BAL SAGOTH (--1996--) Starfire Burning Upont The Ice

In 1996, Bal-Sagoth released Starfire Burning Upon the Ice-Veiled Throne of Ultima Thule, again recorded at Academy Music Studio in England. The album marked a key shift in the band's sound,^[opinion]now focusing more on the composition and arrangement skills of drummer (and studio keyboard player) Jonny Maudling,^[opinion] as well as the "storytelling" aspect of Byron Roberts's spoken-word vocals. Through keyboards, the band incorporated a virtual symphony orchestra as an equal fifth instrument, along with guitar, bass, drums and vocals. This new sound would be expanded and explored on all four of the band's later efforts.

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1.Interactive CD-ROM track (not available)

2.Black Dragons Soar Above The Mountain of Shadows

3.To Dethrone The Witch-Queen of Mytos K'unn (The Legend of The Battle of Blackhelm Vale)

4.As The Vortex Illuminates The Crystalline Walls Of Kor-Avul-Thaa

5.Starfire Burning Upon The Ice-Veiled Throne Of Ultima Thule

6.Journey To the Isle Of Mists (Over The Moonless Depths of Night-Dark Seas)

7.The Splendour of a Thousand Swords Gleaming Beneath The Blazon of the Hyperborean Empire

8.And Lo, When The Imperium Marches Against Gul-Kothoth, Then Dark Sorceries Shall Enshroud The Citadel of the Obsidian Crown

9.Summoning The Guardians of the Astral Gate

10.In the Raven-Haunted Forests of Darkenhold, Where Shadows Reign And the Hues Sunlight Never Dance

11.At The Altar of the Dreaming Gods (Epilogue)

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