| The Somberlain | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 3 December 1993 | |||
| Recorded | 1–6 March 1993 | |||
| Studio | Hellspawn/Unisound | |||
| Genre | ||||
| Length | 45:38 | |||
| Label | No Fashion | |||
| Producer | Dissection | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal | 7/10[2] |
| Sputnikmusic |  [3] |
The Somberlain is the debut studio album by Swedish black metal band Dissection, released on 3 December 1993 by No Fashion Records. It went on to become a highly influential release in both black metal and melodic death metal circles.[citation needed]
The band dedicated the album to Euronymous, who had been murdered in August the same year. This is the only album that features the band's original lineup. The artwork was created by Kristian 'Necrolord' Wåhlin. The album was composed and arranged between 1989 and 1993, and was recorded between 1 and 6 March 1993.[4]
- ^ "The Somberlain – Dissection : Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards : Allmusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 13 September 2012.
- ^ Popoff, Martin (2007). The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 3: The Nineties. Burlington, Ontario, Canada: Collector's Guide Publishing. p. 123. ISBN 978-1-894959-62-9.
- ^ Ward, Kyle (22 June 2007). "Dissection - The Somberlain (album review) - Sputnikmusic". Sputnikmusic. Retrieved 12 November 2016.
- ^ Dissection. The Somberlain (CD album). The End Records (2006) TE072