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| Released = 2000
| Released = 2000
| Recorded = September-December 1999 at Roth Recording
| Recorded = September–December 1999
| Studio = Roth Recording
| Genre = [[Symphonic metal]], [[doom metal]], [[symphonic death metal]], [[classical music]], [[early music]]
| Genre = [[Symphonic metal]], [[doom metal]], [[symphonic death metal]], [[classical music]], [[early music]]
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'''''Awaking the Centuries''''' is the second full-length album by the [[Germany|German]] symphonic metal band [[Haggard (band)|Haggard]]. It was released on February 7, 2000 by [[Drakkar Entertainment]].<ref>[http://www.spirit-of-metal.com/m/album-id_album-1612-l-en.html Awaking the Centuries]</ref> The album is based on [[Nostradamus|Michel De Nostredame (Nostradamus)]] and his experience during The Black Plague in Medieval Europe. The album features several compositions based on [[Sergei Rachmaninoff]]'s music.
'''''Awaking the Centuries''''' is the second full-length album by [[Germany|German]] symphonic metal band [[Haggard (band)|Haggard]]. It was released on February 7, 2000 by [[Drakkar Entertainment]].<ref>[http://www.spirit-of-metal.com/m/album-id_album-1612-l-en.html Awaking the Centuries]</ref> The album is based on [[Nostradamus|Michel De Nostredame (Nostradamus)]] and his experience during The Black Plague in Medieval Europe. The album features several compositions based on [[Sergei Rachmaninoff]]'s music.


''Awakening the Centuries'' peaked at position 64 in the [[Media Control Charts|German album charts]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.musicline.de/de/chartverfolgung_summary/artist/Haggard/longplay |title=Chartverfolgung / Haggard / Longplay |language=German |work=musicline.de |publisher=PHONONET GmbH |accessdate=2012-04-26}}</ref>
''Awakening the Centuries'' peaked at position 64 in the [[Media Control Charts|German album charts]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.musicline.de/de/chartverfolgung_summary/artist/Haggard/longplay |title=Chartverfolgung / Haggard / Longplay |language=German |work=musicline.de |publisher=PHONONET GmbH |accessdate=2012-04-26}}</ref>
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'''Note'''
The choir tracks at the beginning and at the end of the record are an abridged and a complete version of "Rejoice, o virgin" from Sergei Rachmaninoff's choral work ''[[All-Night Vigil (Rachmaninoff)|All-Night Vigil]]''.
*The choir tracks at the beginning and at the end of the record are an abridged and a complete version of "Rejoice, o virgin" from Sergei Rachmaninoff's choral work ''[[All-Night Vigil (Rachmaninoff)|All-Night Vigil]]''.


==Credits==
==Personnel==
*[[Asis Nasseri]] – grunt vocals, guitars, kettle drums
*[[Asis Nasseri]] – grunt vocals, guitars, kettle drums
*[[Luz Marsen]] – drums, percussion
*[[Luz Marsen]] – drums, percussion
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*[[Kathrin Pechlof]] – concert harp
*[[Kathrin Pechlof]] – concert harp
*[[Fiffi Fuhrmann]] – tenore
*[[Fiffi Fuhrmann]] – tenore
* Christian – tenore
*Christian – tenore
*[[Thomas Rosato]] – bass
*[[Thomas Rosato]] – bass
*[[Christoph Zastrow]] – flute
*[[Christoph Zastrow]] – flute
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*[[Peter Prysch]] – French horn
*[[Peter Prysch]] – French horn


===Special Guests===
===Guest musicians===
*[[Evert Fratermann]] – orchestral percussion
*[[Evert Fratermann]] – orchestral percussion
*[[Ilka Mende]] – violin
*[[Ilka Mende]] – violin
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* [http://www.metal-archives.com/albums/Haggard/Awaking_the_Centuries/3988 ''Awaking the Centuries''] at [[Encyclopaedia Metallum]]
* [http://www.metal-archives.com/albums/Haggard/Awaking_the_Centuries/3988 ''Awaking the Centuries''] at [[Encyclopaedia Metallum]]
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Revision as of 19:13, 8 January 2017

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Awaking the Centuries is the second full-length album by German symphonic metal band Haggard. It was released on February 7, 2000 by Drakkar Entertainment.[1] The album is based on Michel De Nostredame (Nostradamus) and his experience during The Black Plague in Medieval Europe. The album features several compositions based on Sergei Rachmaninoff's music.

Awakening the Centuries peaked at position 64 in the German album charts.[2]

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Rachmaninov: Choir" (Music by Sergei Rachmaninoff)0:38
2."Pestilencia"1:54
3."Heavenly Damnation"2:59
4."The Final Victory"3:35
5."Saltorella la Manuelina"0:57
6."Awaking the Centuries"9:34
7."Statement zur Lage der Musica"1:19
8."In a Fullmoon Procession"5:18
9."Menuett"1:19
10."Prophecy Fulfilled/And the Dark Night Entered"6:23
11."Courante"1:10
12."Rachmaninov: Choir" (Rachmaninoff)2:34
13."Lost (Robin's Song)" (live digipak bonus track)4:38
Total length:42:17

Note

  • The choir tracks at the beginning and at the end of the record are an abridged and a complete version of "Rejoice, o virgin" from Sergei Rachmaninoff's choral work All-Night Vigil.

Personnel

Guest musicians

Voices of "Pestilencia"

Moscow Radio Choir

References

  1. ^ Awaking the Centuries
  2. ^ "Chartverfolgung / Haggard / Longplay". musicline.de (in German). PHONONET GmbH. Retrieved 2012-04-26.