''Era One'' is a 2006 album by Swiss
industrial metal
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band
Samael
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. It saw the band return to the
Century Media
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label, with composition and instrumentals by Xy, and lyrics and vocals by
Vorph
Michael Locher (born 7 January 1969), also known as Vorphalack or simply Vorph, is a Swiss musician who provides vocals and is a guitarist for the industrial/black metal band Samael.
Biography
Locher was born in Sion. He co-founded Samael i ...
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It includes a bonus disc, "Lessons in Magic #1", which is entirely instrumental and done solely by band member Xy. The album itself was recorded in 2002, and the bonus disc a year later. Both were rearranged and remixed in 2005.
Track listing
Era One
# "Era One" (intro) - 2:33
# "Universal Soul" - 4:19
# "Sound of Galaxies" - 4:21
# "Beyond" (instrumental) - 2:59
# "Night Ride" - 4:40
# "Diamond Drops" - 4:26
# "Home" (instrumental) - 1:36
# "Voyage" - 4:00
# "Above as Below" - 5:03
# "Koh-i-Noor" - 5:03
Lessons in Magic #1
# "Connexion" - 4:28
# "Reading Mind" - 3:21
# "Red Unction" - 3:33
# "Flying High" - 4:04
# "Overcome" - 3:57
# "Inside Stairs" - 4:01
# "One with Everything" - 5:16
# "Silent Words" - 4:45
# "Wealth and Fortune" - 4:39
References
2006 albums
Samael (band) albums
Century Media Records albums
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