The Dust of Years is the third studio album by the British Christian metal band Seventh Angel, released on 24 June 2009 on Bombworks Records. A comeback album, The Dust of Years is the band's first studio album since 1992's Lament for the Weary. While the style continues on Seventh Angel's trademark thrash and doom metal sound, the vocals are death growls as opposed to the previous thrash metal shouts. The album was produced by Esoteric member Greg Chandler who also contributed some growls. The cover art was done by Matt Vickerstaff of Darkwave Art.[2]

The Dust of Years
Studio album by Seventh Angel
Released	24 June 2009
Recorded	19 March – 1 April 2009, The Priory, Sutton Coldfield, UK
Genre	Doom metal, thrash metal, death metal
Label	Bombworks Records
Producer	Greg Chandler
Seventh Angel chronology
Heed the Warning: Live & Demo Recordings (2005) The Dust of Years (2009) Demo Collection (2017)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Cross Rhythms	[1]

Track listing

1. "Chaos of Dreams" – 5:08
2. "The Turning Tide" – 4:59
3. "Exordium" – 6:05
4. "Weep Not for Us" – 6:10
5. "Abélard and Heloise" – 6:30
6. "In Ruins" – 7:10
7. "Lamentations" – 7:33
8. "The Raven Sky" – 10:04
9. "Oświęcim" – 5:28

Personnel

Seventh Angel

• Ian Arkley: Vocals, guitars
• Tank (aka Andrew Thompson): Drums
• Simon Bibby: Guitar, vocals, keyboard
• Mark Broomhead: Bass, narration on "Abélard and Heloise"

Additional musicians

• Cat Brazier: Flute on "The Raven Sky"
• Peter Spencer: Narration on "Oświęcim"
• Kate Hamilton (My Silent Wake): Narration on "Abélard and Heloise"
• Greg Chandler (Esoteric): Guest growls

References