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  • Artist: Tiamat
  • Rating: StarStarStarHalf Star
  • Release Date: 1991
  • Type: Lyrics are included with the album
  • Genre: Rock

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Sweden's Tiamat displayed an incredible learning curve in the year after their debut, resulting in 1991's excellent The Astral Sleep. Short synthesizer instrumentals ("Neon Aeon" and "The Seal") open and close the album, setting the stage for the band's new ability to incorporate background keyboard textures (often resembling angelic choirs) to even their most aggressive death metal. Vocalist Johan Edlund has already begun transforming his grunt into a raspy growl (actual singing would follow), and his songwriting is original and diversified on standouts like "Mountain of Doom," "Lady Temptress," and the multifaceted "A Winter Shadow." Acoustic guitar precipitates the otherwise furious "On Golden Wings" and "The Southernmost Voyage" (another highlight) and the band finally thrashes out a bit on "Ancient Entity" and "I Am the King (Of Dreams)." ~ Eduardo Rivadavia, Rovi

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The Astral Sleep
Studio album by Tiamat
Released September 1, 1991
Genre Death metal
Death/doom
Gothic metal
Length 48:37
Label Century Media
Producer Waldemar Sorychta
Tiamat chronology
Sumerian Cry
(1990)		 The Astral Sleep
(1991)		 Clouds (1992)
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic 4/5 stars [1]

The Astral Sleep is the second album from Tiamat. It marks their debut on longtime label, Century Media. This album was reissued in 2006 with two tracks from A Winter Shadow single, released in 1990.

Track listing

  1. "Neo Aeon (Intro)" – 2:09
  2. "Lady Temptress" – 3:44
  3. "Mountain of Doom" – 4:36
  4. "Dead Boys' Choir" – 1:53
  5. "Sumerian Cry (Part III)" – 5:15
  6. "On Golden Wings" – 4:59
  7. "Ancient Entity" – 6:15
  8. "The Southernmost Voyage" – 3:12
  9. "Angels Far Beyond" – 4:41
  10. "I Am the King (of Dreams)" – 4:33
  11. "A Winter Shadow" (CD bonus track) – 5:24
  12. "The Seal (Outro)" – 1:52
  13. "A Winter Shadow" (bonus track on the 2006 re-issue) – 5:25
  14. "Ancient Entity" (bonus track on the 2006 re-issue) – 5:54

References

  1. ^ Rivadavia, Eduardo. The Astral Sleep at Allmusic
Tiamat
Albums and EPs
Singles and promos
  • A Winter Shadow (demo)
  • "Cold Seed"
  • "Brighter than the Sun"
  • "For Her Pleasure"
  • "Vote for Love"
  • "Cain"
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