The Pagan Winter is the first studio recording by Hungarian symphonic black metal band Sear Bliss. In that time founder/bass guitarist András Nagy was only 17 years old. Thanks to this demo Mascot Records from the Netherlands offered a three-album contract and signed the band.
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| Released | May 1995 | |||
| Recorded | April 10–12, 1995 LMS Studio Szombathely, Hungary | |||
| Genre | Black metal | |||
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| Label | Mascot/Two Moons (re-release 1997) | |||
| Producer | Bertalan Domby | |||
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Mascot Records re-released The Pagan Winter on CD in 1997 following the success of Sear Bliss's debut album Phantoms.
Track listing
edit- "Ancient" – 4:54
- "The Pagan Winter" – 4:24
- "…Where the Darkness Always Reigned" – 7:20
- "Twilight" – 4:33
- "In the Shadow of Another World" (re-issue bonus track) – 12:02
Credits
edit- Zoltán Csejtei – vocals
- Csaba Csejtei – guitar
- János Barbarics – guitar
- Winter – synthesizer, lyrics
- András Nagy – bass guitar
- Gergely Szűcs – trumpet
- Balázs Bertalan – drums (session fill-in)
- Zoltán Máté – guest vocals on "Twilight"
Re-release
editThe original track list was extended by a 12-minute song called "In the Shadow of Another World" recorded between November 7–11, 1996 in Nautilus Studio, Sopron, Hungary. Kris Verwimp created new artwork for the re-release.
Sear Bliss line-up at "In the Shadow of Another World" recording:
- András Nagy – bass guitar, vocals
- János Barbarics – guitar
- Csaba Csejtei – guitar
- Zoltán Csejtei – drums
- Winter – synthesizer
- Gergely Szűcs – trumpet