Sterling Black Icon - Chapter III - Black But Shining is the third full-length album by the German melodic death metal band, Fragments of Unbecoming. The European release edition for Sterling Black Icon comes with an "extra noble" cardboard-box.
| Sterling Black Icon - Chapter III - Black But Shining | ||||
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| Released | March 24, 2006 | |||
| Recorded | Sept/Oct/Nov 2005 at Iguana, Sound Tunnel and PMT Studios | |||
| Genre | Melodic death metal | |||
| Length | 50:30 | |||
| Label | Metal Blade Records | |||
| Producer | Christoph Brandes Fragments of Unbecoming | |||
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Track listing
edit- "Carmine Preface ~{Entrance}~" − 0:52
- "Sterling Black Icon" − 5:14
- "Weave Their Barren Path" − 4:08
- "Dear Floating Water" − 7:11
- "Breathe in the Black to See" − 7:21
- "Ride for a Fall" − 0:44
- "A Faint Illumination" − 5:49
- "Live for This Moment, Stay 'Til the End" − 5:59
- "Scythe of Scarecrow" − 4:49
- "Onward to the Finger of God" − 1:37
- "Stand the Tempest" − 4:12
- "Chambre Noire ~{Departure}~" − 2:30 (translated as Dark Room in French)
Personnel
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edit- Sam Anetzberger - Lead Death Vocals
- Stefan Weimar - Backing Death Vocals, Guitar
- Sascha Ehrich - Guitar, Acoustic guitar
- Wolle Schellenberg - Bass
- Ingo Maier - Drums
Production and other
edit- The drums were recorded in PMT Studios by Tikk. Watchful assistance and engineering by Christoph Brandes.
- All guitars, bass guitars and vocals were recorded and engineered in Sound Tunnel Studios by Ingo Maier.
- Mixed and mastered by Christoph Brandes at the Iguana Studios.
- Produced by Fragments of Unbecoming and Christoph Brandes.
- All lyrics and musical arrangements by Fragments of Unbecoming, except "Chambre Noire" by Marcel Schiborr.
- Final infinite scream on "A Faint Illumination" by Todd "Brave" Collins.
- Band photography by Bernd Siebold.
- Digital band picture make-up by "Groundfrost"
- Artwork was done in cooperation by Niklas Sundin and Sascha Ehrich.
- Layout and design by Sascha Ehrich.
- "Fragments Of Unbecoming" logotype by Sascha Ehrich, courtesy of "Precious Art".