Join The Heavy Metal Strength Coach & Shrubs666 as we delve into part 2 of the Bal-Sagoth saga as part of our History Of British Black Metal series.
Show notes:
Released in 1995 after a long delay.
Complete tracklist:
1."Hatheg Kla
2."Dreaming of Atlantean Spires"
3."Spellcraft & Moonfire (Beyond the Citadel of Frosts)"
4."A Black Moon Broods Over Lemuria"
5."Enthroned in the Temple of the Serpent Kings"
6."Shadows 'Neath the Black Pyramid"
7."Witch-Storm"
8."The Ravening"
9."Into the Silent Chambers of the Sapphirean Throne (Sagas from the Antediluvian Scrolls)"
10."Valley of Silent Paths"
Total length: 54:57
Cacophonous take over a year to release the album.
Producer Mags (Robert Magoolagan) and his formidable track record.
More narration, more keyboards, more drama.
Occult connotations of the black moon.
Lilith, head witch? She is considered by some to be a dark moon goddess.
Keith Appleton plays keyboards on the intro.
Who was he and how did he end up playing on the album?
"a serpentine priestess baring her pale flesh"
Album artwork by Byron Roberts
Re-issued front cover of the album by Martin Hanford
Black Pyramid & Witch Storm Illustrations
The antediluvian stage of the bal-sagoth saga-arc.
