The Butcher's Ballroom
The Butcher's Ballroom is the debut studio album by Swedish avant-garde metal band Diablo Swing Orchestra, released in 2006. It features all four songs from their EP and disc debut Borderline Hymns, along with 9 new songs, for a total of 13 tracks divided into two acts. It is the band's first release with singer AnnLouice Lögdlund.
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| Released | August 17, 2006 | |||
| Genre | Avant-garde metal Symphonic metal Progressive metal | |||
| Length | 51:07 | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| Metal Storm | (9.2/10)[1] |
It received the Biggest Surprise award at the 2006 Metal Storm Awards.
Track listing
All tracks are written by Daniel Håkansson, except where noted.
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Balrog Boogie" | 3:52 | |
| 2. | "Heroines" | 5:21 | |
| 3. | "Poetic Pitbull Revolutions" | 4:52 | |
| 4. | "Ragdoll Physics" | 3:52 | |
| 5. | "D'Angelo" | 1:53 | |
| 6. | "Velvet Embracer" | Håkansson, Pontus Mantefors | 4:04 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 7. | "Gunpowder Chant" | 1:50 | |
| 8. | "Infralove" | 4:53 | |
| 9. | "Wedding March for a Bullet" | 3:13 | |
| 10. | "Qualms of Conscience" | P.G. Juliusson | 1:15 |
| 11. | "Zodiac Virtues" | Music: Håkansson, lyrics: Anders Johansson | 4:46 |
| 12. | "Porcelain Judas" | Håkansson, Mantefors | 4:08 |
| 13. | "Pink Noise Waltz" | 6:05 | |
| Total length: | 51:07 | ||
Pre-gap
There is a pre-gap track on the album as track -1, lasting for 1:03.
Band members
- AnnLouice Lögdlund – lead vocals
- Daniel Håkansson – lead vocals, guitars, lute (setar)
- Pontus Mantefors – guitars, synthesizer, FX, vocals
- Anders "Andy" Johansson – bass
- Johannes Bergion – cello
- Andreas Halvardsson – drums
Additional musicians
- David Werthén – double bass
- Kristin Olsson – flute
- P.G. Juliusson – piano
- Tobias Wiklund – trumpet
- Emmy Lindström – violin
Production
- Pelle Saether – producer, mixed by, engineer
- Daniel Håkansson – engineer
- Pontus Mantefors – co-engineer
- Goran Finnberg – mastering
- Peter Bergting – illustrations
- Anders Johansson - art director
References
- Diablo Swing Orchestra - The Butcher's Ballroom review. Metal Storm (December 12, 2006). Retrieved March 12, 2009.
External links
- This album can be downloaded free of charge on Jamendo.com under a Creative Commons By-NC-ND 3.0 License.
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