The Astral Sleep

The Astral Sleep
Studio album by Tiamat
Released	September 1, 1991
Genre	Death-doom Gothic metal[1]
Length	48:38
Label	Century Media
Producer	Waldemar Sorychta
Tiamat chronology
Sumerian Cry (1990) The Astral Sleep (1991) Clouds (1992)

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The Astral Sleep is the second album from Tiamat. It marks their debut on longtime label, Century Media Records. This album was reissued in 2006 with two tracks from A Winter Shadow single, released in 1990.

Musically, this album blends the death metal style of Tiamat's debut album with gothic metal elements. Lyrically, this album features a mixture of Satanism with introspective and esoteric themes.

Track listing[]

1. "Neo Aeon (Intro)" – 2:09
2. "Lady Temptress" – 3:44
3. "Mountain of Doom" – 4:36
4. "Dead Boys' Quire" – 1:53
5. "Sumerian Cry (Part III)" – 5:15
6. "On Golden Wings" – 5:00
7. "Ancient Entity" – 6:15
8. "The Southernmost Voyage" – 3:12
9. "Angels Far Beyond" – 4:41
10. "I Am the King (of Dreams)" – 4:33
11. "A Winter Shadow" – 5:25
12. "The Seal (Outro)" – 1:52
13. "A Winter Shadow" (bonus track on the 2006 re-issue) – 5:26
14. "Ancient Entity" (bonus track on the 2006 re-issue) – 5:54

Note

• Bonus tracks are taken from the "A Winter Shadow" EP (1990 CBR Records)
• In the lyric sheet track 4 is titled "Dead Boys' Choir" and track 10 - "I Am the King (...of Dreams)"

Personnel[]

• Johan Edlund – vocals, keyboards, & rhythm guitar
• Thomas Petersson – lead guitar & acoustic guitar
• Jörgen Thullberg – bass guitar
• Niklas Ekstrand – drums

All keyboards on this album by Jonas Malmsten. Additional guitar solo on "Ancient Entity" by Waldemar Sorychta.

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