Downfall (Solitude Aeturnus album)

Downfall
Studio album by
ReleasedMay 1996
Recorded1995–1996
StudioRegal Studios (Dallas, Texas)
GenreEpic doom metal
Length44:07
LabelMassacre Records
ProducerDave Osbourn & Solitude Aeturnus
Solitude Aeturnus chronology
Through the Darkest Hour
(1994)
Downfall
(1996)
Adagio
(1998)

Downfall is the fourth album by American doom metal band Solitude Aeturnus. It was re-released as a double CD together with Through the Darkest Hour.

AllMusic described it as "the most complete album Solitude Aeturnus has made to date, even if purists might prefer the more straight-ahead, earlier Roadrunner material," rating it four stars.[1]

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Phantoms"5:58
2."Only This (And Nothing More)"5:25
3."Midnight Dreams"6:06
4."Together and Wither"5:37
5."Elysium"3:08
6."Deathwish" (cover of Christian Death)2:15
7."These Are the Nameless"5:24
8."Chapel of Burning"4:25
9."Concern"6:16
Total length:44:34

Credits

  • Lyle Steadham – bass
  • John Covington – percussion
  • John Perez – guitars, tablas on "Elysium", piano on "Chapel of Burning"
  • Edgar Rivera – guitars, keyboards on "Phantoms" intro
  • Robert Lowe – all vocals, piano on "Phantoms" intro and "Chapel of Burning"
Production
  • Produced by Dave Osbourn and Solitude Aeturnus
  • Engineered by Dave Osbourn
  • Recorded 1995–1996 at Regal Studios, Dallas, Texas
  • Digital art by Breck Outland
  • Concept by Breck Outland and Count Lyle

References

  1. ^ Downfall - Solitude Aeturnus | Album | AllMusic, retrieved June 28, 2025