Maior Arcana: The Words That Turn Flesh into Light explained

Maior Arcana: The Words That Turn Flesh into Light
Type:compilation
Artist:Lux Occulta
Cover:Maior Arcana The Words That Turn Flesh into Light.png
Released:September 1998
Recorded:Maciac Studio, Sanok, Poland
Genre:Symphonic black metal, black metal
Length:47:48
Label:Pagan Records
Prev Title:Dionysos
Prev Year:1997
Next Title:My Guardian Anger
Next Year:1999

Maior Arcana: The Words That Turn Flesh into Light is a compilation album by the Polish symphonic black metal band Lux Occulta. It is actually a compilation of four new tracks, dubbed the Maior Arcana EP, which comprise the first four tracks of the disc, and the band's 1995 demo The Forgotten Arts, which comprises the final five tracks of the disc. As such, the compilation is often labeled as an EP, despite being in fact longer than the band's previous release, Dionysos.

"Love (Garden of Aphrodite)" is a reworked version of "Love". The titles of "War" and "Love" are mistakenly swapped on the track list, probably due to the songs being switched in running order from the demo. "Heart of the Devil" is a cover of a song by Danzig, and "Burn" is a cover of a song by The Sisters of Mercy with new lyrics.

Track listing

  1. Love (Garden of Aphrodite) (6:45)
  2. Heart of the Devil (3:19)
  3. When Horned Souls Awake (3:47)
  4. Burn (5:11)
  5. Creation (6:26)
  6. War (5:18)
  7. Love (9:27)
  8. Passing Away (4:49)
  9. The Path (You've Found) (2:39)