''Passiondale'' is the eighth full-length album by

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, released on April 24, 2009. It is a concept album based on the

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. The album was recorded with only three band members, with

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recording all guitar parts. This album returns to the

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sound originally heard on The Grand Grimoire, Bloody Blasphemy, and Ravenous while retaining the

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sound of the previous three albums.

Track listing

# "The Cross of Sacrifice" – 1:05 # "Under a Darkening Sky" – 3:59 # "No Man's Land" – 3:14 # "Poison Fog" – 6:39 # "Drowning in Mud" – 3:44 # "Passiondale" – 4:05 # "No Survivors" – 3:51 # "Behind Enemy Lines" – 3:38 # "Fallen Empires" – 4:49 # "Artifacts of the Great War" – 2:57

Personnel

God Dethroned

*Henri Sattler – vocals, guitars *Henk Zinger – bass *Roel Sanders – drums

Guest musicians

*Danny Servaes - Keyboards *Midori Hass-Kayanuma - Voice (Track 1) *Marco v.d. Velde (of The Wounded) - Clean Vocals (Tracks 4 and 7) *Joerg Uken - Keyboards (Track 1)

References

{{Authority control 2009 albums Metal Blade Records albums God Dethroned albums