Damascus Steel (album) explained

Damascus Steel
Type:	studio
Artist:	The Meads of Asphodel
Cover:	Damascus Steel.jpg
Released:	October 31, 2005
Genre:	Experimental metal, black metal
Length:	61:25
Label:	Supernal Music
Prev Title:	The Mill Hill Sessions
Prev Year:	2004
Next Title:	In the Name of God, Welcome to Planet Genocide
Next Year:	2006

Damascus Steel is the third full-length studio album by the United Kingdom-based experimental black metal band The Meads of Asphodel. It was their last album to feature contributions from Max Rael (History of Guns).^[1]

Track listing

1. "Psalm 666 (Intro)" - 2:32
2. "Creed of Abraham" - 5:46
3. "Hollow Womb of Suicide" - 2:53
4. "Sword of the East" - 6:53
5. "Satanic Black Nubian Pharaohs" - 6:39
6. "Wonderful World" - 2:17
7. "The Gods Who Mock Us" - 5:27
8. "Behold the Kindred Battle Carcasses Strewn Across the Bloodied Dunes of Gilgamesh Mute in the Frenzied Clamour of Death's Rolling Tongue and Ravenous Bursting Steel" - 11:01
9. "Beyond Death and Darkness" - 17:57

• "Sword of the East" is a cover of a song done by Hawkwind.
• "Wonderful World" is a cover of the song done by Louis Armstrong, with the lyrics being almost completely changed.
• "Beyond Death and Darkness" is a bonus track that is an updated version of a song found on the Metatron and the Gleaming Red Serpent demo.

External links

• Damascus Steel by The Meads of Asphodel @ Encyclopaedia Metallum

Notes and References

1. Web site: 2005 - Damascus Steel (LP), by The Meads of Asphodel. 2021-07-14. The Meads of Asphodel.