Symphonic Holocaust

Symphonic Holocaust
Studio album by
Morte Macabre
ReleasedOctober 1998
StudioStudio Largen (Sweden)
GenreProgressive rock
Length57:17
LabelMellotronen
ProducerMorte Macabre
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Symphonic Holocaust is the only studio album by Swedish four-piece progressive rock band Morte Macabre. It was released in October 1998 via Mellotronen. Recording sessions took place at Studio Largen in Sweden. Production was handled by the quartet themselves.

Composed of eight tracks, the album consists of re-makes of instrumentals taken from the soundtracks of obscure, mostly European exploitation movies with the exception of two original compositions.

Music critics and reviewers noted the band's focus on the mellotron, which was popular among progressive rock bands of the 1960s and 1970s.

In 2004, American horrorcore musician Necro sampled the band's version of "Apoteosi del Mistero" for his song "The Dispensation of Life and Death" off of The Pre-Fix for Death.

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Apoteosi del Mistero"Fabio Frizzi4:16
2."Threats of Stark Reality"
2:59
3."Sequenza Ritmica E Tema"Frizzi7:02
4."Lullaby"Krzysztof Trzciński8:02
5."Quiet Drops"Goblin6:43
6."Opening Theme"Riz Ortolani2:50
7."The Photosession"Elmer Glaskow7:10
8."Symphonic Holocaust"
  • Berg
  • Nordins
  • Fiske
  • Dimle
17:51
Total length:57:17
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Personnel

Morte Macabre
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References

  1. 1 2 Guarisco, Donald A. "Morte Macabre – Symphonic Holocaust". AllMusic. Retrieved 12 November 2023.
  2. 1 2 "Morte Macabre – Symphonic Holocaust". Metal Reviews. January 2010. Retrieved 13 November 2023.
  3. 1 2 Johan P (29 June 2016). "Morte Macabre – Symphonic Holocaust (1998)". Death Metal Underground. Retrieved 13 November 2023.