Tiamat "A Deeper Kind of Slumber"

A Deeper Kind of Slumber is the 1997 Century Media Records release by Swedish band Tiamat. Featuring female background vocals by Birgit Zacher (Moonspell, Angel Dust) and experimentation with a variety of influences, the album marked the group's first complete withdrawal from both death metal and conventional heavy metal, following their 1994 release, Wildhoney. It was also the first production after their relocation to Germany, and was written almost entirely by founder/lead songwriter Johan Edlund. Much of the music had reflected on Edlund's personal relationship with drugs, creative differences within the band as well as an interpersonal relationship.

Track listing

1. "Cold Seed" 3:52
2. "Teonanacatl" 4:17
3. "Trillion Zillion Centipedes" 1:29
4. "The Desolate One" 3:44
5. "Atlantis as a Lover" 5:28
6. "Alteration X 10" 5:09
7. "Four Leary Biscuits" 4:03
8. "Only in My Tears it Lasts" 4:48
9. "The Whores of Babylon" 3:52
10. "Kite" 2:04
11. "Phantasma De Luxe" 4:58
12. "Mount Marilyn" 10:33
13. "A Deeper Kind of Slumber" 5:47

A video was made for "Cold Seed".

Recording information:

Recorded from January to March, 1997 at Woodhouse Studios in Hagen, Germany.

Pre-produced in studio Wildhoney and Brucke 3.

Co-produced by Johan Edlund.