Symphonic Holocaust is the only studio album by Swedish four-piece progressive rock band Morte Macabre. It was released in October 1998 via Mellotronen. Recording sessions took place at Studio Largen in Sweden. Production was handled by the quartet themselves.

Symphonic Holocaust
Studio album by
ReleasedOctober 1998
StudioStudio Largen (Sweden)
GenreProgressive rock
Length57:17
LabelMellotronen
ProducerMorte Macabre
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
MetalReviews80/100[2]

Composed of eight tracks, the album consists of re-makes of instrumentals taken from the soundtracks of obscure, mostly European exploitation movies with the exception of two original compositions.[3]

Music critics and reviewers noted the band's focus on the mellotron, which was popular among progressive rock bands of the 60s and 70s.[2][1][3]

In 2004, American horrorcore musician Necro sampled the band's version of "Apoteosi del Mistero" for his song "The Dispensation of Life and Death" off of The Pre-Fix for Death.

Track listing

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No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Apoteosi del Mistero"Fabio Frizzi4:16
2."Threats of Stark Reality"2:59
3."Sequenza Ritmica E Tema"Frizzi7:02
4."Lullaby"Krzysztof Trzciński8:02
5."Quiet Drops"Goblin6:43
6."Opening Theme"Riz Ortolani2:50
7."The Photosession"Elmer Glaskow7:10
8."Symphonic Holocaust"
  • Berg
  • Nordins
  • Fiske
  • Dimle
17:51
Total length:57:17
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Personnel

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Morte Macabre
  • Nicklas Berg — mellotron, Fender Rhodes electric piano, guitar, bass, theremin, sampler, producer, mixing (track 6)
  • Reine Fiske — mellotron, Fender Rhodes electric piano, guitar, violin, producer
  • Stefan Dimle — mellotron, Moog synthesizer, bass, producer, mixing (track 6)
  • Peter Nordins — mellotron, drums, percussion, producer
Additional
  • Yessica Lindkvist — voice (track 4)
  • Janne Hansson — waves effects (track 7), mixing (tracks: 4, 7, 8)
  • Roger Skogh — recording, mixing (tracks: 2, 3)
  • Simon Nordberg — mixing (tracks: 1, 5)
  • Claes Persson — mastering
  • David Östlund — design

References

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  1. ^ a b Guarisco, Donald A. "Morte Macabre - Symphonic Holocaust Album Reviews, Songs & More | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 12 November 2023.
  2. ^ a b "Morte Macabre - Symphonic Holocaust". www.metalreviews.com. January 2010. Retrieved 13 November 2023.
  3. ^ a b P, Johan (29 June 2016). "Morte Macabre – Symphonic Holocaust (1998)". www.deathmetal.org. Retrieved 13 November 2023.
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