ABSU (U.S.A.) - Tara (2001) (Osmose Productions)

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Absu was an American extreme metal band from Dallas, Texas. Their demos and first album leaned towards death metal, but evolved more towards a black metal and thrash metal style which includes elements of Celtic and folk music (and later, elements of jazz fusion, progressive rock and psychedelic music) which the band calls "Mythological Occult Metal". Their lyrical themes are esoteric, including themes of Celtic, Sumerian and Mesopotamian myths and legends, alchemy, numerology, magick, and sorcery.

Tracklist:
Phase One: "Ioldánach's Pedagogy"
Tara 01:56
Pillars Of Mercy 04:21
A Shield With An Iron Face 03:22
Manannán 06:39
The Cognate House Of Courtly Witches Lies West Of County Meath 04:19
She Cries The Quiet Lake 04:10
Yrp Lluyddawc 01:51

Phase Two: "The Cythraul Klan's Scrutiny"
From Ancient Times (Starless Skies Burn To Ash) 03:53
Four Crossed Wands (Spell 181) 04:46
Vorago (Spell 182) 05:45
Bron (Of The Waves) 01:32
Stone Of Destiny (...For Magh Slecht And Ard Righ) 07:46
Tara (Recapitulation) 01:45

All music composed by Michael Brandon Kelly, except "Tara" and "Tara (Recapitulation)" by Sir Don Shannon.

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Russley Randell Givens: Vocals, Drums, Percussion, Keyboards, Lyrics, Arrangements
Michael Brandon Kelly: Electric & Acoustic Guitars, Vocals, Bass, Songwriting (tracks 2-12)
Raymond Dillard Heflin: Bass, Lyrics

Guests
King Diamond: Vocals (track 12)
Paul David Harbour: Keyboards, Piano
Vincent Rossi: Acoustic Guitars, Mandolin
Murat-George Cenan: Backing Vocals
Ronnie Trent: Backing Vocals
Don Shannon: Bagpipes, Songwriting (tracks 1, 13)

CD Edition
May 23rd, 2001
Osmose Productions

12" vinyl (33⅓ RPM) Edition
May 23rd, 2001
Limited Edition
1000 Copies
Osmose Productions

Housed in a gatefold sleeve.

Cassette Edition
2001
Rocris Disc

Romanian edition.

Cassette Edition
2001
Wizard

Bulgarian edition.

CD Edition
2002
Mutilation Productions

Brazilian edition.

CD Edition
2002
Olympic Recordings

U.S. edition.
Licensed from Osmose Productions, France.

CD Edition
2004
Enhanced
CD-Maximum

Russian edition.
Under license of OSMOSE PRODUCTIONS S.A.R.L.
Enhanced part is a full electronic catalog of CD-Maximum.

12" Vinyl (33⅓ RPM) Edition
2008
Picture Disc
Limited Edition
500 Copies
Reissue
Agonia Records

4 12" Vinyls (33⅓ RPM) Edition
2014
Limited Edition
666 Copies
3 Colors
The Crypt

Each set contains four 180 gram vinyl LPs in two gatefold jackets, housed in a case wrapped, hand numbered box with the original cover illustration, as well as three 4"x4" stickers featuring the 3 phases of Tara artwork, a 12"x12" insert and two posters.

LPs 1 and 2 contains the original 2001 release.
LP 3 features an unreleased pre-production demo from 2000.
LP 4 features the original unreleased mix of the album also from 2000.

Available:
222 black vinyl
222 black/olive marble w/green splatter vinyl
222 bronze vinyl

CD Edition
2017
Reissue
Osmose Productions

CD Edition
2017
Reissue
Remastered
Repress
Osmose Productions

2 12" Vinyls (33⅓ RPM) Edition
2017
Limited Edition
500 Copies
3 Colors
Remastered
The Crypt

Housed in 350 gram semi-gloss gatefold jacket, featuring the original Kris Verwimp cover illustration and layout as well as a 2 sided lyric insert.
All tracks mastered for vinyl from original DAT tape.
Available:
150 black vinyl
175 bronze vinyl
175 swamp green vinyl

Digital Edition
July 2nd, 2020
Bandcamp
Remastered
Alternate Mix
Osmose Production

CD Edition
July 2nd, 2020
Reissue
Remastered
Osmose Productions

2 12" Vinyls (33⅓ RPM) Edition
August 28th, 2020
Limited Edition
1000 Copies
3 Colors
Reissue
Osmose Productions

2x12" (180g) in a black poly-lined innerbag, printed insert on 220g, poster A2, full-color on 150g art paper, gatefold, full-color on 350g, all assembled in a PVC overbag.
Available:
200 gold vinyl
400 ultra-clear/swamp green marble vinyl
400 ultra-clear/brown marble vinyl

Cassette Edition
May 14th, 2021
Limited Edition
200 Copies
Reissue
Osmose Productions

CD Edition
August 20th, 2021
Reissue
Remastered Osmose Production

Completely revisited layout and remastered version.

Kol Marshall: Producer, Recording
Dan Lowndes: Mastering
Kris Verwimp: Cover Art
William "Hell": Photography

The album is separated in two chapters.
Phase One: Ioldánach's Pedagogy: Tracks 1-7.
Phase Two: The Cythraul Klan's Scrutiny: Tracks 8-13.

"Manannán" is a re-recorded version of the song of same name which originally appeared on the mini-album "In the Eyes of Ioldánach" (1998).

Recorded between September-December 2000 at Nomad Recording Studios, Carrollton, Texas.
Co-Produced by Absu.

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