Path of Fire is the third studio album by the Swedish band Aeon. It was released on 21/24 May in Europe and 25 May in the U.S. via Metal Blade Records.
| Path of Fire | ||||
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| Studio album by Aeon | ||||
| Released | 21/24 May 2010 (Europe) 25 May 2010 (U.S.) | |||
| Recorded | Empire Studio in Östersund, Sweden; September 2009 | |||
| Genre | Death metal | |||
| Length | 41:48 | |||
| Label | Metal Blade Records | |||
| Producer | Aeon | |||
| Aeon chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |    [1] |
| Blabbermouth |    [2] |
| About.com | [3] |
Background
editAs former bassist Max Carlberg had left Aeon at the time of the album recording and studio sessions had already been booked, preventing replacement bassist Victor Brandt from learning the songs in time, the bass on Path of Fire is handled by Aeon's guitarists Zeb Nilsson and Daniel Dlimi.[4]
Guitarist and the graphic artist of Aeon, Daniel Dlimi, commented the cover art: "I created this symbol/badge that for me reflects life, death and the path you have chosen to live your life by. It's about whatever you want to chain yourself to 10 commandments or live free after your own conscience and will."[5]
On 19 April Aeon posted "Kill Them All" for streaming online and Nilsson commented: "This is kind of funny, 'cause I actually dreamt that we were performing this song live and it sounded so cool that I had to start working on it the day after I had the dream. Of course, all the details in it were not in my dream, but the whole concept and idea behind how it was gonna sound was all very realistic. This is a very fast song and it is easy to catch I think. It has some really heavy parts too, and the leads on it ended up really cool too. I think this song will be a good first sample of this album!"[6]
In June, Aeon released a music video for "Forgiveness Denied".[7]
Track listing
edit| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Length |
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| 1. | "Forgiveness Denied" | Dahlström | Nilsson | 4:07 |
| 2. | "Kill Them All" | Dahlström | Nilsson | 3:13 |
| 3. | "Inheritance" | Fjellström | Nilsson | 3:41 |
| 4. | "Abomination to God" | Dahlström | Dlimi | 3:46 |
| 5. | "Total Kristus Inversus" | Instrumental | Dlimi, Nilsson | 1:38 |
| 6. | "Of Fire" | Dahlström | Nilsson | 4:06 |
| 7. | "I Will Burn" | Dahlström | Dlimi | 3:15 |
| 8. | "Suffer the Soul" | Dahlström | Nilsson | 3:36 |
| 9. | "The Sacrament" | Dahlström | Nilsson | 4:23 |
| 10. | "Liar in the Name of God" | Dahlström | Nilsson | 4:17 |
| 11. | "God of War" | Nilsson | Nilsson | 5:56 |
| Total length: | 41:48 | |||
Personnel
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References
edit- ^ Alex Henderson, Path of Fire, Allmusic
- ^ Scott Alisoglu, Path of Fire Archived 2010-05-16 at the Wayback Machine, Blabbermouth
- ^ Dan Marsicano, Path of Fire, About.com
- ^ Aeon Joined By Former Satyricon Bassist - Sep. 9, 2009 Archived 2011-06-06 at the Wayback Machine, Blabbermout.net
- ^ Aeon: New Album Artwork, Track Listing, Release Date Revealed - Apr. 12, 2010 Archived 2010-04-14 at the Wayback Machine, Blabbermouth.net
- ^ Aeon: New Song Posted Online - Apr. 19, 2010 Archived 2011-06-06 at the Wayback Machine, Blabbermouth.net
- ^ Aeon: 'Forgiveness Denied' Video Released - June 21, 2010, blabbermouth.net
External links
edit- Path of Fire teaser on YouTube, official Metal Blade Records YouTube channel