Amorous Anathema

Amorous Anathema
Studio album by
ReleasedApril 1998
Recorded1997 at Studio Fredman
GenreMelodic black metal
Length47:08
LabelRegain
ProducerAnders Fridén
Embraced chronology
Amorous Anathema
(1998)
Within
(2000)

Amorous Anathema is the debut studio album by the Swedish melodic black metal band Embraced,[1] released in 1998 through Regain Records. It was recorded in November 1997 at Studio Fredman and mastered at Masteringroom. In 2003 Regain Records re-released the album with two bonus tracks recorded during the Within session.

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."A Dying Flame"6:33
2."The End... And Here We All Die"8:35
3."Nightfall"5:26
4."Princess of Twilight"5:00
5."Into the Unknown"4:12
6."Memento of Emotions"7:04
7."The Beautiful Flow of an Autumn Passion"3:14
8."Dirge of the Masquerade"7:04
9."Big in Japan" (Alphaville cover) (2003 re-release bonus track)3:27
10."Book of Keys" (2003 re-release bonus track)6:54
Total length:57:29

Personnel

  • Kalle Johansson - vocals, didgeridoo on "The End... And Here We All Die"
  • Daniel Lindberg - drums
  • Julius Chmielewski - keyboards
  • Sven Karlsson - keyboards, piano, mastering
  • Michael Håkansson - bass, vocals, mastering, cover art and layout concept
  • Davor Tepic - guitars
  • Peter Mårdklint - guitars

Additional personnel

  • Kalle Metz - additional vocals on "The Beautiful Flow of an Autumn Passion"
  • Lasse Hejll - photography
  • Helene Toresdotter - cover art, photography
  • Göran Finnberg - mastering
  • Anders Fridén - producer, mixing
  • Fredrik Nordström - engineering
  • Ron Boldsurfer - logo

References

  1. ↑ Backes, Björn (September 24, 2003). "EMBRACED, THE - Amorous Anathema (Re-Release)". Powermetal.de (in German). Retrieved August 15, 2026.