Lovers' Requiem

Lovers' Requiem
Studio album by I Am Ghost
Released October 10, 2006
Recorded Bavon, VA @ Studio Barbarossa
Genre Post-hardcore
Length 45:04
Label Epitaph
Producer Michael "Elvis" Baskette
I Am Ghost chronology
We Are Always Searching
(2005)We Are Always Searching2005		 Lovers' Requiem
(2006)		 Those We Leave Behind
(2008)Those We Leave Behind2008
Singles from Lovers' Requiem
  1. "Our Friend Lazarus Sleeps"
    Released: 2006
  2. "Killers Like Candy"
    Released: 2007
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Kerrang!
Allmusic [1]
HM Magazine[2]

Lovers' Requiem is the debut album by the rock band I Am Ghost. It was released on October 10, 2006 by Epitaph Records, and is the band's first full-length album. It is a concept album of "a love story between angels and demons, heaven and hell, good and evil."[3]

Track listing

All tracks written by I Am Ghost.

No.TitleLength
1."Crossing the River Styx"1:56
2."Our Friend Lazarus Sleeps"2:55
3."Killer Likes Candy"3:33
4."Dark Carnival of the Immaculate"3:16
5."Pretty People Never Lie, Vampires Never Really Die"4:33
6."Of Masques and Martyrs"3:38
7."Lovers' Requiem"4:15
8."We Are Always Searching"3:29
9."The Ship of Pills and Needed Things"3:42
10."The Denouement"3:19
11."This Is Home"4:26
12."Beyond the Hourglass"5:57
13."The Malediction" (Australian and Japanese bonus track)3:47

Chart positions

Year Chart Peak
position
2008 Top Independent 39
Top Heatseekers 39

Credits

  • Michael "Elvis" Baskette - producer & mixing
  • Dave Holderedge - engineer & mixing
  • Jef Moll - digital editing
  • Steve Juliano - Lead Vocals, Screams, and Gang Vocals
  • Kerith Telestai - Vocals, Violin, Strings, Choral Vocals, Operatic Solo on "The River Styx", Orchestral and Choral Composition
  • Tim Rosales III - Lead Guitar and Gang Vocals
  • Gabe Iraheta - Rhythm Guitar, Programming, and Gang Vocals
  • Brian Telestai - Bass, Vocals, Piano, Keyboard, Choral Vocals, Operatic Solo on "The River Styx", Orchestral and Choral Composition
  • Ryan Seaman - Drums and Gang Vocals

Making of the album

References

  1. ↑ Apar, Corey. Lovers' Requiem at AllMusic
  2. ↑ Van Pelt, Doug (January–February 2007). "I Am Ghost Lovers' Requiem". HM Magazine (123): 63.
  3. ↑ I Am Ghost 'Lovers' Requiem' album - MusicRemedy


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