Det tapte liv
| Det Tapte Liv | ||||
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| EP by | ||||
| Released | 2004 | |||
| Recorded | 2004 Top Room Studios, Oslo | |||
| Genre | Unblack metal | |||
| Length | 18:39 | |||
| Label | Endtime Productions | |||
| Producer | Børge Finstad, Antestor | |||
| Antestor chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Imperiumi |   [1] |
| The Whipping Post |  [2] |
Det Tapte Liv is an EP by the Norwegian unblack metal band Antestor, released in 2004 by Endtime Productions.
Recording[edit]
The EP contains songs recorded at Antestor's studio sessions in 2004 at Top Room Studios. The band felt that these songs did not fit into the 2005's The Forsaken full-length and were released on this EP.[3] The EP served as a taster for the upcoming album.
Det Tapte Liv includes two actual songs, "Rites of Death" and "Med Hevede Sverd", and three atmospheric piano and keyboard-based instrumental songs. The song structures are progressive and include several tempo changes. Pekka Ryhänen, reviewer of the Finnish metal site Imperiumi.net, gave the EP 9/10 and describes the style as "modern, artistic, and fast dark metal".[1]
At first, Det Tapte Liv was released in a special limited 1,000 copies heavy printer box edition. The box had room for the upcoming full-length. Later, the EP was released as a regular jewel case with different cover art done by Kristian Wåhlin.
The album cover of Det Tapte Liv shows a painting of the Borgund stave church. The cover of the EP and the album art for The Forsaken together form a single landscape image.
Line-up[edit]
- Vrede (a.k.a. Ronny Hansen) – vocals
- Sygmoon (a.k.a. Morten Sigmund Mageroy) – keyboards
- Vemod (a.k.a. Lars Stokstad) – guitar
- Gard (a.k.a. Vegard Undal) – bass
- Hellhammer (a.k.a. Jan Axel Blomberg) – session drums
Track listing[edit]
- "Rites of Death" (3:46)
- "Grief" (3:32)
- "Last Season" (3:45)
- "Med Hevede Sverd" (4:50)
- "Det Tapte Liv" (2:46)
References[edit]
- ^ a b Ryhänen, Pekka. Antestor - Det Tapte Liv. Imperiumi. Retrieved 2012-06-12.
- ^ Morrow, Matt. Antestor - Det Tapte Live. The Whipping Post. Retrieved 2012-06-12.
- ^ Kemman, Max. Antestor interview. Jesus Metal. Retrieved 2007-10-30. Archived from the original on 2008-06-12.
