viernes, 26 de enero de 2018

Cemetary "Phantasma (Digipak, Germany, Black Mark Production, BMDP 170)"

After a 7-year break, Swedish Gothic Metal band Cemetary, reunited in 2004 and released their final LP, Phantasma. In May 2005, Mathias Lodmalm posted a message at the band's website announcing that he was leaving the scene for good because of dissatisfaction with the people he did business with.

Tracklist:
  1. Far from God 04:03
  2. Plasma Phantasma 04:05
  3. Basic Black 05:59
  4. Down Cold 03:19
  5. Coma Burn 04:51  
  6. 2nd Last to Nowhere 05:11
  7. Wavecell 05:32  
  8. Drowning Out the World 04:41   
  9. Tapes of Their Voices 04:36
Time:  42:17  

Design and art direction by Do_om / Dynamik Grafik.

Recording information:
Written and recorded on location in China, U.S.A. & Scandinavia 2000-2004 by M.D. Lodmalm.
Mixed and mastered 2004/5 by M.D. Lodmalm at The Wavecell.
All music, lyrics and performances: M.D. Lodmalm 2000-2004.















Cemetary "Sweetest Tragedies (Germany, Black Mark Production, BMCD136)"

Sweetest Tragedies is a compilation album by Swedish gothic metal band Cemetary, released in 1998 on Black Mark Production.

Tracklist:
  1. Last Transmission 03:19   
  2. Scarecrow 04:17   
  3. Caress the Damned 03:50   
  4. By My Own Hand 04:34
  5. Ophidian 05:33  
  6. Where the Rivers of Madness Stream 04:31
  7. Pale Autumn Fire 04:17   
  8. And Julie Is No More 03:46
  9. So Sad Your Sorrow 02:50
  10. Elysia 02:35
  11. Sweet Tragedy 03:15
  12. Where the Fire Forever Burns 06:53  
  13. Sundown 03:50  
Time:  53:30

In Memory of Cecilia...
...I Love You
Mathias

All music and lyrics by Mathias Lodmalm 1989-1997
Tracks 4, 6, 8, & 12 recorded & mixed at Sunlight Studios
Tracks 2, 7, & 11 recorded & mixed at Montezuma Recording
Tracks 5, 10, & 13 recorded & mixed at Bauhaus Studios
Tracks 3 & 9 recorded & mixed at Studiomega

Mathias Lodmalm - Bass, Effects, Compilation, Piano, Vocals, Producer, Guitar 
Juha Sievers - Drums
Christian Saarinen - Guitar
Markus Nordberg - Drums
Alexander Molin - Effects, Vocals (Background)
Michael Semprevivo - Design, Layout Design, Typesetting











Cemetary "Last Confessions (Germany, Black Mark Production, BMCD 111)"

Last Confessions is the fifth album by Swedish gothic metal band Cemetary, released in 1997 on Black Mark Production.

Tracklist:
  1. Forever 03:54  
  2. Caress the Damned 03:47  
  3. So Sad Your Sorrow 02:48  
  4. 1213 - Trancegalactica 04:26  
  5. Twin Reactor 03:53  
  6. Fields of Fire 02:53  
  7. One Burning Night 03:35  
  8. Carbon Heart 03:16  
Time:  28:32

The booklet doesn't contain song lyrics.

Artwork: Kristian Wåhlin










Cemetary "An Evil Shade Of Grey (2003 Reissue, Russia, Irond Records, IROND CD 03-676)"

An Evil Shade of Grey is the debut album by Swedish gothic metal band Cemetary, released in 1992 on Black Mark Production.

Tracklist:
  1. Dead Red 04:14   
  2. Where the Rivers of Madness Stream 04:35  
  3. Dark Illusions 03:15
  4. An Evil Shade of Grey 05:19
  5. Sidereal Passing 04:41
  6. Scars 03:19
  7. Nightmare Lake 05:44  
  8. Souldrain 04:52
Time:  35:59

Under the license from Black Mark Production.

A music video was made for the song Where the Rivers of Madness Stream. 
The song is also featured on the '94 Touch of Death compilation on Black Mark Production.

Released on tape by Morbid Noizz Productions together with Godless Beauty.

Recording information:
Recorded at Sunlight Studio Feb - Mar 1992.
Produced, mixed and engineered by bandmember Mathias Lodmalm and Tomas Skogsberg.












Blind Guardian "The Forgotten Tales (2007 Reissue, Remastered, Enhanced CD, Germany, Virgin Records, 0946 3 96518 2 5)"

The Forgotten Tales is a compilation album by Blind Guardian. It was published in 1996. The cover artwork was created by Andreas Marschall. "'The Forgotten Tales'" contains several cover versions of popular songs, including "Mr. Sandman", "Surfin' U.S.A.", and "Spread Your Wings" as well as alternate versions of the band's previous works. Remastered and re-released on 15 June 2007, with bonus tracks and videos.

Track listing
  1. "Mr. Sandman" (The Chordettes cover) Pat Ballard 2:09
  2. "Surfin' U.S.A." (The Beach Boys cover) Brian Wilson, Chuck Berry 2:23
  3. "Bright Eyes" (Acoustic version) André Olbrich, Hansi Kürsch 4:20
  4. "Lord of the Rings" (Orchestral version) Kürsch, Marcus Siepen 3:55
  5. "The Wizard" (Uriah Heep cover) Ken Hensley, Mark Clarke 3:16
  6. "Spread Your Wings" (Queen cover) John Deacon 4:14
  7. "Mordred's Song" (Acoustic version) Olbrich, Kürsch 5:16
  8. "Black Chamber" (Orchestral version) Kürsch 1:15
  9. "The Bard's Song – In the Forest" (Live) Olbrich, Kürsch 4:11
  10. "Barbara Ann/Long Tall Sally" (The Regents/Little Richard covers) Fred Fassert/Enotris Johnson, Robert Blackwell, Richard Penniman 1:43
  11. "A Past and Future Secret" Olbrich, Kürsch 3:47
  12. "To France" (Mike Oldfield cover) Mike Oldfield 4:40
  13. "Theatre of Pain" (Orchestral version) Olbrich, Kürsch, Mathias Wiesner 4:15
  14. "Hallelujah" (Deep Purple cover) Roger Greenaway, Roger Cook 3:18
  15. "Beyond the Realms of Death" (Judas Priest cover) Rob Halford, Les Binks 7:02
  16. "Don't Talk to Strangers" (Dio cover) Ronnie James Dio 4:49
  17. "Mr. Sandman" (Video) Pat Ballard  
  18. "The Bard's Song" (Video) Olbrich, Kürsch  
Time:    01:00:47

Originally released in 1996.

Track 1 is a Pat Ballard cover
Track 2 & 10 are Beach Boys covers
Track 3 & 7 rearranged and rerecorded acoustic versions
Track 4,8 & 13 rearranged and rerecorded orchestral versions
Track 5 is a Uriah Heep cover
Track 6 is a Queen cover
Track 12 is a Mike Oldfield cover
Track 14 is a Fleetwood Mac cover
Track 15 is a Judas Priest cover
Track 16 is a Dio cover
Tracks 14 to 16 are bonus tracks.

Recording information:
Mastered at Central Sound Studio, Hamburg.
Track 9 was recorded Live on 22.12.1995 in Düsseldorf, Germany.
Remastered at SRS Mastering in March-April 2007.
Track 14 was recorded, mixed, and produced in 1994-1995 by Flemming Rasmussen at Sweet Silence studios, Copenhagen, Denmark.
Track 15 was recorded and produced in January-February 1996 by Piet Sielck at the Twilight Hall Studios, Krefeld, and mixed at Direct studios, Hamburg.
Track 16 was recorded, mixed, and produced in 1999 by Charlie Bauerfeind at the Twilight Hall studios.
Ralph Kessler – mastering
Andreas Marschall – cover paintings
Dirk Zumpe – photos
Flemming Rasmussen – recording (tracks 1, 5, 7, 11), mixing and engineering (tracks 1, 5, 11), producing (tracks 1, 5)
Piet Sielck – recording (tracks 2–4, 7–8, 12–13), mixing and producing (tracks 2–4, 7–9, 12–13), engineering (tracks 1–3, 6, 12)
Kalle Trapp – recording, mixing, producing and engineering (tracks 6, 10)
Henrik Vindeby – recording (tracks 4, 7, 8), engineering (tracks 2, 12), assistant engineering (tracks 1, 5, 11)
Blind Guardian – producing (tracks 3–4, 7–9, 12–13)