Mirrored Hate Painting

Mirrored Hate Painting is the second studio album by the Norwegian black metal band Carpe Tenebrum. It was recorded in winter 1998 at The Abyss Studio and released in 1999 through Karmageddon Media. Stylistically the album is similar to Dimmu Borgir's Spiritual Black Dimensions (which is the only full-length Dimmu Borgir album featuring Astennu), albeit heavier and less symphonic. The album has an arguably obscure atmosphere because of the atypical cover artwork, the poetic lyrics and the bizarrely edited speech samples between some of the songs. The band again used a drum machine although Nagash is listed as the drummer.[1][2][3][4][5]

Mirrored Hate Painting
Studio album by
ReleasedSpring 1999
RecordedWinter 1998/1999 at The Abyss
GenreSymphonic black metal
Length39:56
LabelHammerheart
Carpe Tenebrum chronology
Majestic Nothingness
(1997)
Mirrored Hate Painting
(1999)
Dreaded Chaotic Reign
(2002)

Track listing edit

All songs composed by Astennu, lyrics written by Ariadne A. Done and Astennu.

No.TitleLength
1."The Abyss's Mystic Haze"06:07
2."Lured Like You Thought"06:16
3."The Painting"05:05
4."Mirrored in Scarry Skies"05:24
5."And Fever"05:50
6."Ludus"05:42
7."Void Dress"02:45
8."Dreaded Chaotic Reign"02:47
Total length:39:56
  • The song "Lured Like You Thought" is listed as instrumental although it obviously has lyrics provided by Stian Arnesen.
  • Track 5 is misspelled "And Forever" on the back cover.

Personnel edit

  • Astennu - guitars, bass, keyboards, drum programming
  • Nagash - vocals

Additional personnel edit

  • Ariadne A. Done - lyrics
  • Tommy Tägtgren - mixing

References edit

  1. ^ "Mirrored Hate Painting". metal-archives.com. Retrieved 15 January 2014.
  2. ^ "Carpe Tenebrum– Mirrored Hate Painting". discogs.com. Retrieved 15 January 2014.
  3. ^ "Carpe Tenebrum - Mirrored Hate Painting CD". cduniverse.com. Retrieved 15 January 2014.
  4. ^ "Mirrored Hate Painting". allmusic.com. Retrieved 15 January 2014.
  5. ^ "Mirrored Hate Painting". Retrieved 15 January 2014.