Grace Submerged, the second and final album by Norwegian doom/gothic metal band Octavia Sperati, was released in May 2007 via Candlelight Records.
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| Released | 21 May 2007 | |||
| Recorded | 2006/2007 | |||
| Genre | Gothic metal, doom metal | |||
| Length | 37:51 | |||
| Label | Candlelight Records | |||
| Producer | Herbrand Larsen | |||
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Background
editGrace Submerged was produced by Herbrand Larsen, former keyboardist of Enslaved. Ivar Bjørnson of the same band makes an appearance on the album, co-writing "Dead End Poem".
The album features an interpretation of the Phil Lynott-penned "Don't Believe A Word", which Terrorizer Magazine called "a chilling ballad". Krister Dreyer ("Morfeus") plays the piano and keyboards in that song and the samples in "Submerged".
The song "Moonlit" was released as a music video.
Track listing
edit| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Length |
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| 1. | "Guilty Am I" | S. Wergeland | G. Losnegaard | 4:31 |
| 2. | "Moonlit" | S. Wergeland | G. Losnegaard | 5:06 |
| 3. | "Going North" | S. Wergeland | T.C. Johansen | 4:00 |
| 4. | "Don't Believe A Word" (Thin Lizzy cover) | P. Lynott | P. Lynott | 3:07 |
| 5. | "...And The World Froze" | S. Wergeland | B. Myklebust | 4:14 |
| 6. | "The Final Rest" | S. Wergeland | B. Myklebust | 3:25 |
| 7. | "Deprivation" | S. Wergeland | T.C. Johansen | 4:15 |
| 8. | "Provenance Of Hate" | S. Wergeland | G. Losnegaard | 3:45 |
| 9. | "Dead End Poem" | I. Bjørnson | H. Larsen, S. Wergeland | 3:34 |
| 10. | "Submerged" | Instrumental | Morfeus, T. Midtgaard | 1:54 |
| Total length: | 37:51 | |||
Personnel
editOctavia Sperati
edit- Silje Wergeland – vocals
- Bodil Myklebust – guitar
- Gyri S. Losnegaard – guitar
- Trine C. Johansen – bass
- Tone Midtgaard – keyboard
- Ivar Alver – drums
Additional musicians
edit- Morfeus (Krister Dreyer) - keyboards, piano & samplings in tracks 4 & 10
Production and Engineering
edit- Produced, engineered and mixed by Herbrand Larsen
- Co-engineer – Arve "Ice Dale" Isdal
- Mastered By – Jaimee Gomez
- Artwork By [Cover Art & Layout] – Richard Lock
- Photography [Band Photos] – Tommy Næss
- Recorded and produced in Earshot Studio, Bergen November/December 2006.
- Track 4 and keyboards, piano and samplings on all tracks recorded in MOF Studio in Sandefjord.
- Guitar on track 6 recorded in Earshot Studio.
- Mixed at Lydriket/Your Favourite Music.