- Starfire Burning Upon the Ice-Veiled Throne of Ultima Thule
Infobox Album | Name = Starfire Burning Upon the Ice-Veiled Throne of Ultima Thule
Type = studio
Artist =Bal-Sagoth
Released = 1996
Recorded =
Genre =Symphonic black metal
Length = 52:37
Label =Cacophonous Records
Producer =
Reviews =
Last album = "A Black Moon Broods over Lemuria "
(1994)
This album = "Starfire Burning Upon the Ice-Veiled Throne of Ultima Thule"
(1996)
Next album = "Battle Magic "
(1998)"Starfire Burning Upon the Ice-Veiled Throne of Ultima Thule" is
Bal-Sagoth 's second full-length album, released in 1996 throughCacophonous Records .
In the song titled "And lo, When the Imperium Marches Against Gul-Kothoth, then Dark Sorceries Shall Enshroud the Citadel of the Obsidian Crown," a strong synthesizer melody begins at 4:17. This melody is a variation upon the melody heard in the 1982 filmConan the Barbarian during the scene insideThulsa Doom 's stronghold, composed byBasil Poledouris .Track listing
# "Black Dragons Soar above the Mountain of Shadows (Prologue)" – 3:05
# "To Dethrone the Witch-Queen of Mytos K'unn (The Legend of the Battle of Blackhelm Vale)" – 6:45
# "As the Vortex Illumines the Cystalline Walls of Kor-Avul-Thaa" – 6:35
# "Starfire Burning Upon the Ice-Veiled Throne of Ultima Thule" – 7:23
# "Journey to the Isle of Mists (Over the Moonless Depths of Night-Dark Seas)" – 1:11
# "The Splendour of a Thousand Swords Gleaming Beneath the Blazon of the Hyperborean Empire" – 6:03
# "And Lo, When the Imperium Marches Against Gul-Kothoth, Then Dark Sorceries Shall Enshroud the Citadel of the Obsidian Crown" – 6:28
# "Summoning the Guardians of the Astral Gate" – 6:09
# "In the Raven-Haunted Forests of Darkenhold, Where Shadows Reign and the Hues of Sunlight Never Dance" – 6:29
# "At the Altar of the Dreaming Gods (Epilogue)" – 2:29
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