The Great Mass Explained
| The Great Mass |
| Type: | Studio |
| Artist: | Septicflesh |
| Cover: | Septicflesh-the-great-mass-artwork.jpg |
| Released: | 18 April 2011 |
| Recorded: | July–September 2010 |
| Studio: | Devasoundz Studios (Athens, Greece), Studio Abyss (Ludvika, Sweden), Smecky Studios (Prague, Czech Republic) |
| Genre: | Symphonic metal, death metal[1] |
| Length: | 43:35 |
| Label: | Season of Mist |
| Producer: | Peter Tägtgren, Septic Flesh |
| Prev Title: | Communion |
| Prev Year: | 2008 |
| Next Title: | Titan |
| Next Year: | 2014 |
The Great Mass is the eighth studio album by Greek death metal band Septicflesh. It was recorded between July–September 2010 in Devasoundz (Greece) and The Abyss (Sweden) and produced by Peter Tägtgren. The orchestration was written by Christos Antoniou and recorded by the Prague Philharmonic Orchestra. Upon release, The Great Mass received universal acclaim from critics. In 2021, it was elected by Metal Hammer as the 9th best symphonic metal album of all time.[2]
Track listing
All lyrics written by Sotiris V., all music composed by Septicflesh, symphonic tracks performed by the Prague Philharmonic Orchestra.
Personnel
- Septicflesh
- Christos Antoniou - lead guitar, orchestrations
- Sotiris Anunnaki V - clean vocals, rhythm guitar
- Seth Siro Anton - Brutal vocals, bass, artwork
- Fotis Benardo - drums, percussion
- Additional musicians
- Philharmonic Orchestra And Choir Of Prague
- Stanislav Mistr - choir master
- Adam Klemens - orchestra conductor
- Androniki Skoula (Chaostar) - mezzo-soprano
- Iliana Tsakiraki (Enemy Of Reality) - soprano
- George Diamantopoulos (Chaostar) - kaval, yaylı tambur
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- Production
- Fotis Benardo - sound engineering
- George Emmanuel - sound engineering
- Steve Venardo - sound engineering
- Jan Holzner - sound engineering
- Michal Hradisky - sound engineering
- Peter Tägtgren - producer, mixing
- Jonas Kjellgren - mastering
- Jon Simvonis - photography
- Petr Pycha - music contractor, recording manager
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Release history
Notes and References
- https://loudwire.com/best-death-metal-album-each-year/ Best Death Metal Album of Each Year Since 1985
- Web site: Davies . Hywel . Dome . Malcolm . Goodman . Eleanor . Chantler . Chris . Gordon . Connie . Grady . Spencer . Rees . Adam . Selzer . Jonathan . The 25 best symphonic metal albums . . . 2 January 2022 . 17 November 2021.
- Web site: Les charts français . Chartsinfrance.net. July 1, 2014. French.
- Web site: Septicflesh, Codex Omega album, Symphonic Death Metal (news, biography, releases, downloads, line-up, tour dates) - Season of Mist, Metal Label. Season-of-mist.com. 8 September 2017.
- Web site: セプティックフレッシュ / ザ・グレイト・マス - 商品情報 - 日本コロムビアオフィシャルサイト. Columbia.jp. 8 September 2017.
