Amorous Anathema is the debut studio album by the Swedish melodic black metal band Embraced released in 1998 on Regain Records. It was recorded in November 1997 at Studio Fredman and mastered at Masteringroom. In 2003 Regain Records re-released the album with two bonus tracks recorded during the Within session.

Amorous Anathema
Studio album by
ReleasedApril 1998
Recorded1997 at Studio Fredman
GenreMelodic black metal
Length47:08
LabelRegain
ProducerAnders Fridén
Embraced chronology
Amorous Anathema
(1998)
Within
(2000)

Track listing

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No.TitleLength
1."A Dying Flame"6:33
2."The End... And Here We All Die"8:35
3."Nightfall"5:26
4."Princess of Twilight"5:00
5."Into the Unknown"4:12
6."Memento of Emotions"7:04
7."The Beautiful Flow of an Autumn Passion"3:14
8."Dirge of the Masquerade"7:04
9."Big in Japan" (Alphaville cover) (2003 re-release bonus track)3:27
10."Book of Keys" (2003 re-release bonus track)6:54
Total length:57:29

Personnel

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  • Kalle Johansson - vocals, didgeridoo on "The End... And Here We All Die"
  • Daniel Lindberg - drums
  • Julius Chmielewski - keyboards
  • Sven Karlsson - keyboards, piano, mastering
  • Michael Håkansson - bass, vocals, mastering, cover art and layout concept
  • Davor Tepic - guitars
  • Peter Mårdklint - guitars

Additional personnel

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  • Kalle Metz - additional vocals on "The Beautiful Flow of an Autumn Passion"
  • Lasse Hejll - photography
  • Helene Toresdotter - cover art, photography
  • Göran Finnberg - mastering
  • Anders Fridén - producer, mixing
  • Fredrik Nordström - engineering
  • Ron Boldsurfer - logo
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