Urfe (album)

Urfe
Studio album by The Axis of Perdition
Released	16 January 2009
Genre	Black metal, industrial metal, spoken word, dark ambient
Length	1:30:03
Label	Code666 Records
Producer	The Axis of Perdition
The Axis of Perdition chronology
Deleted Scenes from the Transition Hospital (2005) Urfe (2008) Tenements (of the Anointed Flesh) (2011

Urfe is the third studio album by British industrial black metal band The Axis of Perdition. It was released on January 16, 2009 on Code666 Records.^[1] It is a concept album about a man named Urfe who travels through the ruins of a desolate city all the while being led by a mysterious figure who goes by the name of "Pylon". The album, especially the first disc, is mostly a work of atmospheric spoken word being narrated by Leslie Simpson, who is also an actor who starred in several horror movies such as The Descent, Doomsday, and Dog Soldiers. The first disc 'Grief of the Unclean' is an ambient piece made up of atmospheric effects and spoken word. The second disc 'The Great Unwashed' is where the black metal and industrial metal comes into play, while still having some spoken word parts left, though more broken up in between the traditional black metal vocals of Brooke Johnson.

Track listing

Disc one

1. "Grief of the Unclean I" - 4:42
2. "Grief of the Unclean II" – 3:26
3. "Grief of the Unclean III" – 7:53
4. "Grief of the Unclean IV" – 6:10
5. "Grief of the Unclean V" – 7:53
6. "Grief of the Unclean VI" – 14:20

Disc two

1. "The Great Unwashed I" - 7:24
2. "The Great Unwashed II" - 10:05
3. "The Great Unwashed III" - 8:31
4. "The Great Unwashed IV" - 7:43
5. "The Great Unwashed V" - 7:24
6. "The Great Unwashed VI" - 4:31

Line up

• Mike Blenkarn - guitars, keyboards, programming
• Brooke Johnson - vocals, additional guitars
• Dan "Storm" Mullins - drums
• Ian Fenwick - bass
• Leslie Simpson - spoken word

References

1. The Asix of Perdition To Release 'Urfe' In January blabbermouth.net. 2008-11-14. Retrieved on 2009-12-09.