Lovers' Requiem

Lovers' Requiem is the debut album by the rock band I Am Ghost. It was released on October 10, 2006 by Epitaph Records, and is the band's first full-length album. It is a concept album of "a love story between angels and demons, heaven and hell, good and evil."[3]

Lovers' Requiem
Studio album by
ReleasedOctober 10, 2006
RecordedBavon, VA @ Studio Barbarossa
GenrePost-hardcore
Length45:04
LabelEpitaph
ProducerMichael "Elvis" Baskette
I Am Ghost chronology
We Are Always Searching
(2005)
Lovers' Requiem
(2006)
Those We Leave Behind
(2008)
Singles from Lovers' Requiem
  1. "Our Friend Lazarus Sleeps"
    Released: 2006
  2. "Killers Like Candy"
    Released: 2007
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Kerrang!
Allmusic [1]
HM Magazine[2]

Track listing

All tracks are written by I Am Ghost.

No.TitleLength
1."Crossing the River Styx"1:56
2."Our Friend Lazarus Sleeps"2:55
3."Killer Likes Candy"3:33
4."Dark Carnival of the Immaculate"3:16
5."Pretty People Never Lie, Vampires Never Really Die"4:33
6."Of Masques and Martyrs"3:38
7."Lovers' Requiem"4:15
8."We Are Always Searching"3:29
9."The Ship of Pills and Needed Things"3:42
10."The Denouement"3:19
11."This Is Home"4:26
12."Beyond the Hourglass"5:57
13."The Malediction" (Australian and Japanese bonus track)3:47

Chart positions

Year Chart Peak
position
2008 Top Independent 39
Top Heatseekers 39

Credits

  • Michael "Elvis" Baskette - producer & mixing
  • Dave Holderedge - engineer & mixing
  • Jef Moll - digital editing
  • Steve Juliano - Lead Vocals, Screams, and Gang Vocals
  • Kerith Telestai - Vocals, Violin, Strings, Choral Vocals, Operatic Solo on "The River Styx", Orchestral and Choral Composition
  • Tim Rosales III - Lead Guitar and Gang Vocals
  • Gabe Iraheta - Rhythm Guitar, Programming, and Gang Vocals
  • Brian Telestai - Bass, Vocals, Piano, Keyboard, Choral Vocals, Operatic Solo on "The River Styx", Orchestral and Choral Composition
  • Ryan Seaman - Drums and Gang Vocals

Making of the album

gollark: The best project would be to implement Minoteaur.
gollark: You WILL be converted into zero to infinity muons for this, potentially.
gollark: Wrong.
gollark: I tried news sites but it turns out there's too much news.
gollark: Anyway, I use RSS to follow some blogs and webcomics, and that's about it. It works well for it.

References

  1. Apar, Corey. Lovers' Requiem at AllMusic
  2. Van Pelt, Doug (January–February 2007). "I Am Ghost Lovers' Requiem". HM Magazine (123): 63.
  3. I Am Ghost 'Lovers' Requiem' album - MusicRemedy


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