Eidolon (album)

Eidolon is the fifth studio album by German melodic black metal band Dark Fortress. The album was released on 25 February 2008 through German record label Century Media.^[2] The album has also a digipack version.^[3] The vinyl record version was released on 14 October 2016, again by Century Media.^[4]

Eidolon
Studio album by Dark Fortress
Released	25 February 2008
Recorded	February 2007 – January 2008
Genre	Melodic black metal
Length	51:29
Label	Century Media
Producer	V. Santura, Dark Fortress
Dark Fortress chronology
Séance (2006) Eidolon (2008) Ylem (2010)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
allmusic	[1]

This is the first album with Nassos as a real band member. Morean already appeared on Séance as the composer of the song Incide and the arranger of the string section used in the song While They Sleep. The reason he became a member was based on his musical and vocal abilities, his personage and dedication to extreme and dark music. He is responsible for the lyrical concept of Eidolon.

This release is a concept album based on the Greek idea of an astral double, which is similar to the German concept of a doppelgänger.

EIDOLON is a concept album which in its nine chapters describes the initiation, dehumanization and unearthly rebirth of a transcending soul by mirror magic and astral projection.

— Dark Fortress

Track listing

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Length
1.	"The Silver Gate"	Morean	V. Santura	6:50
2.	"Cohorror"	Morean	Asvargr	5:37
3.	"Baphomet[feat. Tom Gabriel Fischer]"	Morean	V. Santura, Asvargr, Seraph	6:24
4.	"The Unflesh"	Morean	V. Santura	5:08
5.	"Analepsy"	Morean	V. Santura	6:01
6.	"Edge of Night""	Morean, Mina	V. Santura	3:56
7.	"No Longer Human"	Morean	V. Santura	6:22
8.	"Catacrusis"	Morean	V. Santura	4:33
9.	"Antiversum"	Morean	V. Santura, Seraph	7:22

Notes

1. ^ Thomas Gabriel Fischer (Celtic Frost, Triptykon) appears as a guest vocalist on the song Baphomet.
2. ^ A video of the song Edge of Night was made and can be viewed at their MySpace page.

Personnel

Dark Fortress

• Morean – vocals
• V. Santura – lead guitar
• Asvargr – guitar
• Draug – bass guitar
• Paymon – keyboard
• Seraph – drums

Additional musicians and production

• Thomas Gabriel Fischer – vocals on Baphomet
• V. Santura – production, recording, engineering, mixing and mastering
• Christophe Szpajdel – logo

Release dates

Release dates are confirmed by their website.^[5]

February 15, 2008	February 22, 2008	February 25, 2008	February 26, 2008	February 27, 2008	March 11, 2008
AU	DE, AT, NL, LU, CH, IT	UK, FR, GR, DK, NO, Rest of Europe	ES, PT	SE, FI, HU	US

References

1. allmusic review
2. "Dark Fortress - Eidolon - Encyclopaedia Metallum: The Metal Archives". www.metal-archives.com. Retrieved 2023-11-25.
3. "Dark Fortress - Eidolon - Encyclopaedia Metallum: The Metal Archives". www.metal-archives.com. Retrieved 2023-11-25.
4. "Dark Fortress - Eidolon - Encyclopaedia Metallum: The Metal Archives". www.metal-archives.com. Retrieved 2023-11-25.
5. "DARK FORTRESS - 'Eidolon' Release Dates". thetruedarkfortress.com. 2008-01-23. Archived from the original on 2008-06-23. Retrieved 2008-10-18.

External links

• Dark Fortress on Myspace
• Encyclopaedia Metallum (retrieved 10-18-08)