Sanctified (album)

Sanctified
Studio album by
Morgana Lefay
Released17 October 1995[1]
RecordedWavestation L.A., Sweden[1]
GenreHeavy metal, power metal, thrash metal, groove metal
Length57:40
LabelBlack Mark Records
ProducerMorgana Lefay and Ulf Peterson
Morgana Lefay chronology
Past, Present, Future
(1995) 		Sanctified
(1995) 		Maleficium
(1996)

Sanctified is the fourth studio album by Swedish heavy metal band Morgana Lefay, released in 1995.

Reception

The album received a review of 9/10 from Rockhard.de.[2] In the Swedish mainstream press, the album got short reviews in Dagens Nyheter, Svenska Dagbladet, Aftonbladet and Helsingborgs Dagblad. Critics thought the album lacked innovation, but Aftonbladet noted that "If every song were as good as 'To Isengard', I could not shut off the record".[3][4][5][6] Expressen compared Morgana Lefay to "a bleak Pantera".[7]

Track listing

All music and lyrics written and arranged by Morgana Lefay.

  1. Out in the Silence – 4:05
  2. Time Is God – 5:09
  3. To Isengard – 5:17
  4. Why? - 5:03
  5. Mad Messiah – 5:04
  6. Another Dawn – 4:43
  7. In the Court of the Crimson King – 3:51
  8. Sorrow Calls – 8:21
  9. Where Insanity Rules – 4:15
  10. Shadows of God – 4:13
  11. Gil-Galad (The Sanctified) – 7:34

(4:06 minutes into "Gil-Galad (The Sanctified)" there's a "hidden" bonus track)

Credits

  • Charles Rytkönen – vocals
  • Tony Eriksson – guitars
  • Daniel Persson – guitars
  • Joakim Heder – bass
  • Jonas Söderlind – drums

References

  1. ^ a b Allmusic
  2. ^ Rockhard.de review
  3. ^ "Duktigt men tråkigt". Dagens Nyheter (in Swedish). 4 January 1995.
  4. ^ "Apokalyptiska toner: låter det så här i dödens väntrum?". Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). 20 January 1995.
  5. ^ "Pop/rock". Aftonbladet (in Swedish). 3 February 1995.
  6. ^ "De tuffare låtarna blandas upp med balladliknande". Helsingborgs Dagblad (in Swedish). 4 February 1995.
  7. ^ Review by Martin Carlsson, Expressen 13 April 1995