The Great Mass

2011 studio album by Septicflesh

The Great Mass

Studio album by

Septicflesh

Released| 18 April 2011
Recorded| July–September 2010
Studio| Devasoundz Studios (Athens, Greece), Studio Abyss (Ludvika, Sweden), Smecky Studios (Prague, Czech Republic)
Genre| Symphonic metal, death metal[1]
Length| 43:35
Label| Season of Mist
Producer| Peter Tägtgren, Septic Flesh
Septicflesh chronology
| Communion
(2008)  | The Great Mass
(2011)  | Titan
(2014)

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Alternative cover

Jewel case version

Singles from  The Great Mass

1. "The Vampire from Nazareth"
Released: December 24, 2010

Professional ratingsReview scores

Source| Rating
Chronicles of Chaos| 9.5/10[2]
Metal Archives| 84%[3]
Sputnikmusic| [4]
Angry Metal Guy| [5]
Metal Storm| 9/10[6]
Ultimate Guitar Archive| 9.2/10[7]
Subexistance| 9/10[8]
Lords of Metal| 95%[9]
Spirit of Metal webzine| 8.5/10[10]
Revolver| [11]
Rock'n'World| 5.7/10[12]

The Great Mass is the eighth studio album by Greek death metal band Septicflesh. It was recorded between July–September 2010 in Devasoundz (Greece) and The Abyss (Sweden) and produced by Peter Tägtgren. The orchestration was written by Christos Antoniou and recorded by the Prague Philharmonic Orchestra. Upon release, The Great Mass received universal acclaim from critics. In 2021, it was elected by Metal Hammer as the 9th best symphonic metal album of all time.[13]

## Track listing

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All lyrics written by Sotiris V., all music composed by Septicflesh, symphonic tracks performed by the Prague Philharmonic Orchestra.

No.| Title| Length

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1.| "The Vampire from Nazareth"| 4:08
2.| "A Great Mass of Death"| 4:46
3.| "Pyramid God"| 5:13
4.| "Five-Pointed Star"| 4:33
5.| "Oceans of Grey"| 5:11
6.| "The Undead Keep Dreaming"| 4:29
7.| "Rising"| 3:16
8.| "Apocalypse"| 3:55
9.| "Mad Architect"| 3:36
10.| "Therianthropy"| 4:28

## Personnel

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Septicflesh

* Christos Antoniou - lead guitar, orchestrations
* Sotiris Anunnaki V - clean vocals, rhythm guitar
* Seth Siro Anton \- Brutal vocals, bass, artwork
* Fotis Benardo - drums, percussion

Additional musicians

* Philharmonic Orchestra And Choir Of Prague
* Stanislav Mistr - choir master
* Adam Klemens - orchestra conductor
* Androniki Skoula (Chaostar) - mezzo-soprano
* Iliana Tsakiraki (Enemy Of Reality) - soprano
* George Diamantopoulos (Chaostar) - kaval, yaylı tambur

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Production

* Fotis Benardo - sound engineering
* George Emmanuel - sound engineering
* Steve Venardo - sound engineering
* Jan Holzner - sound engineering
* Michal Hradisky - sound engineering
* Peter Tägtgren \- producer, mixing
* Jonas Kjellgren - mastering
* Jon Simvonis - photography
* Petr Pycha - music contractor, recording manager

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## Charts

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Chart (2011)  | Peak
position

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French Albums (SNEP)[14] | 132

## Release history

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Formats  | Region  | Date  | Label

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CD  | Europe  | April 18, 2011[15] | Season of Mist
CD  | North America  | April 19, 2011[15] | Season of Mist
CD  | Japan  | September 21, 2011[16] | Nippon Columbia

## References

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1. ^ Best Death Metal Album of Each Year Since 1985
2. ^ "CoC : Septicflesh - The Great Mass : Review". Chroniclesofchaos.com. Retrieved 8 September 2017.
3. ^ "Septicflesh - The Great Mass - Reviews - Encyclopaedia Metallum: The Metal Archives". Metal-archives.com. Retrieved 8 September 2017.
4. ^ "Septicflesh - The Great Mass (album review 3) - Sputnikmusic". Sputnikmusic.com. Retrieved 8 September 2017.
5. ^ "Septic Flesh - The Great Mass Review". Angrymetalguy.com. 13 April 2011. Retrieved 8 September 2017.
6. ^ "Septicflesh - The Great Mass review - Metal Storm". Metalstorm.net. Retrieved 8 September 2017.
7. ^ "Septic Flesh: The Great Mass Review". Ultimate-guitar.com. Retrieved 8 September 2017.
8. ^ "Septic Flesh – The Great Mass". Subexistance.com. Archived from the original on October 3, 2011. Retrieved 8 September 2017.
9. ^ "Review Septic Flesh - The Great Mass". Lordsofmetal.nl. Retrieved 8 September 2017.
10. ^ "Septicflesh : The Great Mass". Spirit-of-metal.com. Retrieved 8 September 2017.
11. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2014-07-05. Retrieved 2014-06-12.`{{cite web}}`: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
12. ^ "Septicflesh - The Great Mass Review - Thrashpit.com". Rocknworld.com. Retrieved 8 September 2017.
13. ^ Davies, Hywel; Dome, Malcolm; Goodman, Eleanor; Chantler, Chris; Gordon, Connie; Grady, Spencer; Rees, Adam; Selzer, Jonathan (17 November 2021). "The 25 best symphonic metal albums". Metal Hammer. Future plc. Retrieved 2 January 2022.
14. ^ "Les charts français". Chartsinfrance.net (in French). Retrieved July 1, 2014.
15. ^ a b "Septicflesh, Codex Omega album, Symphonic Death Metal (news, biography, releases, downloads, line-up, tour dates) - Season of Mist, Metal Label". Season-of-mist.com. Retrieved 8 September 2017.
16. ^ "セプティックフレッシュ / ザ・グレイト・マス - 商品情報 - 日本コロムビアオフィシャルサイト". Columbia.jp. Retrieved 8 September 2017.

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Septicflesh

* Sotiris Vayenas (Sotiris Anunnaki V.)
* Spiros "Seth" Antoniou
* Christos Antoniou
* Kerim "Krimh" Lechner

Studio albums|

* Mystic Places of Dawn (1994)
* Esoptron (1995)
* The Ophidian Wheel (1997)
* A Fallen Temple (1998)
* Revolution DNA (1999)
* Sumerian Daemons (2003)
* Communion (2008)
* The Great Mass (2011)
* Titan (2014)
* Codex Omega (2017)
* Modern Primitive (2022)

Related articles|

* Chaostar
* Firewind
* Nightfall
* Nightrage
* Rotting Christ

Authority control databases |

* MusicBrainz release group

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