The Butcher's Ballroom

The Butcher's Ballroom is the debut studio album by Swedish avant-garde metal band Diablo Swing Orchestra, released in 2006. It features all four songs from their EP and disc debut Borderline Hymns, along with 9 new songs, for a total of 13 tracks divided into two acts. It is the band's first release with singer AnnLouice Lögdlund.

The Butcher's Ballroom
Studio album by
ReleasedAugust 17, 2006
GenreAvant-garde metal
Symphonic metal
Progressive metal
Length51:07
Diablo Swing Orchestra chronology
Borderline Hymns
(2003)
The Butcher's Ballroom
(2006)
Sing Along Songs for the Damned & Delirious
(2009)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Metal Storm(9.2/10)[1]

It received the Biggest Surprise award at the 2006 Metal Storm Awards.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Daniel Håkansson, except where noted.

Act I
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Balrog Boogie" 3:52
2."Heroines" 5:21
3."Poetic Pitbull Revolutions" 4:52
4."Ragdoll Physics" 3:52
5."D'Angelo" 1:53
6."Velvet Embracer"Håkansson, Pontus Mantefors4:04
Act II
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
7."Gunpowder Chant" 1:50
8."Infralove" 4:53
9."Wedding March for a Bullet" 3:13
10."Qualms of Conscience"P.G. Juliusson1:15
11."Zodiac Virtues"Music: Håkansson, lyrics: Anders Johansson4:46
12."Porcelain Judas"Håkansson, Mantefors4:08
13."Pink Noise Waltz" 6:05
Total length:51:07

Pre-gap

There is a pre-gap track on the album as track -1, lasting for 1:03.

Band members

Additional musicians

Production

References

  1. Diablo Swing Orchestra - The Butcher's Ballroom review. Metal Storm (December 12, 2006). Retrieved March 12, 2009.
  • This album can be downloaded free of charge on Jamendo.com under a Creative Commons By-NC-ND 3.0 License.



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