''Alleviat'' is the second full-length album by Norwegian

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band

Benea Reach Benea Reach was a Norwegian progressive metal band based in Oslo. The band was nominated for a Spellemannsprisen Award in the metal category, and at one time included noted guitarist Christer Espevoll of progressive metal band Extol. History ...

. The album was released in Scandinavia on February 4, 2008, and on January 6, 2009 in the United States. The album was mixed at

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by Danish producer

Tue Madsen Tue Madsen (born 1969) is a Danish music producer and sound engineer, who is well known in metal genre for his work with bands like Meshuggah, Dark Tranquillity, Suicide Silence, Hatesphere, The Haunted, Mnemic, Ektomorf, Cataract, ...

Track listing

All lyrics and music by Benea Reach #"Awakening" - 3:40 #"New Waters" - 3:25 #"Lionize" - 6:21 #"Sentiment" - 3:20 #"Reason" - 5:56 #"Legacy" - 3:43 #"Rejuvenate" - 4:37 #"Illume" - 3:54 #"Zenith" - 4:29 #"Unconditional" - 4:33 #"Dominion" - 6:24

Credits

Benea Reach *

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- vocals and lyricism *Hakon Sagen - guitars,

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on "Illume",

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background vocals on "Legacy" and "Dominion", omposing, lyricism, additional

on "Rejuvenate" *Martin Sivertsen - guitars, composing on "Sentiment" *Marco Storm - Drum kit, drums,

on all tracks except "Illume",

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on "Awakening", sampling,

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, composing,

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and layout *Alwin Nedrum - Digital Audio, Noise, Keyboards, Backing Vocals *

Christer Espevoll Christer Espevoll (born October 18, 1977) is a Norwegian guitarist who has been active since 1993. He has performed with notable acts such as Extol and Benea Reach. Christer's brother is Peter Espevoll. Background Espevoll started his musical c ...

- Guitars Production *Christian Wibe -

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, additional

on "Awakening" *

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, Additional Sampler on "Dominion" *

Maria Solheim Maria Solheim (born 19 January 1982 in Alsvåg, Øksnes, Vesterålen) is a Norwegian singer-songwriter. She was discovered at 15 years old, by a travelling musician, singing her own songs in a small fishing village. She has released 7 solo albu ...

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on "Reason" *Mikael Wildén - vocals on "Reason" *Marte Lavik - vocals on "Rejuvenate" and "Illume" *Lars Pettersen - Photography

References

2008 albums Benea Reach albums {{2000s-death-metal-album-stub