Eschaton (album)

Eschaton
Studio album by Anaal Nathrakh
Released	October 16, 2006 (2006-10-16)
Genre	Black metal, death metal
Length	35:23
Label	Season of Mist
Producer	Mick Kenney
Anaal Nathrakh chronology
Domine Non Es Dignus (2004) Eschaton (2006) Hell Is Empty and All the Devils Are Here (2007)

Eschaton is the third album by British black metal band Anaal Nathrakh. Musically, the album continues in the vein of the previous album, Domine Non Es Dignus. Some reviewers have commented that the overall atmosphere and production are at the same time a step back towards the out-and-out ferocity of the band's debut. The album features guest appearances by Shane Embury (Embryonymous) on bass, and Attila Csihar (from Mayhem) performs vocals on "Regression to the Mean".

Background

The album cover art resembles parts of the Mandelbrot set. "The Necrogeddon" is a re-recording from Total Fucking Necro. The album features sound samples from the television series Blackadder II ("The Destroying Angel"), and the films Saw ("The Yellow King") and Omen III: The Final Conflict ("The Necrogeddon"). Lyrics for the song "When Lion Devours Both Dragon and Child" include an adaptation of text from the Book of Job, chapter 10, and the clean sung parts describe and quote "The Madman's Parable" by Friedrich Nietzsche. The song "The Yellow King" is based off the horror story The King in Yellow by Robert W. Chambers.

Track listing

All tracks written by Anaal Nathrakh. 

Personnel

Anaal Nathrakh

• V.I.T.R.I.O.L. – vocals
• Irrumator – all instruments

Additional musicians

• Attila Csihar – vocals ("Regression to the Mean")
• Ventnor – guitar
• Drunk – samples
• Shane Embury – bass

Production

• Mick Kenney – production, recording, engineering, mixing, mastering
• Dave Hunt – mastering