Comes with a 16-page booklet with English lyrics.
Track 1 was originally composed by Euronymous as an introduction for "De Mysteriis Dom Sathanas".
All music and lyrics by Marduk, except tracks 5 and 7 lyrics by It.
Track 7: "This is the first in a number of symphonys that will unveil the historical truth of Vlad Tepes Draculea (1431-1476). To be continued."
Japanese edition released in 2002 by the Pony Canyon (Japan) with the whole Glorification EP as a bonus and with a slightly altered cover art.
"Glorification of the Black God" starts with a classical opening by Mussorgsky's "A night on bald mountain", but the whole song is also a "black metal revisited version" of parts of that classic piece.
Front cover painting by Alf Svensson.
Warning - Osmose CD presses dating from February 2001 up to around 2005 may contain a copy-protection method which renders the CD completely unreadable in PCs and certain modern Hi-Fi systems. This isn't indicated anywhere on the packaging.
The German metalcore act Heaven Shall Burn got their name off this album.
Recorded and mixed at the Abyss Studio, Pärlby, Sweden. Produced by Peter Tägtgren and Marduk.
Barcode: 4 001617 206027
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