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Storm of the Light's Bane is the second full-length album by Swedish black metal band Dissection. It was released on 17 November 1995 by Nuclear Blast. This would be the band's last full-length album before Nödtveidt's 1997 incarceration for the felony murder of Josef ben Meddour.[2] It would not be until 2006 that they would release their third and final album Reinkaos, which was followed by the breakup of the band and Jon Nödtveidt's suicide shortly after.[2] As with the band's debut album, Kristian 'Necrolord' Wåhlin created the artwork.

Storm of the Light's Bane
Studio album by Dissection
Released	17 November 1995
Recorded	17–30 March 1995
Studio	Hellspawn/Unisound
Genre	Melodic black metal melodic death metal[1]
Length	43:16
Label	Nuclear Blast
Producer	Dissection
Dissection chronology
The Somberlain (1993) Storm of the Light's Bane (1995) Where Dead Angels Lie (1996)

The album is widely considered a masterpiece and one of the best black metal albums ever written.[3][4] It has had significant influence on the development of extreme metal, inspiring many bands such as Watain, whose frontman played bass live with the band during their final shows.[5]

Musical style, writing, and composition

The album is notable for being one of the earliest and most successful examples of a band combining black metal with the melodic death metal sound that was developing in Gothenburg around the time of this album's release.[6] According to Metal Hammer, "While Sweden's Dissection were very much black metal in terms of ideology and atmosphere, they also featured noticeable elements of the melodic death metal movement exploding in their home country, as well as classic '80s heavy metal."[7] Dave Schalek wrote that "the songs are cold, dark, evil and extreme."[8] OC Weekly have described the album as "extreme and aggressive but also primeval and classically orchestrated with heavy echoes of drums and haunting melodies hidden throughout the darkness."[3]

In an interview, Jon Nödtveidt said that though "everything we do is connected through death in one way or another. This is not an album where all the songs follow a story. On this record, all the songs and music are different but still have that death theme within them to tie them in some form or another." He also added that "We never limit ourselves even if we feel we play dark, death metal. We don't write our music to fit into a certain pattern."[9]

Release history

In 1995, Nuclear Blast released a Europe-exclusive special digipak version of the album limited to 500 copies, which upon unfolding formed the shape of a cross with the song's lyrics printed on the sleeves. It was re-released in 2002 as a digipak (catalogue number: NB 646-2), this time with the 1997 EP Where Dead Angels Lie as bonus tracks. The Japanese edition features the bonus track "Feathers Fell" as track 5, in between "Where Dead Angels Lie" and "Retribution – Storm of the Light's Bane". The album was re-released once again in 2006 by The End Records in a two-disc set, and includes the Where Dead Angels Lie EP, an unreleased EP from 1994 featuring two songs from the album, and an "alternate mix" version of the full album, all remastered from the original master tapes by Håkan Åkesson at Cutting Room Studios in Stockholm, and packaged in a slipcase. This version is touted as the "Ultimate Reissue".[10]

Reception and legacy

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[11]
Sputnikmusic	5/5[12]

The album is routinely cited as a landmark album in the history of black metal, and as one of the earliest examples of a band blending black metal and death metal, more particularly, melodic death metal.[1][13][14][15]

In his review of the album for AllMusic, William York described all of the album's songs as "expertly crafted mini-epics" with thematic unity and memorable melodies, adding that the album is "deservedly hailed as a landmark" of the genre.

Sputnikmusic mentions the attention to detail in the music and the "meticulous structure" of each song, naming the album the legacy of the band.

Metal Hammer named it one of the 20 best black metal albums of the 90s, noting the influence of melodic death metal, and describing it as "a melodic, majestic and gloriously epic listen that features a measured, bombastic tone yet also makes use of furious, high-paced delivery when necessary."[7]

Loudwire describe it as a "milestone in extreme metal" and "one to chill the bones and the only one of its kind."[16]

Accolades

Publication	Accolade	Position
Metal Hammer	20 Best Black Metal Albums of the Nineties	-[7]
IGN	10 Great Black Metal Albums	-[17]
LA Weekly	10 Metal Albums to Hear Before You Die	2[4]
Loudwire	10 Best Metal Albums of 1995	3[16]
About.com	Best Metal Albums of 1995	4[8]
Terrorizer	Most Important Albums of the Nineties	-[18]
	Top 40 Black Metal Albums	8[18]

Track listing

Track listing adapted from liner notes.[19]

Personnel

Dissection

• Jon Nödtveidt – vocals, lead, rhythm & acoustic guitars
• Johan Norman – rhythm guitar
• Peter Palmdahl – bass guitar
• Ole Öhman – drums

Additional musicians

• Alexandra Balogh – piano
• Legion – backing vocals on "Thorns of Crimson Death"
• Tony Särkkä – backing vocals on "Soulreaper"

Production

• Arranged & produced by Dissection
• Recorded, engineered & mixed by Dan Swanö
• Håkan Åkesson – mastering & remastering (2006)
• Necrolord – cover artwork
• Oscar Matsson – photography

References

Further reading

• "Black Metal Foundations Top 20: The First Wave" (2005). Terrorizer #128: 42–43.

На других языках

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[de] Storm of the Light’s Bane

Storm of the Light’s Bane ist das zweite Studioalbum der schwedischen Black-/Death-Metal-Band Dissection. Es wurde im März 1995 im Unisound Studio aufgenommen und erschien am 17. November 1995 beim deutschen Independent-Label Nuclear Blast. In Rezensionen und der Literatur wird das Album überwiegend im Zusammenhang mit dem Black Metal rezipiert. Eine trennscharfe Zuordnung ist aber nicht möglich, da die Musik Stilelemente sowohl des Black als auch des Death Metal vereint. Charakteristisch für das Album ist der Wechsel aus schnell gespielten Blastbeat-Passagen und melodischen Gitarrenharmonien.

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- [en] Storm of the Light's Bane

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[es] Storm of the Light's Bane

Storm of the Light's Bane es el segundo álbum de la banda sueca de black metal melódico, Dissection. Fue lanzado en 1995 por Nuclear Blast Records, también se lanzó una edición especial digipack limitada a 500 copias. En 2002 fue lanzado de nuevo en digipack pero esta vez incluyendo el EP de 1997 Where Dead Angels Lie como bonus track. En 2006 fue de nuevo relanzado, esta vez por Black Horizon Music The End Records, que incluye dos discos: el primero es la versión original y en el segundo se incluye una versión inédita del álbum, el EP de Where Dead Angels Lie, más otro Demo inédito de 1994. Al igual que con el primer álbum, Kristian Wahlin hizo el arte de la cubierta.[1]

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[ru] Storm of the Light’s Bane

Storm of the Light’s Bane — второй полноформатный альбом шведской блэк-метал-группы Dissection. Альбом был выпущен 17 ноября 1995 года на лейбле Nuclear Blast. Является последним полноформатным альбомом группы, выпущенным перед десятилетним тюремным заключением основателя коллектива, Йона Нёдтвейдта, в 1997 году за убийство Йозефа бен Меддура[7]. Только в 2006 году они выпустят свой третий и последний альбом Reinkaos, после которого последовало самоубийство Нёдтвейдта и распад группы[7].

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