Release Date: 27 June 2025
Label: Peaceville
Packaging Type: Jewel Case
No of Units: 1
Barcode: 801056724823
Genres: Hard Rock & Metal Darkwave
Description
GLORIOUS SOUNDSCAPES IN THE STYLE OF DEAD CAN DANCE FROM THE CELEBRATED FRENCH DARK AMBIENT / ATMOSPHERIC SPECIALISTS.
Celebrated neo-classical act Dark Sanctuary formed in February 1996 in Paris, France, with the initial line-up of Arkdae on keyboards & Marquise Ermia on vocals. Their official debut release followed soon after, in 1997, with the 'Funeral Cry' MCD. The band later added more members, including a violinist, at which point Dark Sanctuary recorded their debut opus, leading to a string of revered albums establishing the band as a leading light of the dark atmospheric genre into the new millennium.
Now marking 20 years since its original release, for this, their fifth album, Dark Sanctuary began work on a larger-scale project called 'Exaudi Vocem Meam'; a conceptual album which was ultimately to be divided into 2 parts. The album was recorded over the summer of 2005 at E-Studio in Germany, with part one released later that same year.
As is consistent with the band's past & subsequent catalogue of work, Dark Sanctuary creates dark & emotional ambient soundscapes in the vein of Dead Can Dance, with female vocals backed up by strings, piano & a broad array of instrumentation.
'Exaudi Vocem Meam Part I' also notably features a guest appearance from Theodor Schwadorf of The Vision Bleak on the track 'Dein Kalter Stein'.
Tracklisting
Extra Hot Sauce
Electro Hippies
Taake
Bloodbath
Anathema
Darkthrone
Anathema
Paradise Lost
Dark Sanctuary
Dark Sanctuary
Dark Sanctuary
