Symphonic Holocaust is the only studio album by Swedish four-piece progressive rock band Morte Macabre. It was released in October 1998 via Mellotronen. Recording sessions took place at Studio Largen in Sweden. Production was handled by the quartet themselves.
| Symphonic Holocaust | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Studio album by | |
| Released | October 1998 |
| Studio | Studio Largen (Sweden) |
| Genre | Progressive rock |
| Length | 57:17 |
| Label | Mellotronen |
| Producer | Morte Macabre |
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| MetalReviews | 80/100[2] |
Composed of eight tracks, the album consists of re-makes of instrumentals taken from the soundtracks of obscure, mostly European exploitation movies with the exception of two original compositions.[3]
Music critics and reviewers noted the band's focus on the mellotron, which was popular among progressive rock bands of the 60s and 70s.[2][1][3]
In 2004, American horrorcore musician Necro sampled the band's version of "Apoteosi del Mistero" for his song "The Dispensation of Life and Death" off of The Pre-Fix for Death.
Track listing
edit| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Apoteosi del Mistero" | Fabio Frizzi | 4:16 |
| 2. | "Threats of Stark Reality" |
| 2:59 |
| 3. | "Sequenza Ritmica E Tema" | Frizzi | 7:02 |
| 4. | "Lullaby" | Krzysztof Trzciński | 8:02 |
| 5. | "Quiet Drops" | Goblin | 6:43 |
| 6. | "Opening Theme" | Riz Ortolani | 2:50 |
| 7. | "The Photosession" | Elmer Glaskow | 7:10 |
| 8. | "Symphonic Holocaust" |
| 17:51 |
| Total length: | 57:17 | ||
- Notes
- Track 1 is a cover of the song of the same name composed by Fabio Frizzi for Lucio Fulci's 1980 supernatural horror film City of the Living Dead.
- Track 3 is a cover of the song of the same name composed by Fabio Frizzi for Lucio Fulci's 1981 supernatural horror film The Beyond.
- Track 4 is a cover of the song of the same name composed by Krzysztof Komeda for Roman Polanski's 1968 psychological horror film Rosemary's Baby.
- Track 5 is a cover of the song of the same name composed by Goblin for Joe D'Amato's 1979 exploitation horror film Beyond the Darkness.
- Track 6 is a cover of the song of the same name composed by Riz Ortolani for Ruggero Deodato's 1980 cannibal film Cannibal Holocaust.
- Track 7 is a cover of the song of the same name composed by Elmer Glaskow for Alan Vydra's 1983 sexploitation film Golden Girls: The Movie.
Personnel
edit- Nicklas Berg — mellotron, Fender Rhodes electric piano, guitar, bass, theremin, sampler, producer, mixing (track 6)
- Reine Fiske — mellotron, Fender Rhodes electric piano, guitar, violin, producer
- Stefan Dimle — mellotron, Moog synthesizer, bass, producer, mixing (track 6)
- Peter Nordins — mellotron, drums, percussion, producer
- Additional
- Yessica Lindkvist — voice (track 4)
- Janne Hansson — waves effects (track 7), mixing (tracks: 4, 7, 8)
- Roger Skogh — recording, mixing (tracks: 2, 3)
- Simon Nordberg — mixing (tracks: 1, 5)
- Claes Persson — mastering
- David Östlund — design
References
edit- ^ a b Guarisco, Donald A. "Morte Macabre - Symphonic Holocaust Album Reviews, Songs & More | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 12 November 2023.
- ^ a b "Morte Macabre - Symphonic Holocaust". www.metalreviews.com. January 2010. Retrieved 13 November 2023.
- ^ a b P, Johan (29 June 2016). "Morte Macabre – Symphonic Holocaust (1998)". www.deathmetal.org. Retrieved 13 November 2023.
External links
edit- Morte Macabre – Symphonic Holocaust at Discogs (list of releases)
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