ABSU : Mythological Occult Metal 1991-2001

A collection of rarities, cover songs, and live tracks.

Disc 1
1. The Gold Torques of Uláid 03:52
2. Never Blow Out the Eastern Candle 05:32
3. Stone of Destiny 07:58
4. Immortal Sorcery 03:11
5. Sumerian Sands (The Silence) 03:12
6. Disembodied 03:32
7. ...and Shineth unto the Cold Cometh... / Prelusion to Cythrául 06:55
8. Akhera Goiti - Akhera Beiti (One Black Opalith for Tomorrow) 07:28
9. Reliquiae Celticae 01:51
10. The Great Battle Moving from Ideal to Actual 03:40
11. Old Tombs at Hochdorf 02:31

Disc 2
1. Deathcrush / Silvester Anfang (Mayhem cover) 05:09
2. Swing of the Axe (Possessed cover) 03:14
3. Transylvania (Iron Maiden cover) 03:41
4. Bestial Invasion (Destruction cover) 04:17
5. The Winter Zephyr (...within Kingdoms of Mist) 03:39
6. Highland Tyrant Attack 04:39
7. The Thrice is Greatest to Ninnigal 05:17
8. The Coming of War 04:59
9. Book of Splendour 08:40
10. Tasseomancy 05:46

Total playing time 01:39:08

1-1 taken from Gummo: Music from the Motion Picture - Soundtrack. Recorded & mixed at Nomad Studios - Carrolton, Texas - December 2, 1996.
1-2 taken from World Domination - Compilation. Recorded & mixed at Reel-To-Reel Studios - Dallas, Texas - September 16, 1994.
1-3 Recorded at Nomad Studios - Carrolton, Texas - September-November, 2000.
1-4 to 1-6 Recorded & mixed at Nomad Studios - Carrolton, Texas - November 30, 1991.
1-7 & 1-8 Recorded & mixed at Prenatal Productions - Dallas, Texas - January 14-15, 1995.
1-9 Recorded & mixed at MSI Studios - Carrolton, Texas - October 2, 2000.
1-10 Recorded & mixed at Dark Age Studios - Chaska, Minnesota - June 22, 1995.
1-11 Recorded & mixed at Ishnigarrab Recording Studios - Plano, Texas - September 17, 1993.

2-1 is a Mayhem cover song from their EP "Deathcrush". Track taken from "Originators of Northern Darkness: A Tribute to Mayhem". Recorded & mixed at Nomad Studios, Carrolton, Texas - April 13, 1999.
2-2 is a Possessed cover song from their EP "The Eyes of Horror". Track taken from "Seven Gates of Horror: A Tribute to Possessed". Recorded & mixed at Plymouth Rock Studios - Dallas, Texas - July 26, 1998.
2-3 is an Iron Maiden cover song from their LP "Iron Maiden". Track taken from "A Call to Irons: A Tribute to Iron Maiden". Recorded & mixed at Nomad Studios - Carrolton, Texas - June 22, 1997.
2-4 is a Destruction cover song from their LP "Infernal Overkill". Recorded live at Universal Rehearsal: Studio A - Dallas Texas - May 10, 1996.
2-5 to 2-8 Recorded Live at Le Bikini - Toulouse, France - April 28, 1997.
2-9 & 2-10 Recorded live at the Place - Dallas, Texas - October 31, 1993.

Tracks 1-9 to 1-11, 2-4 to 2-10 are previously unreleased tracks.