| 1. | The Wings of the Hydra | 03:33 | Show lyrics |
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| 2. | Melez | 04:06 | Show lyrics |
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| 3. | Arrival of the Darkest Queen | 00:54 | instrumental |
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| 4. | The Beauty in Black | 03:12 | Show lyrics |
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| 5. | Riders of Theli | 02:51 | Show lyrics |
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| 6. | Black | 05:02 | Show lyrics |
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| 7. | Darkness Eve | 05:19 | Show lyrics |
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| 8. | Sorrows of the Moon (Celtic Frost cover) | 03:26 | Show lyrics |
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| 9. | Let the New Day Begin | 03:35 | Show lyrics |
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| 10. | Lepaca Kliffoth | 04:26 | Show lyrics |
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| 11. | Evocation of Vovin | 04:54 | Show lyrics |
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| Band members | |
| Christofer Johnsson | Vocals, Guitars, Keyboards, Songwriting (tracks 1-4, 6, 7, 9-11), Lyrics (tracks 1, 2, 5-7, 9, 11) |
| Fredrik Isaksson | Bass, Songwriting (track 5) |
| Piotr Wawrzeniuk | Drums, Songwriting (tracks 6, 9) |
| Guest/Session | |
| Harris Johns | Guitars (lead) (track 4) |
| Hans Gröning | Vocals (bass, baritone) (tracks 4, 11) |
| Claudia Maria Mokri | Vocals (soprano) (tracks 4, 11) |
| Jan | Vocals (additional) (tracks 1, 8) |
| Miscellaneous staff | |
| T. Karlsson | Lyrics (tracks 2, 4, 10) |
| Kristian Wåhlin | Cover art |
| Christofer Johnsson | Producer |
| Harris Johns | Engineering, Mixing |
| Tom Eriksen | Art direction, Artwork, Editing |
| Simon | Engineering, Mixing (track 7) |
| Christofer Johnsson | Vocals, Guitars, Keyboards, Songwriting (tracks 1-4, 6, 7, 9-11), Lyrics (tracks 1, 2, 5-7, 9, 11) |
| Fredrik Isaksson | Bass, Songwriting (track 5) |
| Piotr Wawrzeniuk | Drums, Songwriting (tracks 6, 9) |
| Harris Johns | Guitars (lead) (track 4) |
| Hans Gröning | Vocals (bass, baritone) (tracks 4, 11) |
| Claudia Maria Mokri | Vocals (soprano) (tracks 4, 11) |
| Jan | Vocals (additional) (tracks 1, 8) |
| T. Karlsson | Lyrics (tracks 2, 4, 10) |
| Kristian Wåhlin | Cover art |
| Christofer Johnsson | Producer |
| Harris Johns | Engineering, Mixing |
| Tom Eriksen | Art direction, Artwork, Editing |
| Simon | Engineering, Mixing (track 7) |
Track 8 originally performed by Celtic Frost, based on the poem "Tristesse de la lune" by Charles Baudelaire, with completely new lyrics translated by Therion.
Music video featuring Guillaume Le Huche was made for The Beauty in Black.
The first guitar riff in "Melez" sounds identical to the Scorpions' song "They Need a Million".
The CD pressed in Germany by Nuclear Blast and identical to the first German press.
The polygraphy printed in Sweden by Megarock Records.
Recording information:
Recorded in Music Lab Studio, Berlin 1994.
Identifiers:
Barcode: 7 391946 066131
Matrix / Runout: NB 127-2
No IFPI codes
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