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Before the Bleeding Sun

Eternal Tears of Sorrow · 2006

43 min · 9 tracks · melodic death metal · symphonic metal

Orchestral arrangements merge with thunderous riffs and haunting melodies, creating a rich tapestry of sound.

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Is this for you?

Good fit if you like

  • long, immersive listening sessions
  • dynamic emotional journeys
  • layered, dense sonic textures
  • atmospheric background focus

Where this album fits

Career context
Before the Bleeding Sun is Eternal Tears of Sorrow's fifth studio album, released during a period of solidifying their sound in the melodic death metal scene. Following their 2003 album, Chaos Born, this release showcases a more refined approach to their symphonic elements while retaining the heavy guitar-driven essence that characterized their earlier work.
Stylistic neighbors
Amorphis· Insomnium· Swallow the Sun

Tracklist

Best experienced from track one — press play and let it unfold.

  • 1 Sweet Lilith of My Dreams 4:50
  • 2 Another Me 3:52
  • 3 Red Dawn Rising 5:06
  • 4 Upon the Moors 4:47
  • 5 Sakura No Rei 2:12
  • 6 Sinister Rain 5:40
  • 7 Lost Rune of Thunder 4:03
  • 8 Tar Still Flows 3:55
  • 9 Angelheart, Ravenheart (Act I: Before the Bleeding Sun) 8:40

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