Mad Grandiose Bloodfiends


Mad Grandiose Bloodfiends is Ancient's third full-length release.
The album was recorded, mixed and mastered in Cue Recording Studios, Falls Church, Virginia
during September 1997.
This album hearkens a rather drastic change of musical focus for the group, into a more melodic/gothic-oriented approach with an influx of clean/female singing, slower tempos and majestic stringed instruments, though much of the group's original black metal roots are still present. Song/lyrical topics also moved in a new direction, particularly with topics about vampires/vampirism. This has led to a strong backlash from fans and critics.

Track listing

Music as indicated.
All lyrics by Kaiaphas except 6 - 9 by Thorne and 14 by King Diamond.
  1. "Malkavian Twilight" - 00:39
  2. "A Mad Blood Scenario" - 04:23
  3. "The Draining" - 05:26
  4. "Um Sonho Psycodelico" - 04:01
  5. "Sleeping Princess of the Arges" - 06:32
  6. "Her Northern Majesty" - 05:51
  7. "Blackeyes" - 07:21
  8. "The Emerald Tablet" - 07:14
  9. "Willothewisp" - 07:22
  10. "Neptune" - 02:37
  11. "5" - 04:10
  12. "Hecate, My Love and Lust" - 06:04
  13. "Vampirize Natasha" - 02:34
  14. "Black Funeral" - 02:50
Kaiaphas wrote lyrics for the song Sleeping Princess of the Arges in 1994 for his then-band Grand Belial's Key. GBK's version has a different music and can be found on the demo Triumph of the Hordes.

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