Blacken the Angel

Blacken the Angel
Studio album by Agathodaimon
Released	August 25, 1998
Genre	Symphonic black metal, gothic metal
Length	60:59
Language	English, Romanian, German
Label	Nuclear Blast
Producer	Gerard Magin
Agathodaimon chronology
Tomb Sculptures (1997) Blacken the Angel (1998) Higher Art of Rebellion (1999)

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Blacken the Angel is the debut studio album by the German symphonic black metal band Agathodaimon. It was released on 25 August 1998 through Nuclear Blast records. A limited vinyl record edition of 1,000 copies was also released in 1998. On 25 August 2008, Polish record label Metal Mind Productions reissued the album as a remastered digipak edition. The reissue is limited to numerated 2000 copies and was digitally remastered using 24-Bit process on golden disc.

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Tristețea vehementă" ("The Loud Sadness")	08:11
2.	"Banner of Blasphemy"	05:48
3.	"Near Dark"	15:37
4.	"Ill of an Imaginary Guilt"	04:19
5.	"Die Nacht des Unwesens" ("The Night of the Menace")	03:40
6.	"Contemplation Song"	02:26
7.	"Sfințit cu roua suferinții" ("Sanctified Through Suffering")	04:45
8.	"Stingher/Alone"	04:26
9.	"After Dark"	04:26
10.	"Ribbons/Requiem"	07:21
Total length:		60:59

• Tracks 1, 2 and 7 are in Romanian, and track 5 is in German.

Personnel

• Sathonys - guitars
• Hyperion - guitars
• Akaias - vocals
• Vlad Dracul - keyboards
• Matthias R. - drums
• Marko T. - bass

Additional personnel and staff

• Ophelia - female vocals
• Vampallens - keyboards
• Gerald Axelrod - photography
• Sander N. - cover art
• Markus Staiger - executive producer
• Gerhard Magin - producer
• Barbara Stiller - band photography