Sanctified is the fourth studio album by Swedish heavy metal band Morgana Lefay, released in 1995.
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| Released | 17 October 1995[1] | |||
| Recorded | Wavestation L.A., Sweden[1] | |||
| Genre | Heavy metal, power metal, thrash metal, groove metal | |||
| Length | 57:40 | |||
| Label | Black Mark Records | |||
| Producer | Morgana Lefay and Ulf Peterson | |||
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Reception edit
The album received a review of 9/10 from Rockhard.de.[2] In the Swedish mainstream press, the album got short reviews in Dagens Nyheter, Svenska Dagbladet, Aftonbladet and Helsingborgs Dagblad. Critics thought the album lacked innovation, but Aftonbladet noted that "If every song were as good as 'To Isengard', I could not shut off the record".[3][4][5][6] Expressen compared Morgana Lefay to "a bleak Pantera".[7]
Track listing edit
All music and lyrics written and arranged by Morgana Lefay.
- Out in the Silence – 4:05
- Time Is God – 5:09
- To Isengard – 5:17
- Why? - 5:03
- Mad Messiah – 5:04
- Another Dawn – 4:43
- In the Court of the Crimson King – 3:51
- Sorrow Calls – 8:21
- Where Insanity Rules – 4:15
- Shadows of God – 4:13
- Gil-Galad (The Sanctified) – 7:34
(4:06 minutes into "Gil-Galad (The Sanctified)" there's a "hidden" bonus track)
Credits edit
- Charles Rytkönen – vocals
- Tony Eriksson – guitars
- Daniel Persson – guitars
- Joakim Heder – bass
- Jonas Söderlind – drums
References edit
- ^ a b Allmusic
- ^ Rockhard.de review
- ^ "Duktigt men tråkigt". Dagens Nyheter (in Swedish). 4 January 1995.
- ^ "Apokalyptiska toner: låter det så här i dödens väntrum?". Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). 20 January 1995.
- ^ "Pop/rock". Aftonbladet (in Swedish). 3 February 1995.
- ^ "De tuffare låtarna blandas upp med balladliknande". Helsingborgs Dagblad (in Swedish). 4 February 1995.
- ^ Review by Martin Carlsson, Expressen 13 April 1995