''Relentless Recurrence'' is the third studio album by the
Taiwan
Taiwan, officially the Republic of China (ROC), is a country in East Asia, at the junction of the East and South China Seas in the northwestern Pacific Ocean, with the People's Republic of China (PRC) to the northwest, Japan to the nort ...
ese
black metal
Black metal is an extreme metal, extreme subgenre of heavy metal music. Common traits include Tempo#Beats per minute, fast tempos, a Screaming (music)#Black metal, shrieking vocal style, heavily distorted Electric guitar, guitars played with t ...
band
Chthonic
The word chthonic (), or chthonian, is derived from the Ancient Greek word ''χθών, "khthon"'', meaning earth or soil. It translates more directly from χθόνιος or "in, under, or beneath the earth" which can be differentiated from Γῆ ...
, released in 2002. The album was only available in Taiwan until its re-release in 2007 by
SPV with revamped packaging, including English translations.
A music video was released for the song "Onset of Tragedy" and was the band's first music video.
Track listing
;English version
;Chinese (traditional) version
Personnel
;Chthonic
*
Freddy Lim
Freddy Lim Tshiong-tso (; Tâi-lô: ''Lîm Tshióng-tsò''; born 1 February 1976) is a Taiwanese politician, musician, and independence activist. He is the lead vocalist of the Taiwanese heavy-metal band Chthonic. and the lead vocalist of the ...
– lead vocals, erhu
* Jesse Liu – guitar, backing vocals
* Doris Yeh – bass, backing vocals
* Vivien Chen – keyboards
* A-Jay – drums
;Production
* Jan Borsing –
sound engineer
References
2002 albums
Chthonic (band) albums
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