Perpetual Desolation

Perpetual Desolation is the second and final studio album by the Norwegian gothic metal band The Sins of Thy Beloved. It was recorded and mixed at Sound Suite Studio during September/October 1999 and released in 2000 through Napalm Records.

Perpetual Desolation
Studio album by The Sins of Thy Beloved
Released	June 20, 2000
Recorded	September–October 1999 at Sound Suite Studio, Norway
Genre	Gothic metal, death-doom, symphonic metal
Length	62:15
Label	Napalm
Producer	Terje Refsnes, The Sins of Thy Beloved
The Sins of Thy Beloved chronology
Lake of Sorrow (1998) Perpetual Desolation (2000) Live (2002)

Track listing

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Length
1.	"The Flame of Wrath"	Glenn Morten Nordbø, Ola Aarrestad	Nordbø, Anders Thue	9:49
2.	"Forever"	Arild Christensen	Christensen, Nordbø	6:55
3.	"Pandemonium"	Nordbø, Aarrestad	Nordbø	7:29
4.	"Partial Insanity"	Nordbø	Nordbø, Aarrestad	7:42
5.	"Perpetual Desolation"	Nordbø, Aarrestad, Christensen	Christensen	4:16
6.	"Nebula Queen"	Christensen	Christensen, Nordbø	7:00
7.	"The Mournful Euphony"	Nordbø, Aarrestad	Thue, Nordbø	8:39
8.	"A Tormented Soul"	Christensen	Christensen	4:20
9.	"The Thing That Should Not Be" (Metallica cover)	James Hetfield	Hetfield, Kirk Hammett, Lars Ulrich	6:05
10.	"World of Day" (Japanese edition bonus track)			6:25
Total length:				68:40

Personnel

The Sins of Thy Beloved

• Anita Auglend - vocals
• Glenn Morten Nordbø - guitars, vocals
• Arild Christensen - guitars, vocals
• Ingfrid Stensland - keyboards
• Anders Thue - keyboards, piano
• Ola Aarrestad - bass
• Stig Johansen - drums

Additional musicians

• Pete Johansen - violin

Production

• Terje Refsnes - producer, engineer, mixing with The Sins of Thy Beloved
• Petter Hegre - photography
• Tor Søreide - artwork, design, lettering