''The Cainian Chronicle'' is

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’s second full length release. On another note, the album’s length is 66 minutes and six seconds long. The concept of the first part of the record (tracks 1-4) is a retelling of the story of Cain, based not on the traditional Biblical tale, rather on the supplement The Book of Nod of the Vampire: the Masquerade

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. the first son of

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and the first murderer. It chronicles his casting out, his relations with

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(the first wife of Adam in this interpretation) and the leading to the procreation of their children, the Disciplines of Cain. The three part opus corresponds to three parts of The Book of Nod. "At the Infernal Portal" contains lines from

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’s ''

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'', and the rest of the album is based on traditional Paganism.

Track listing

All music by Aphazel except for 5 by Aphazel and Alex Kurtagić and 9 by Kaiaphas.
All lyrics by Kaiaphas except 5 taken from

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Credits

* Aphazel - All guitars, bass and synth * Kimberly Goss - Vocals * Kjetil - Drums * Lord Kaiaphas - Vocals, drums on tracks 5, 8, 9 and 11 * Produced by Dan Swanö and Ancient * Engineered / Mixed by Dan Swanö

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Cainian Chronicle, The 1996 albums Ancient (band) albums Albums produced by Dan Swanö