''Sumerian Daemons'' is the sixth studio album by the Greek

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band

Septicflesh Septicflesh (formerly known as Septic Flesh) are a Greek death metal band from Athens, founded in 1990. History Septicflesh were formed in Athens in March 1990 by Sotiris Vayenas (guitar), Spiros Antoniou (bass and vocals), and Christos Ant ...

. It was released by

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in 2003. It was originally the band's final album before they disbanded later the same year, until they reformed in 2007. The cover art for the album was a real background constructed in accordance with Spiros' instructions by a Greek FX team that usually works for films and advertisements, called the Alahouzos Bros. The words "Demon resurrection passages from The Book of the Dead" and "Two hours since I've translated and spoken aloud the demon resurrection passages from The Book of the Dead" in "Unbeliever" (2:29-2:32 and 3:56-4:03) come from horror movie Evil Dead II.

Track listing

Personnel

* Septic Flesh – production ** Seth/Spiros A. – bass, vocals, artwork ** Sotiris V. – guitar ** Christos A. – guitar, samplers, orchestration ** Akis K. – drums ** George Z. – keyboards * Natalie Rassoulis – soprano * Gore –

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on "Unbeliever" *

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– production, engineering * Patrik J. – sound engineering *

– executive production

References

{{Authority control 2003 albums Septicflesh albums Albums with cover art by Spiros Antoniou Albums produced by Fredrik Nordström Hammerheart Records albums Albums by Greek artists