Tiamat "The Scarred People (Austria, Limited Edition Digipak, Napalm Records, NPR 451)"

The Scarred People is the tenth studio album by Swedish gothic metal band Tiamat. The album was released on November 2, 2012 through Napalm Records in digital download, CD and limited edition vinyl formats.

Track listing

All tracks written and composed by Tiamat except "Born to Die" by Elizabeth Woolridge Grant and Justin Parker, and "Paradise" by Bruce Springsteen.

1. The Scarred People - 6:38
2. Winter Dawn - 4:13
3. 384 - 4:25
4. Radiant Star - 3:45
5. The Sun Also Rises - 5:06
6. Before Another Wilbury Dies - 1:39
7. Love Terrorists - 5:42
8. Messinian Letter - 4:19
9. Thunder & Lightning - 4:32
10. Tiznit - 3:03
11. Born to Die - 4:42 (limited edition bonus track)
12. The Red of the Morning Sun - 4:21 (limited edition bonus track)
13. Paradise - 5:28 (limited edition bonus track)
14. Divided - 4:46 (limited edition live bonus track)
15. Cain - 5:18 (limited edition live bonus track)

"Divided" and "Cain" recorded live at Z7, Pratteln, Switzerland, 6th of Dec. 2010.

"Thunder & Lightning" (track 9) was originally recorded as a LucyFire song; it appears on their last demo, Rest in Peace Dear Lucy (2010). The Tiamat version appearing on The Scarred People has been re-recorded in a heavier rendition.

The meaning of "384" (track 3, often incorrectly written as "384 - Kteis" or "384EKteis" ("Kteis" stands for "vagina", "shell" or "goddess" in Ancient Greek)), has never been explained by the band. According to Johan Edlund, while 666 "it’s a good looking number", he believes "that everything is of equal value, so it’s none a bit more sexy than 384. Or 33. Or 2".

"Before Another Wilbury Dies" (track 6) is a tribute to the Traveling Wilburys, a British-American supergroup consisting of Bob Dylan, George Harrison, Jeff Lynne, Roy Orbison and Tom Petty. According to Edlund, "it's an homage to the musicians" he "grew up with. It's a reminder to live life today, before it's too late".

"The Sun Also Rises" (track 5) is a reference to the novel with the same name published in 1926 by Ernest Hemingway.

"Tiznit" (track 10) is a small town in Southern Morocco.

Videos were made for "The Scarred People", "384", "Love Terrorists" and "The Red of the Morning Sun"

Recording information:

Recorded, mixed and mastered at Woodhouse Studios.

Additionally recorded at The Temple Of The Crescent Moon & Shrimpmonkey.

"Paradise" recorded at Shrimpmonkey and at Gothenburg Rock Studios.

"Divided" & "Cain", live at Z7, Pratteln, Switzerland, 6th of Dec. 2010.