Lament for The Weary is Christian thrash metal band Seventh Angel's second album, released in 1992 on Music for Nations. The album saw the band incorporating doom metal elements to thrash. The album garnered generous reviews from British music press at the time, and the album established a status as one of the landmarks of British thrash metal.
The album was recorded during July 4-16, 1991 at ICC Studios with producer Roy Rowland. The album was m...
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Lament for The Weary is Christian thrash metal band Seventh Angel's second album, released in 1992 on Music for Nations. The album saw the band incorporating doom metal elements to thrash. The album garnered generous reviews from British music press at the time, and the album established a status as one of the landmarks of British thrash metal.
The album was recorded during July 4-16, 1991 at ICC Studios with producer Roy Rowland. The album was mixed in August. The coverart was done by British fantasy artist Rodney Matthews.
On the album, the style changed to a more progressive and atmospheric combination of doom metal and thrash. The guitars were tuned down to D, and the compositions include acoustic passages such as on the title track, driven with a samples of raining to create a melancholic atmosphere. The drummer Tank's musicianship is more varied compared to that on The Torment. The album begins with a mid-tempo instrumental. The tempo increases as "Life in All its Emptiness"...
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