Tiamat "Skeleton Skeletron (Germany, Century Media, 77280-2)"

Skeleton Skeletron is the 1999 album release by Swedish band Tiamat.

Following A Deeper Kind of Slumber, the band took a less ambiguous direction to their style, utilizing a Gothic metal-based sound but with various atmospheric soundscapes/effects and female background vocals added in.

"Church of Tiamat" (Track #1) is also the name of the band's official website.

The end of the songs "As Long as You Are Mine" and "Lucy" include quotes of French poet Jean de La Fontaine's entire fable Le Loup et l’Agneau (The Wolf and the Lamb).

Track listing

1. "Church of Tiamat" – 4:52
2. "Brighter than the Sun" – 4:08
3. "Dust is Our Fare" – 5:02
4. "To Have and Have Not" – 5:09
5. "For Her Pleasure" – 5:03
6. "Diyala" – 1:25
7. "Sympathy for the Devil" (Rolling Stones cover) – 5:20
8. "Best Friend Money Can Buy" – 4:35
9. "As Long as You are Mine" – 4:40
10. "Lucy" – 5:17

All songs written by Johan Edlund except where noted.

The lyrics to "Best Friend Money Can Buy" are partly based on Rudyard Kipling's "Thorkild’s Song".

A video was made for 'Brighter than the Sun'. The girl in that video is Nicole Bolley, who also provides additional vocals on the album.

Recording information:

Recorded and mixed at Woodhouse Studios.

Additional recordings at Studio Wildhoney and Element Studios.