閃靈 / Chthonic "永劫輪迴 / Relentless Recurrence (Digipak, Germany, SPV GmbH, SPV 330712 CD)"

Chthonic (styled as ChthoniC or ChThoniC) is a Taiwanese heavy metal band, formed in 1995 in Taipei. They have been called "the Black Sabbath of Asia." The group incorporates influences from traditional Taiwanese music, including adaptations of folk songs and the use of traditional instruments, most notably the erhu (often called the hiân-á [絃仔] in the band's native Taiwanese Hokkien). Their stated goal is to use their music to bring ancient history and mythology into the modern era especially to build awareness of the myths of Taiwan and tragic events in that country's history (for example, those experienced by the Seediq people).

Since 2011 their trademark erhu has been complemented with stringed instruments including the koto and shamisen, as well as Tibetan bells and shakuhachi and Seediq hunting flutes (Chinese: 獵首笛), the last of which are traditionally used by the indigenous people of Taiwan. The band members are also acclaimed artists and political activists who advocate independence for Taiwan and self-determination for Tibetans and Uighurs. Singer Freddy Lim served as Chairman of the Taiwan chapter of Amnesty International from 2010 to 2014 and has been a legislator since 2016, first representing the New Power Party before becoming an independent. Since their formation, Chthonic has released eight studio albums.

Relentless Recurrence is the third studio album by the Taiwanese black metal band Chthonic, released in 2002. The album was only available in Taiwan until its re-release in 2007 by SPV with revamped packaging, including English translations.

A music video was released for the song "Onset of Tragedy" and was the band's first music video.

Tracklist:

1. 第一章 業 / Nemesis 02:44   
2. 第二章 悲命格 / Onset of Tragedy 06:33
3. 第三章 恨葬林投 / Obituary Tuning 03:39
4. 第四章 冥河冤賦 / Grievance, Acheron Poem 08:37  
5. 第五章 返陽救子 / Revert to Mortal Territory 03:42  
6. 第六章 厲鬼生 / Funest Demon Born 02:26
7. 第七章 殺途 (復讎之一) / Vengeance Arise 04:26
8. 第八章 恨弒三界 (復讎之二) / Slaughter in Tri-Territory 08:20   
9. 第九章 掠魂入閻獄 (復讎之三) / Grab the Soul to Hell 05:06
10. 第十章 永劫輪迴 / Relentless Recurrence 08:01   

Time:  53:34  

Description:

- Issued as a 6-page roll-fold digipak with a fold-out box in the middle

- 12 postcards (each card has a picture on one side and lyrics and release information on the other)

Recording information:

Recorded, mixed and mastered at Borsing Recording Studio, Denmark

Produced by ChthoniC and Jan Borsing

Engineered by Jan Borsing