9th Empyrean

9th Empyrean
9th Empyrean
	Cover on Chinese Version
Studio album by Chthonic
Released	May 8, 2000
Recorded	2000
Genre	Symphonic black metal
Length	38:09
Language	Chinese, English, Taiwanese
Label	Crystal
Producer	Chthonic
Chthonic chronology
Cover on English Version

9th Empyrean is the second studio album by Taiwanese black metal band Chthonic, released in 2000.^[2] The album was originally only available in Taiwan, until it was re-released by Nightfall Records in English format in 2002. Both versions of the album are now out of print and is hard to find.

It is the only Chthonic album to feature two different (although similar) album covers upon its initial release.

Track listing

Chinese version

No.	Title	Length
1.	"海息慢板"	2:45
2.	"第一節序"	1:39
3.	"第二節幽游冥河"	6:58
4.	"第三節支那之喚"	6:02
5.	"第四節匯神"	1:43
6.	"第五節侵"	7:46
7.	"第六節玄蒼"	2:10
8.	"第七節永固邦稷"	9:15

English version (2002)

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Breath of Ocean"	2:45
2.	"Mother Isle Disintegrated. Aboriginal Gods Enthroned (Chapter 2)"	1:39
3.	"Floated Unconsciously In the Acheron"	6:58
4.	"Summon of China"	6:02
5.	"Gods Souls Gathered"	1:43
6.	"Invasion"	7:46
7.	"Upon the Empyrean"	2:10
8.	"Guard the Isle Eternally"	9:06

Personnel

Freddy Lim – lead vocals, erhu
Jesse Liu – guitar, backing vocals
Doris Yeh – bass, backing vocals
Ambrosia – keyboards
A-Jay – drums

References

^ ^a ^b "CHTHONIC 9th Empyrean reviews". Metal Music Archives. Retrieved April 14, 2021.
^ "Discography at official ChthoniC website". Archived from the original on 11 June 2011. Retrieved 19 February 2011.

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[Metal_Music_Archives-1] "CHTHONIC 9th Empyrean reviews". Metal Music Archives. Retrieved April 14, 2021.

[2] "Discography at official ChthoniC website". Archived from the original on 11 June 2011. Retrieved 19 February 2011.

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