The Blackening

Tracklist

• CD 1: The Blackening
• 1
  Clenching the Fists of Dissent
  10:36
  3.8 ★
• 2
  Beautiful Mourning
  4:46
  3.6 ★
• 3
  Aesthetics of Hate
  6:30
  4.0 ★
• 4
  Now I Lay Thee Down
  5:34
  3.2 ★
• 5
  Slanderous
  5:16
  4.0 ★
• 6
  Halo
  9:03
  4.2 ★
• 7
  Wolves
  9:01
  3.6 ★
• 8
  A Farewell to Arms
  10:12
  4.0 ★
• CD 2: B-Sides/Rarities 1994-2008
• 1
  Hallowed Be Thy Name
  7:28
  5.0 ★
• 2
  Alan’s on Fire
  3:59
• 3
  Negative Creep
  2:40
  3.0 ★
• 4
  Seasons Wither
  6:15
• 5
  My Misery
  4:38
  3.5 ★
• 6
  House of Suffering
  2:08
  3.0 ★
• 7
  The Possibility of Life’s Destruction
  1:26
  2.5 ★
• 8
  Ten Ton Hammer (extended original mix)
  5:06
• 9
  Hole in the Sky
  3:32
  4.0 ★
• 10
  Colors
  4:41
  2.5 ★
• 11
  Hard Times (live in New York)
  2:02
  2.0 ★
• 12
  Halo (I Want Your Soul) (demo 2005)
  6:34
• 13
  Aesthetics of Hate (Thrash-Terpiece) (demo 2005)
  4:49
• DVD-Video 3: Live Performances & Music Videos
• 1
  Clenching the Fists of Dissent
  8:44
• 2
  Now I Lay Thee Down
  5:31
• 3
  Halo
  9:20
• 4
  Aesthetics of Hate
  6:08
• 5
  Davidian
  6:35
• 6
  Imperium
  6:06
• 7
  Old
  4:47
• 8
  A Thousand Lies
  7:05
• 9
  The Rage to Overcome
  4:35
• 10
  Death Church
  5:43
• 11
  Blood for Blood
  4:43
• 12
  Halo
  5:09
• 13
  the making of Halo
  6:31
• 14
  Now I Lay Thee Down
  5:36
• 15
  the making of Now I Lay Thee Down
  4:53
• 16
  Aesthetics of Hate
  6:09
• 17
  the making of Aesthetics of Hate
  3:25

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Release credits

• Adam Duce
  background vocals [2.2-5, 2.7, 2.10-11, 1.1-8, 3.1-12, 3.14, 3.16], bass [8], bass guitar [5], electric bass guitar [1.1-8, 2.1-4, 2.6-7, 2.9-11, 3.1-12, 3.14, 3.16]
• Ahrue Luster
  electric guitar [6, 9]
• Andy Sneap
  mix [5, 7], task [4]
• Chris Kontos
  drums (drum set) [2]
• Chuck Johnson
  engineer [6]
• Colin Richardson
  mix [2.2, 2.4-5, 2.7-8, 1.1-8], producer [2-3, 5, 7-8]
• Dave McClain
  drums (drum set) [2.1, 2.3-11, 1.1-8, 3.1-12, 3.14, 3.16]
• Jay Baumgardner
  mix [3]
• Juan Urteaga
  mix [1]
• Kevin Bosley
  additional [6]
• Lee Slater
  assistant [1-8], task [1-8]
• Logan Mader
  electric guitar [2-3, 7, 10-11], guitar [5, 8]
• Machine Head
  co [2], producer [11]
• Mark Keaton
  engineer [2.4, 1.1-8], mix [12-13]
• Matt Hyde
  task [1-8]
• Mike Sloat
  video director [14, 16]
• Monte Conner
  artists and repertoire
• Phil Demmel
  electric guitar [2.1, 2.4, 1.1-8, 3.1-12, 3.14, 3.16]
• Rob Agnello
  additional [6]
• Robert Flynn
  electric guitar [1.1-8, 2.1-4, 2.6-7, 2.9-11, 3.1-12, 3.14, 3.16], guitar [5, 8], lead vocals [2.1-11, 1.1-8, 3.1-12, 3.14, 3.16], mix [1, 3, 5, 7-8, 12-13], producer [1.1-8, 2.1, 2.4, 2.12-13]
• Rohan Onraet
  assistant [1-8], task [1-8]
• Ross Robinson
  producer [6, 9]
• Ted Regier
  assistant [6]
• Terry Date
  mix [6]
• Toby Wright
  mix [9]
• Vincent Wojno
  additional [1-8], editor [1-8], engineer [2], mix [2, 8, 11], recording [2]
• Will Bartle
  task [4]
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  The Blackening

  CD, DVD-Video (Limited edition, O‐Card)
  23 March 2007
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  The Blackening

  CD, DVD-Video (limited edition)
  23 March 2007
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  The Blackening

  CD
  24 March 2007
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  The Blackening

  CD
  27 March 2007
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  The Blackening

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  March 2007
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  The Blackening

  2x 12" Vinyl
  27 April 2007
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  2007
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  2007
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  The Blackening

  2x 12" Vinyl
  26 August 2008
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  The Blackening

  2x CD, DVD-Video (special tour edition, international version)
  27 October 2008
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  The Blackening

  2x CD, DVD-Video (special edition)
  27 October 2008
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  The Blackening

  CD, DVD-Video (special edition, slipcase)
  28 October 2008
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  2x CD, DVD-Video (Japanese tour edition)
  12 November 2008
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