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Det tapte liv

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Det Tapte Liv
EP by
Released2004
Recorded2004 Top Room Studios, Oslo
GenreUnblack metal
Length18:39
LabelEndtime Productions
ProducerBørge Finstad, Antestor
Antestor chronology
The Defeat of Satan
(2003)
Det Tapte Liv
(2004)
The Forsaken
(2005)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Imperiumi[1]
The Whipping Post[2]

Det Tapte Liv is an EP by the Norwegian unblack metal band Antestor, released in 2004 by Endtime Productions.

Recording

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The EP contains songs recorded at Antestor's studio sessions in 2004 at Top Room Studios. The band felt that these songs did not fit into the 2005's The Forsaken full-length and were released on this EP.[3] The EP served as a taster for the upcoming album.

Det Tapte Liv includes two actual songs, "Rites of Death" and "Med Hevede Sverd", and three atmospheric piano and keyboard-based instrumental songs. The song structures are progressive and include several tempo changes. Pekka Ryhänen, reviewer of the Finnish metal site Imperiumi.net, gave the EP 9/10 and describes the style as "modern, artistic, and fast dark metal".[1]

At first, Det Tapte Liv was released in a special limited 1,000 copies heavy printer box edition. The box had room for the upcoming full-length. Later, the EP was released as a regular jewel case with different cover art done by Kristian Wåhlin.

The album cover of Det Tapte Liv shows a painting of the Borgund stave church. The cover of the EP and the album art for The Forsaken together form a single landscape image.

Line-up

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  • Vrede (a.k.a. Ronny Hansen) – vocals
  • Sygmoon (a.k.a. Morten Sigmund Mageroy) – keyboards
  • Vemod (a.k.a. Lars Stokstad) – guitar
  • Gard (a.k.a. Vegard Undal) – bass
  • Hellhammer (a.k.a. Jan Axel Blomberg) – session drums

Track listing

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Borgund stave church is depicted in the EP's cover art.
  1. "Rites of Death" (3:46)
  2. "Grief" (3:32)
  3. "Last Season" (3:45)
  4. "Med Hevede Sverd" (4:50)
  5. "Det Tapte Liv" (2:46)

References

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  1. ^ a b Ryhänen, Pekka. Antestor - Det Tapte Liv. Imperiumi. Retrieved 2012-06-12.
  2. ^ Morrow, Matt. Antestor - Det Tapte Live. The Whipping Post. Retrieved 2012-06-12.
  3. ^ Kemman, Max. Antestor interview. Jesus Metal. Retrieved 2007-10-30. Archived from the original on 2008-06-12.
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