Burdens is a debut album of the Portuguese gothic metal band Ava Inferi. It was released in January 2006 by Season of Mist.

Burdens
Studio album by
ReleasedJanuary 23, 2006 (2006-01-23)
RecordedJune–July 2005 at Top Room Studio
GenreGothic metal, doom metal
Length40:37
LabelSeason of Mist
ProducerRune Eriksen
Ava Inferi chronology
Burdens
(2006)
The Silhouette
(2007)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Metal Invader[1]

"The title describes the collective soul of the band, with its clear roots referring to the past and its troubled paths. Other titles included on this album are [...] rooted in the essences of pain and fear, as well as the eerie and the unknown".[2]

Track listing

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  1. "Ava Inferi" – 4:19
  2. "The Shrine" – 0:33
  3. "A Glimpse of Sanity" – 7:06
  4. "The Wings of Emptiness" – 5:35
  5. "Sinisters" – 9:36
  6. "Vultos" – 4:50
  7. "Fate of Mountains" – 8:38

Credits

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Band members

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Session musicians

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Production

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  • Piano recorded at My Home Your Tomb Studio, Almada, Portugal.
  • Everything else recorded between June 20 - July 8, 2005 at Top Room Studio, Norway.
  • Mixed between July 12–18, 2005 by Börge Finstad (BBF) and Rune Eriksen.
  • All songs by Rune Eriksen, lyrics by Carmen Susana Simões.

Other

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  • Artworks by Nuno Roberto and João Monteiro.

References

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  1. ^ Metal Invader review Archived November 10, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ "Ava Inferi Biography". season-of-mist.com. Archived from the original on 2007-01-02. Retrieved 2007-01-02.
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