The Great Mass

The Great Mass
Studio album by Septicflesh
Released 18 April 2011
Recorded Devasoundz Studios (Athens, Greece), Studio Abyss (Ludvika, Sweden), Smecky Studios (Prague, Czech Republic), July–September 2010
Genre Symphonic death metal
Length 43:35
Label Season of Mist
Producer Peter Tägtgren, Septic Flesh
Septicflesh chronology
Communion
(2008)Communion2008		 The Great Mass
(2011)		 Titan
(2014)Titan2014
Alternative cover
Jewel case version
Singles from The Great Mass
  1. "The Vampire from Nazareth"
    Released: December 24, 2010
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Chronicles of Chaos9.5/10[1]
Metal Archives84%[2]
All Music[3]
Sputnikmusic[4]
Angry Metal Guy[5]
Metal Storm9/10[6]
Ultimate Guitar Archive9.2/10[7]
Subexistance9/10[8]
Lords of Metal95%[9]
Spirit of Metal webzine8.5/10[10]
Revolver[11]
Rock'n'World5.7/10[12]

The Great Mass is the eighth studio album by Greek death metal band Septicflesh. It was recorded between July–September 2010 in Devasoundz (Greece) and The Abyss (Sweden) and produced by Peter Tägtgren. The orchestration was written by Christos Antoniou and recorded by the Prague Philharmonic Orchestra. Upon release, "The Great Mass" received universal acclaim from both music critics and band fans.

Track listing

All lyrics written by Sotiris V., all music composed by Septicflesh, symphonic tracks performed by the Prague Philharmonic Orchestra.

No.TitleLength
1."The Vampire from Nazareth"4:08
2."A Great Mass of Death"4:46
3."Pyramid God"5:13
4."Five-Pointed Star"4:33
5."Oceans of Grey"5:11
6."The Undead Keep Dreaming"4:29
7."Rising"3:16
8."Apocalypse"3:55
9."Mad Architect"3:36
10."Therianthropy"4:28

Personnel

Septicflesh
  • Christos Antoniou - lead guitar, orchestrations
  • Sotiris Anunnaki V - clean vocals, rhythm guitar
  • Seth Siro Anton - unclean vocals, bass, artwork
  • Fotis Benardo - drums, percussion
Additional musicians
  • Philharmonic Orchestra And Choir Of Prague
    • Stanislav Mistr - choir master
    • Adam Klemens - orchestra conductor
  • Androniki Skoula (Chaostar) - vocals
  • Iliana Tsakiraki (Meden Agan) - vocals
  • George Diamantopoulos (Chaostar) - kaval, yayli tanbur
Production
  • Fotis Benardo - sound engineering
  • George Emmanuel - sound engineering
  • Steve Venardo - sound engineering
  • Jan Holzner - sound engineering
  • Michal Hradisky - sound engineering
  • Peter Tägtgren - producer, mixing
  • Jonas Kjellgren - mastering
  • Jon Simvonis - photography
  • Petr Pycha - music contractor, recording manager

Charts

Chart (2011) Peak
position
French Albums (SNEP)[13] 132

Release history

Formats Region Date Label
CD Europe April 18, 2011[14] Season of Mist
CD North America April 19, 2011[14] Season of Mist
CD Japan September 21, 2011[15] Nippon Columbia

References

  1. ↑ "CoC : Septicflesh - The Great Mass : Review". Chroniclesofchaos.com. Retrieved 8 September 2017.
  2. ↑ "Septicflesh - The Great Mass - Reviews - Encyclopaedia Metallum: The Metal Archives". Metal-archives.com. Retrieved 8 September 2017.
  3. ↑ "The Great Mass - Septic Flesh - Songs, Reviews, Credits - AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 8 September 2017.
  4. ↑ "Septicflesh - The Great Mass (album review 3) - Sputnikmusic". Sputnikmusic.com. Retrieved 8 September 2017.
  5. ↑ "Septic Flesh - The Great Mass Review". Angrymetalguy.com. 13 April 2011. Retrieved 8 September 2017.
  6. ↑ "Septicflesh - The Great Mass review - Metal Storm". Metalstorm.net. Retrieved 8 September 2017.
  7. ↑ "Septic Flesh: The Great Mass Review". Ultimate-guitar.com. Retrieved 8 September 2017.
  8. ↑ "Septic Flesh – The Great Mass". Subexistance.com. Retrieved 8 September 2017.
  9. ↑ "Review Septic Flesh - The Great Mass". Lordsofmetal.nl. Retrieved 8 September 2017.
  10. ↑ "Septicflesh : The Great Mass". Spirit-of-metal.com. Retrieved 8 September 2017.
  11. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2014-07-05. Retrieved 2014-06-12.
  12. ↑ "Septicflesh - The Great Mass Review - Thrashpit.com". Rocknworld.com. Retrieved 8 September 2017.
  13. ↑ "Les charts français". Chartsinfrance.net (in French). Retrieved July 1, 2014.
  14. 1 2 "Septicflesh, Codex Omega album, Symphonic Death Metal (news, biography, releases, downloads, line-up, tour dates) - Season of Mist, Metal Label". Season-of-mist.com. Retrieved 8 September 2017.
  15. ↑ "セプティックフレッシュ / ザ・グレイト・マス - 商品情報 - 日本コロムビアオフィシャルサイト". Columbia.jp. Retrieved 8 September 2017.
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