Hecate Enthroned chronology | ||||
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Upon Promeathean Shores (Unscriptured Waters) is an EP and the first studio release by the British symphonic black metal band Hecate Enthroned. It was released by Blackend Records on 7 July, 1995. This is essentially their An Ode for a Haunted Wood demo* reworked and released as the first album under their record label.
Stylistically this found the band in a more "true" black metal sound, with squashed production, growled vocals, raging tempos, blast beats and symphonic arrangements. Accusations of the band being a "Cradle of Filth rip-off" began to manifest as the band's name got bigger.
The album was remastered and re-released in 1998 by Blackend with two bonus tracks and a different cover art.
A music video was made for the track "An Ode for a Haunted Wood".
A picture of the famous ruins of the Whitby Abbey was used as the cover.
Track listing
All lyrics written by Jon Kennedy; all music composed by Hecate Enthroned (Kennedy, Nigel, Marc, Mark Watson-Jones, Steve, Andy O'Hara - 1995).
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "Promeathea (Thy Darkest Mask of Surreality)" | 2:15 |
| 2. | "The Crimson Thorns (My Immortal Dreams)" | 4:26 |
| 3. | "A Graven Winter" | 7:30 |
| 4. | "To Feed Upon Thy Dreams" | 6:46 |
| 5. | "An Ode for a Haunted Wood" | 7:13 |
| 6. | "Through Spellbinding Branches (Deepest Witchcraft)" (instrumental) | 2:08 |
| 1998 re-release bonus tracks | ||
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| No. | Title | Length |
| 7. | "The Danse Macabre" (new version) | 5:13 |
| 8. | "Luciferian Death Code" | 2:22 |
Personnel
- Hecate Enthroned
- Nigel Dennen — Guitar
- Jon Kennedy — Vocals
- Marc — Guitar
- Craig — Drums
- Paul Massey — Bass
- Michael Snell — Keyboards
- Miscellaneous staff
- Robert "Mags" Magoolagan — production, mastering
- Simon Marsden — cover art
- *Recording Lineup -1995
- Nigel Dennen — Guitar
- Jon Kennedy — Vocals
- Marc — Guitar
- Andy O'Hara — Drums
- Mark Watson jones — Bass
- Steve — Keyboards