Choronzon (album) explained

Choronzon
Type:studio
Artist:Akercocke
Cover:Chroronzon.jpg
Released:4 November 2003
Genre:Blackened death metal, progressive metal
Length:54:39
Label:Earache
Producer:Akercocke
Prev Title:The Goat of Mendes
Prev Year:2001
Next Title:Words That Go Unspoken, Deeds That Go Undone
Next Year:2005

Choronzon is the third studio album by English death metal band Akercocke. It was released on 4 November 2003, through Earache Records.

Background

The sample at the start of the album is from the opening scene of the Hammer House of Horror episode "Guardian of the Abyss".

Release

A promotional music video was released for the track "Leviathan", and was shot by Kerrang!'s Paul Harries.

Critical reception

The album was praised by Kerrang!, who wrote, "Akercocke have had enough time and financial clout to deliver the album they've been threatening to make all along. And its absolutely fucking magnificent [...] countless moments of innovation that will dazzle and delight anyone lusting for a dash of the truly inspirational [...] You will not hear a more imaginative or daring record this year", and calling it the best album of 2003. Terrorizer called it "the most inventive Akercocke album yet".[1]

Personnel

Akercocke

Production

Notes and References

  1. [''Terrorizer'' review] |magazine=Terrorizer |date=November 2003.