Relentless Recurrence
| Relentless Recurrence | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | April 1, 2002 (Taiwan) June 26, 2007 (EU & US) | |||
| Recorded | Borsing Recording Studio, 2002 | |||
| Genre | Symphonic black metal[1] | |||
| Length | 54:40 | |||
| Language | Chinese, English, Taiwanese | |||
| Label | Crystal Lake | |||
| Producer | Chthonic | |||
| ChthoniC chronology | ||||
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| Alternative cover | ||||
 Relentless Recurrence 2007 re-release cover & back | ||||
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [1] |
| Sea of Tranquility | [2] |
Relentless Recurrence is the third studio album by the Taiwanese black metal band Chthonic, released in 2002. The album was only available in Taiwan until its re-release in 2007 by SPV with revamped packaging, including English translations.
A music video was released for the song "Onset of Tragedy" and was the band's first music video.
Track listing
[edit]- English version
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Nemesis" | 2:40 |
| 2. | "Onset of Tragedy" | 6:32 |
| 3. | "Obituary Tuning" | 3:39 |
| 4. | "Grievance, Acheron Poem" | 8:35 |
| 5. | "Revert to Mortal Territory" | 3:42 |
| 6. | "Funest Demon Born" | 2:25 |
| 7. | "Vengeance Arise" | 4:30 |
| 8. | "Slaughter in Tri-Territory" | 8:07 |
| 9. | "Grab the Soul to Hell" | 5:05 |
| 10. | "Relentless Recurrence" | 7:16 |
- Chinese (traditional) version
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "業" (Ye) | 2:44 |
| 2. | "悲命格" (Be Ming Ge) | 6:33 |
| 3. | "恨葬林投" (Hen Zang Lin Tou) | 3:39 |
| 4. | "冥河冤賦" (Ming He Yuan Fu) | 8:37 |
| 5. | "返陽救子" (Fan Yang Jiu Zi) | 3:42 |
| 6. | "厲鬼生" (Li Gui Shen) | 2:26 |
| 7. | "殺徒" (Sha Tu) | 4:26 |
| 8. | "恨弒三界" (Hen Shi San Jie) | 8:20 |
| 9. | "掠魂入閻獄" (Lve Hun Ru Yan Yu) | 8:12 |
| 10. | "永劫輪迴" (hidden track) | 8:10 |
Personnel
[edit]- Chthonic
- Freddy Lim – lead vocals, erhu
- Jesse Liu – guitar, backing vocals
- Doris Yeh – bass, backing vocals
- Vivien Chen – keyboards
- A-Jay – drums
- Production
- Jan Borsing – sound engineer
References
[edit]- ^ a b Prato, Greg. "Relentless Recurrence - Chthonic". AllMusic. Retrieved April 14, 2021.
- ^ Padro, Pete (August 14, 2007). "Review: "Chthonic: Relentless Recurrence"". Sea of Tranquility. Retrieved April 14, 2021.
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