| Lament for the Weary | ||||
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| Released | 1991 | |||
| Recorded | 4–16 July 1991 | |||
| Studio | ICC Studios in Eastbourne, England | |||
| Genre | Christian metal, thrash metal, doom metal | |||
| Length | 55:45 | |||
| Label | Edge Records, Under One Flag (Music for Nations), Metal Mind Productions, Retroactive Records | |||
| Producer | Roy M. Rowland | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Cross Rhythms |   [1] |
| Rock Hard |  [2] |
| Sea of Tranquility |   [3] |
| The Phantom Tollbooth | [4] |
| The Whipping Post | [5] |
Lament for the Weary is Christian thrash metal band Seventh Angel's second studio album, released in late 1991 on Music for Nations. The album saw the band incorporating doom metal elements to thrash. The album garnered generous reviews from British music press at the time. Lament for the Weary is a concept album about a man who suffered abuse during childhood and struggles with depression and suicidal thoughts in adulthood. On his deathbed, the man gets his childhood faith back and is not afraid to die anymore.
- ^ Williams, Lynn (1 July 1992). "Seventh Angel – Lament for the Weary" (online). Cross Rhythms Magazine (11). Cross Rhythms. Retrieved 6 April 2021.
- ^ "Review Dynamit: Seventh Angel – Lament For The Weary". Rock Hard (in German). No. 61. 1992. Retrieved 17 February 2023.
- ^ "Review: "Seventh Angel: Lament for the Weary (remaster)"". Sea of Tranquility. 28 January 2009. Retrieved 17 February 2023.
- ^ MacMillan, Tom (2005). "A Review of The Phantom Tollbooth". The Phantom Tollbooth. Retrieved 17 February 2023.
- ^ "Seventh Angel – Lament for the Weary". Morrow, Matt. The Whipping Post. 2005.