Awaking the Gods: Live in Mexico

Awaking the Gods: Live in Mexico is the first live album by the German symphonic metal band Haggard. It was released on September 24, 2001 by Drakkar Entertainment. It was filmed at Teatro Ferrocarrilero, Mexico City during the tour for the Awaking the Centuries album. The DVD contains footage from Teotihuacan between the songs.

Awaking the Gods: Live in Mexico
Live album by
Haggard
Released2001
GenreSymphonic metal
Doom metal
Length60:11
LabelDrakkar Entertainment
ProducerT. Süß
B. N. Würz
L. Damm
Haggard chronology
Awaking the Centuries
(2000)		 Awaking the Gods: Live in Mexico
(2001)		 Eppur Si Muove
(2004)

Due to technical issues the DVD audio is from the studio albums Awaking the Centuries and And Thou Shalt Trust... the Seer.

Reception

The album received a very positive review by the German Sonic Seducer magazine, calling it a unique fusion of Medieval, Baroque and Classical music with traditional metal. The musical skills of the band members were also stressed out in this review.[1] Rock Hard noted the balanced recording and wrote that the album had authentically caught the concert's atmosphere.[2]

Track listing
No.TitleLength
1."Intro / Rachmaninov Choir"2:14
2."Mediaeval Part"1:49
3."Lost"4:38
4."Prophecy Fulfilled / And the Dark Night Entered"7:02
5."Menuett"1:21
6."Origin Of A Crystal Soul"7:14
7."Awaking the Centuries"10:10
8."Courante"1:29
9."In A Fullmoon Procession"6:09
10."Final Victory"7:03
11."In A Pale Moon's Shadow"11:02

The DVD Plus version contains 3 DVD tracks:

  1. "Final Victory"
  2. "In a Pale Moon's Shadow"
  3. "Awaking the Centuries"

References
  1. Zöller, Michael (2001). "Haggard – Live in Mexico". Sonic Seducer (in German). No. 9. Thomas Vogel Media. Archived from the original on 2011-07-23.
  2. "Awaking The Gods - Live In Mexico". Rock Hard (in German). No. 173. 2001.


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