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Shadows of Ancient Cults
Shadows of Ancient Cults
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Studio album by Soulers
Released	April 20, 2019
Recorded	March–April 2019 in Grand-Rang, Saint-Paulin, Quebec
Genre	Doom metal, psychedelic rock, sludge metal, stoner metal
Length	74:53
Label	Independent
Producer	Dai Maō
Soulers chronology
Singles
	1. "Under My Gleam" (April 7, 2019)

Revision as of 15:20, 31 March 2020

Shadows of Ancient Cults is the ninteenth album by the Canadian one-man band Soulers, released on April 20, 2019. It is the first Soulers album in two months, following Rosetta.

The song "Under My Gleam" was released as the only single from the album on April 7, 2019.

Musical themes on the album include Satanism, drug addiction, anger towards society, and the goal of Space-X CEO Elon Musk to reduce the risk of human extinction by establishing a human colony on Mars.

Musical style and Composition

Musical style

Musically, the album is a stoner doom album influenced by Monolord and Electric Wizard. According to Dai Maō in the album's Bandcamp description, "during the recording of the album, [he] wanted to make the most putrid album [he] could ever release, and [he] was very proud of the result."

Composition

Shadows of Ancient Cults contains 6 songs which make a total of 74 minutes and 53 seconds. Two of them have individual movements; the 21-minute opening track "The Ancient Cults" contains three movements titled "Into the Path", "Shadows of Ancient Cults" and "Descend" while the 13-minute closing track "Bitterness" contains two movements titled "The Chains of Parasitism" and "Warm Breeze".

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"The Ancient Cults" "I. Into the Path" "II. Shadows of Ancient Cults" "III. Descend"	20:54 8:05 5:31 7:18
2.	"Mars"	14:26
3.	"Mountain Valley"	9:32
4.	"Under My Gleam"	6:08
5.	"Killing Path"	10:20
6.	"Bitterness" "I. The Chains of Parasitism" "II. Warm Breeze (instrumental)"	13:33 7:13 6:20
Total length:		74:53

Personel

Dai Maō – all instruments, vocals

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 '''''Shadows of Ancient Cults''''' is the ninteenth album by the Canadian one-man band [[Soulers]], released on April 20, 2019. It is the first Soulers album in two months, following ''[[Rosetta (Soulers album)|Rosetta]]''.
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 '''Musical style'''
-Musically, the album is a stoner doom album influenced by [[Monolord]] and [[Electric Wizard]]. During the recording of the album, [[Dai Maō]] wanted to make the most putrid album he could ever release, and was very proud of the result.
+Musically, the album is a stoner doom album influenced by [[Monolord]] and [[Electric Wizard]]. According to [[Dai Maō]] in the album's Bandcamp description, "during the recording of the album, [he] wanted to make the most putrid album [he] could ever release, and [he] was very proud of the result."
 '''Composition'''
-Shadows of Ancient Cults contains 6 songs which make a total of 74 minutes and 53 seconds. Two of them have individual movements; the 21-minute opening track "The Ancient Cults" contains three movements titled "Into the Path", "Shadows of Ancient Cults" and "Descend" while the 13-minute closing track "Bitterness" contains two movements titled "The Chains of Parasitism" and "Warm Breeze".
+''Shadows of Ancient Cults'' contains 6 songs which make a total of 74 minutes and 53 seconds. Two of them have individual movements; the 21-minute opening track "The Ancient Cults" contains three movements titled "Into the Path", "Shadows of Ancient Cults" and "Descend" while the 13-minute closing track "Bitterness" contains two movements titled "The Chains of Parasitism" and "Warm Breeze".
 == Track listing ==
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 *<small>"I. Into the Path"</small>
 *<small>"II. Shadows of Ancient Cults"</small>
-*<small>"III. Descend"</small>
+*<small>"III. Descend</small>
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 *<small>8:05</small>
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 | title5 = Killing Path
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-| title6 = Bitterness
+| title6 = Bitterness"
 *<small>"I. The Chains of Parasitism"</small>
-*<small>"II. Warm Breeze" (instrumental)</small>
+*<small>"II. Warm Breeze (instrumental)</small>
 | length6 = 13:33
 *<small>7:13</small>
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 == Personel ==
 *[[Dai Maō]] – all instruments, vocals
+[[Category:Release]]
+[[Category:Studio Album]]
+[[Category:Sludge Metal]]
+[[Category:Psychedelic Rock]]
+[[Category:Doom Metal]]
+[[Category:Stoner Metal]]

Shadows of Ancient Cults

Studio album by Soulers
Released	April 20, 2019
Recorded	March–April 2019 in Grand-Rang, Saint-Paulin, Quebec
Genre	Doom metal, psychedelic rock, sludge metal, stoner metal
Length	74:53
Label	Independent
Producer	Dai Maō
Soulers chronology
Gilgamesh (2019)	Shadows of Ancient Cults (2019)	Hai (2019)
Singles
1. "Under My Gleam" (April 7, 2019)