Carving an Icon

Carving an Icon is the debut album by the Norwegian extreme / gothic metal band Viper Solfa. The album was released on February 20, 2015 under the German record label Massacre Records.

Carving an Icon
Studio album by
Viper Solfa
ReleasedFebruary 20, 2015
RecordedTransient Lab / Strand Studio / Spacemachine Studio in Oslo, Norway
Sound Suite Studio in Marseille, France, in May -July, 2014
GenreExtreme metal, gothic metal
Length52:42
LabelMassacre Records
ProducerTerje Refsnes

History

Almost a year after Viper Solfa have settled in Kristiansand, Norway, the band signed a contract with Massacre Records in 2014, after composing and rehearsing several songs.[1]

The recording sessions took place between May and July 2014 in Transient Lab (mostly), the Strand Studio in Oslo, Norway and several vocal tracks were recorded in the Spacemachine Studio.[2] The recording and mixing were completed in Sound Suite Studio in Marseille, France with producer Terje Refsnes, who previously worked with groups of similar genres such as Trail of Tears, Tristania, Sirenia and Carpathian Forest among many.[3] Carving an Icon was finally released on 20 February 2015.[4][5]

Former Tristania singer Vibeke Stene is one of the main songwriters for the song called Whispers and Storms.[6]

The cover art was created by renowned Brazilian graphic designer Marcelo Vasco, creator of the covers of bands such as Machine Head, Dimmu Borgir and Borknagar.

Track listing
No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
1."Deranged"Morfeus, Sphinx, Ronny ThorsenViper Solfa4:47
2."Funeral of Kings"Morfeus, Sphinx, Ronny ThorsenViper Solfa5:43
3."Carving an Icon"Morfeus, Sphinx, Ronny ThorsenViper Solfa4:42
4."The Toxic Thousands"Morfeus, Sphinx, Ronny ThorsenViper Solfa4:50
5."Vulture Kingdom"Morfeus, Sphinx, Ronny ThorsenViper Solfa5:03
6."Call For Silence"Morfeus, Sphinx, Ronny ThorsenViper Solfa5:40
7."War of Zion"Morfeus, Sphinx, Ronny ThorsenViper Solfa4:31
8."The Viper Legion"Morfeus, Sphinx, Ronny ThorsenViper Solfa4:32
9."Whispers and Storms"Morfeus, Vibeke Stene, Ronny ThorsenViper Solfa5:01
10."Shahanshah"Morfeus, Sphinx, Ronny ThorsenViper Solfa7:03
Total length:52:42

Personnel

Viper Solfa
  • Ronny Thorsen - Male vocals (growling)
  • Miriam Elisabeth Renvåg "Sphinx" - Female vocals
  • Krister Dreyer "Morfeus" - Guitars, keyboards, orchestrations
  • Endre Moe "Mr. Moe" - Bass guitar
  • Bjørn Dugstad Rønnow - Drums

Production and engineering
  • Terje Refsnes - producer, engineer
  • Marius Strand - mixing, mastering
  • Marcelo Vasco - cover art, design

References
  1. "Massacre Records Promo Kits". Archived from the original on 2015-12-11. Retrieved 2016-02-01.
  2. Lords of Metal info
  3. VIPER SOLFA To Begin Recording Debut Album In May
  4. Viper Solfa - Carving An Icon (2015) - Made In Metal
  5. "Massacre Records review" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2016-02-01.
  6. "Allmusic". Retrieved 16 May 2020.
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