The Great Mass is the eighth studio album by Greek death metal band Septicflesh. It was recorded between July–September 2010 in Devasoundz (Greece) and The Abyss (Sweden) and produced by Peter Tägtgren. The orchestration was written by Christos Antoniou and recorded by the Prague Philharmonic Orchestra. Upon release, The Great Mass received universal acclaim from critics. In 2021, it was elected by Metal Hammer as the 9th best symphonic metal album of all time.
Track listing All lyrics written by Sotiris V., all music composed by Septicflesh, symphonic tracks performed by the Prague Philharmonic Orchestra.
Personnel Septicflesh Christos Antoniou - lead guitar, orchestrations Sotiris Anunnaki V - clean vocals, rhythm guitar Seth Siro Anton - Brutal vocals, bass, artwork Fotis Benardo - drums, percussion
Additional musicians Philharmonic Orchestra And Choir Of Prague Stanislav Mistr - choir master Adam Klemens - orchestra conductor Androniki Skoula (Chaostar) - mezzo-soprano Iliana Tsakiraki (Enemy Of Reality) - soprano George Diamantopoulos (Chaostar) - kaval, yaylı tambur Production Fotis Benardo - sound engineering George Emmanuel - sound engineering Steve Venardo - sound engineering Jan Holzner - sound engineering Michal Hradisky - sound engineering Peter Tägtgren - producer, mixing Jonas Kjellgren - mastering Jon Simvonis - photography Petr Pycha - music contractor, recording manager
Charts Chart (2011)PeakpositionFrench Albums (SNEP)132
Release history Formats Region Date Label CD Europe April 18, 2011 Season of Mist CD North America April 19, 2011 Season of Mist CD Japan September 21, 2011 Nippon Columbia
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