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The Children of the Night (album)

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Length
  
56:32

Artist
  
Tribulation

Label
  
Century Media Records

Producer
  
Ola Ersfjord

Release date
  
20 April 2015

Genre
  
Extreme metal

Released
  
20 April 2015 (2015-04-20)

The Formulas of Death (2013)
  
The Children of the Night (2015)

Similar
  
Extreme metal albums, Other albums

The Children of the Night is the third studio album by Swedish death metal band Tribulation. It was released on 20 April 2015 through Century Media Records.

Contents

Tribulation in the dreams of the dead


Music

The album's sound is stark departure from the death metal style of Tribulation's previous records. The Children of the Night features a heavy metal and extreme metal sound with elements from psychedelic rock, progressive metal, thrash metal, classic rock, hard rock, and gothic rock. It also attributes influences to various rock and metal music acts such as Mercyful Fate, At the Gates, Led Zeppelin, Hawkwind, the Doors, Iron Maiden, Deep Purple and Pink Floyd.

Critical reception

The album generally received positive reviews from music critics. Chris Dick of Decibel magazine wrote: "There are few bands who are capable of Children of the Night". Pitchfork critic Grayson Haver Currin described the album as "a heavy metal record that wanders beyond any comfort zone" and "a sprawling, compulsory tale that doesn’t turn dull". Loudwire's Joe DiVita thought that the record "offers a refreshing take on a beloved style with enough extreme metal elements in tact that should please fans on both sides of the fence." Michael Nelson of Stereogum regarded it as "the best record he has heard in 2015."

Pitchfork's Brandon Stosuy listed The Children of the Night as number two on his list of "The Best Metal Albums of 2015". Spin magazine critic Colin Joyce also listed the album as number six on the publication's list of "The 20 Best Metal Albums of 2015".

Track listing

  1. "Strange Gateways Beckon" – 4:29
  2. "Melancholia" – 5:17
  3. "In the Dreams of the Dead" – 5:52
  4. "Winds" – 6:52
  5. "Själaflykt" – 5:52
  6. "The Motherhood of God" – 5:23
  7. "Strains of Horror" – 6:14
  8. "Holy Libations" – 6:34
  9. "Cauda Pavonis" – 2:55
  10. "Music from the Other" – 7:04

Personnel

Album personnel as adapted from album liner notes.

Tribulation
  • Johannes Andersson – vocals, bass guitar, backing vocals
  • Adam Zaars – guitar, backing vocals, vibraphone, xylophone, design, layout
  • Jonathan Hultén – guitar, backing vocals, cover art
  • Jakob Ljungberg – drums, percussion
  • Other personnel
  • Martin Borgh – additional instruments
  • Ola Ersfjord – producer, recording engineer, mixing
  • Chris Common – mastering
  • Johan Voxberg – drum technician
  • Susanna Berglund – photography
  • Linda Åkerberg – photography
  • References

    The Children of the Night (album) Wikipedia