''Solfernus' Path'' is the sixth album by the Polish

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band Darzamat, released on August 28, 2009. It was recorded at several studios in Poland. The drums and guitars were recorded at ''HH Poland Studio'' in

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, while the vocals were recorded at ''Maq Studio''. The keyboard parts were recorded at Spectre (Darzamat's keyboard player)'s home studio. The album was produced by

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( Scar Symmetry) and featured a guest appearance by Andy LaRocque (of

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) who played the guitar solo for the song ''King of Burning Anthems''. La Rocque recorded his part in his own Sonic Train Studios in

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. They met when La Rocque produced their previous album ''Transkarpatia''. On the events of the Polish band's camp, the band's vocalist Nera comments:

Track listing CD

# "False Sleepwalker" # "Vote for Heresy" # "I Devium" # "Pain Collector" # "Final Conjuration" # "II Fumus" # "Gloria Inferni" # "III Venenum" # "Solfernus' Path" # "Lunar Silhouette" # "King of Burning Anthems" # "IV Spectaculum" # "Chimera" # "A Mesmeric Séance"

Track listing Vinyl

# "False Sleepwalker" # "Vote for Heresy" # "Pain Collector" # "Final Conjuration" # "Gloria Inferni" # "Solfernus Path" # "Lunar Silhouette" # "King of Burning Anthems" # "Chimera" # "A Mesmeric Séance"

Personnel

* Agnieszka "Nera" Górecka -

vocals Singing is the art of creating music with the voice. It is the oldest form of musical expression, and the human voice can be considered the first musical instrument. The definition of singing varies across sources. Some sources define sing ...

* Rafał "Flauros" Góral -

* Krzysztof "Chris" Michalak -

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bass guitar The bass guitar (), also known as the electric bass guitar, electric bass, or simply the bass, is the lowest-pitched member of the guitar family. It is similar in appearance and construction to an Electric guitar, electric but with a longer nec ...

* Patryk "Spectre" Kumór -

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* Mariusz "Rogol" Prętkiewicz -

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* Jonas Kljellgren - mixing

Photo shoots

A photo shoot for the band, which was taken in Świerklaniec, in Silesia, was done. Another photo shoot, where a 1934 BMW also took part, was also done.

External links

Official website

References

{{Authority control 2009 albums Darzamat albums Massacre Records albums