Damascus Steel (album)

For the metal of the same name, see Damascus steel.

Damascus Steel is the third full-length studio album by the United Kingdom-based experimental black metal band The Meads of Asphodel. It was their last album to feature contributions from Max Rael (History of Guns).^[1]

Damascus Steel
Studio album by The Meads of Asphodel
Released	October 31, 2005
Genre	Experimental metal, black metal
Length	61:25
Label	Supernal Music
The Meads of Asphodel chronology
The Mill Hill Sessions (2004) Damascus Steel (2005) In the Name of God, Welcome to Planet Genocide (2006)

Track listing

1. "Psalm 666 (Intro)" - 2:32
2. "Creed of Abraham" - 5:46
3. "Hollow Womb of Suicide" - 2:53
4. "Sword of the East" - 6:53
5. "Satanic Black Nubian Pharaohs" - 6:39
6. "Wonderful World" - 2:17
7. "The Gods Who Mock Us" - 5:27
8. "Behold the Kindred Battle Carcasses Strewn Across the Bloodied Dunes of Gilgamesh Mute in the Frenzied Clamour of Death's Rolling Tongue and Ravenous Bursting Steel" - 11:01
9. "Beyond Death and Darkness" - 17:57

• "Sword of the East" is a cover of a song done by Hawkwind.
• "Wonderful World" is a cover of the song done by Louis Armstrong, with the lyrics being almost completely changed.
• "Beyond Death and Darkness" is a bonus track that is an updated version of a song found on the Metatron and the Gleaming Red Serpent demo.

References

1. "2005 - Damascus Steel (LP), by The Meads of Asphodel". The Meads of Asphodel. Retrieved 14 July 2021.

External links

• Damascus Steel by The Meads of Asphodel @ Encyclopaedia Metallum