''Eidolon'' is the fifth studio album by

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. The album was released on 25 February 2008 through German record label

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. The album has also a digipack version. The

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version was released on 14 October 2016, again by

. This is the first album with Nassos as a real band member. Morean already appeared on Séance as the composer of the song ''Incide'' and the arranger of the string section used in the song ''While They Sleep''. The reason he became a member was based on his musical and vocal abilities, his personage and dedication to extreme and dark music. He is responsible for the lyrical concept of ''Eidolon''. This release is a

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based on the

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idea of an astral double, which is similar to the

concept of a

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Track listing

Notes

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) appears as a guest vocalist on the song ''Baphomet''. # A

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of the song ''Edge of Night'' was made and can be viewed at their

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page.

Personnel

;Dark Fortress * Morean – vocals * V. Santura – lead guitar * Asvargr – guitar * Draug – bass guitar * Paymon – keyboard * Seraph – drums ;Additional musicians and production *

– vocals on ''Baphomet'' * V. Santura – production, recording, engineering, mixing and mastering *

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– logo

Release dates

Release dates are confirmed by their website.

References

External links

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