The Apostate

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Album Info

Release Date: 2003

Label: Listenable Records

Issued in an o-card: Front of same cover as Booklet, back has no tracklist but the band's logo the, album title and "First Step To Salvation" written on it.

Mixed at Meta 4 Music and Metalking Domain in Nov through Dec 2001 and March through May 2003.
Mastered at Tremolo Music in May 2003.

"New World to See" – original parts written in 1995 (of which some arranged with the assistance of Joakim Rosenström), "Destroying the Will" – written in '96, "The Apostate" and "Become or Be Gone" – original parts written between 1996-2000.
All songs perfected and spiritualized between 2001-2003. The literary work as well as titles and vocal performance accomplished in March through May 2003.

All the filmic audio samples used as preludes on this album are taken from Dark City. Some of them have been slightly re-arranged in order to represent the band's message even more accurately. Even a lot of own sounds has been used.
The movie credits: directed by Alex Proyas, written by Alex Proyas, Lem Dobbs, David S. Goyer, released in 1998, music by Revor Jones, production company – Mystery Clock & New Line Cinema.
Publisher – New Line Cinema.

"Circle of the Tyrants"
Written by Tom G. Warrior of Celtic Frost in the morbid 1985.
The cover version arranged by Wojtek Lisicki in 1996.
Recorded and mixed in Nilento Studio by Lasse "i skogen" Nilsson in 1996.
Studio session carried through under the eye of Åke Eldsäter, assisted by Patrik Gråberg, Patrik "Radioaspiranten" and Schnabelklotz(!).

"The Demon of 1994"
Recorded and mixed by Lennart Schander in winter 1993 respectively spring 1994 at Starec Studio, Växjö, Sweden.
Drums for live performances – Peter Weiner.
The songs: "Rebel Souls", "The Voyager", "Hymns of Immortals" written by Michael and Wojtek in early 1993. "Graced by Fire" and "Satan's Gift (The Crown of Thorns)" written by Wojtek in the middle of 1993.
Photo taken by Ann-Sofie "Sriffi" Olofsson in 1993.
The original "Blasphemy" photo taken by Wojtek in Sopot, Poland in 1994.

"Circle of the Tyrants" and "The Demon of 1994" were both remastered in Tremelo music by Tobias Lindell in May 2003.

All songs and lyrics published by Meta4Music Publishing. (c) + (r) 2003.

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