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A Dark Path Vol​.​1: The Human Prince

by Orc

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The Long Feast 03:40
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2.
The Last Days of Summer 04:27
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3.
The Cloister Garden 04:51
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Night Siege (Enemies in the Keep) 03:10
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The King's Funeral 06:37
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Empty Halls 03:27
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Coronation of the Boy King 04:50
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A Spy in the Enemy Camp 04:29
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March to War 06:41
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The Field of Red 05:56
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Pursuit Through the Marshes of Madness 03:51
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The Regicide's Lair 04:54
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Returning Champions 04:40
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The North Tower 04:06
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about

One of a series of theme albums, this is the first release from Orc since 2003's 'Autumn of an Empire'. It is also essentially the first half of twin albums with, soon to be followed, 'A Dark Path Vol.2: The Elven Prince'.
benthelicalrecords.bandcamp.com/album/a-dark-path-vol-2-the-elven-prince
Designed to tell a story it is recommended to listen to this album in its entirety to properly experience the intended journey. Detailing in mood the life within palace walls of a human prince forced into early rule with the responsibility of retribution thrust upon him.

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Hard to pinpoint overall specific influences as this project came about through a specific chain of events, and there was little to draw upon when Orc was initially active (2000-2003) or at least what there was was hard to find.
But aside from various soundtracks to Television, film, and computer games, and brief exposure to one or two of the side projects of black metal bands of the 90s, there were components of various bands that built Orc.
The biggest influence would be Coil (especially the albums 'Horse Rotorvator' and 'Scatology'), Fad Gadget (the album 'Incontinent' which had some very medieval overtones), Killing Joke (for their very tribal approach to percussion), Ministry (percussion on 'The Mind is a Terrible Thing to Taste' and subsequent tour), and the last track of this album is a homage to the last tracks on Skinny Puppy's 'Bites' album.

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Orc Discography:
A Journey to Forgotten Places EP [2001]
benthelicalrecords.bandcamp.com/album/a-journey-to-forgotten-places-ep

Into the Heart of Tyranny [2002]
benthelicalrecords.bandcamp.com/album/into-the-heart-of-tyranny

The Autumn of an Empire [2003]
benthelicalrecords.bandcamp.com/album/the-autumn-of-an-empire

A Dark Path Vol.1: The Human Prince [2018]
benthelicalrecords.bandcamp.com/album/a-dark-path-vol-1-the-human-prince

A Dark Path Vol.2: The Elven Prince [2018]
benthelicalrecords.bandcamp.com/album/a-dark-path-vol-2-the-elven-prince

A Dark Path Vol.3 The Dwarven Lord [2018]
benthelicalrecords.bandcamp.com/album/a-dark-path-vol-3-the-dwarven-lord

Ættestup [2021]
benthelicalrecords.bandcamp.com/album/ttestup

credits

released September 7, 2018

All music by Barend Nieuwstraten III
Recorded at Oubliette 8 [2018]
(c) 2018 Barend Nieuwstraten III

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