A Deeper Kind of Slumber

A Deeper Kind of Slumber is the fifth studio album from Swedish band Tiamat. Featuring female background vocals by Birgit Zacher (Moonspell, Angel Dust) and experimentation with a variety of influences, the album marked the group's first complete withdrawal from both death metal and conventional heavy metal, following their 1994 release, Wildhoney. It was also the first production after their relocation to Germany, and was written almost entirely by founder/lead songwriter Johan Edlund. Much of the music had reflected on Edlund's personal relationship with drugs, creative differences within the band as well as an interpersonal relationship.

A Deeper Kind of Slumber
Studio album by
Released22 April 1997 (1997-04-22)
RecordedJanuary–March 1997
GenreGothic rock
Length59:57
LabelCentury Media
ProducerDirk Draeger, Johan Edlund
Tiamat chronology
Wildhoney
(1994)
A Deeper Kind of Slumber
(1997)
Skeleton Skeletron
(1999)

Track listing

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A Deeper Kind of Slumber
No.TitleLength
1."Cold Seed"3:52
2."Teonanacatl"4:17
3."Trillion Zillion Centipedes"1:29
4."The Desolate One"3:44
5."Atlantis as a Lover"5:28
6."Alteration X 10"5:09
7."Four Leary Biscuits"4:03
8."Only in My Tears it Lasts"4:48
9."The Whores of Babylon"3:52
10."Kite"2:04
11."Phantasma De Luxe"4:58
12."Mount Marilyn"10:33
13."A Deeper Kind of Slumber"5:47
Total length:59:57

Credits

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Tiamat

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Additional personnel

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  • The Inchtabokatables – violin, cello
  • Sami Yli-Sirniö – sitar
  • Ertugrul Coruk – flute
  • Anke Eilhardt – Oboe
  • Birgit Zacher – additional vocals
  • Dirk Draeger – keyboards, engineering, production
  • Siggi Bemm – engineering, mixing, mastering

Charts

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Chart (1997) Peak
position
Swedish Albums Chart[1] 39

References

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  1. ^ "Swedish Charts". Retrieved 4 April 2011.