Salvation Lies Within is the debut album of the Swedish

Sweden

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 doom metal

Doom metal

Doom metal is an extreme form of heavy metal music that typically uses slower tempos, low-tuned guitars and a much "thicker" or "heavier" sound than other metal genres...

 band Faith

Faith (band)

-History:Faith was founded in 1984 by Roger Johansson , Christer Nilsson and Peter Svensson , who had always been the stable part of the line-up ever since. But in the beginning the band was a four-piece: another guitarist, named Jörgen Thuresson, was also a member of the group.The band didn't...

. It was originally self-released by the band in 2003 only on vinyl, the first 150 copies coming in yellow vinyl with a promotional 1987 poster. The album was re-released in 2005 on CD by the Italian

Italy

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 label Doom Symphony, with two bonustracks: "Possession" and "Hymn of the Sinner".

Track listing

• "Hatred - 05:13
• "Now It's Gone - 07:48
• "Cloak Of Darkness - 04:02
• "Dark Fate - 07:31
• "The Real Me - 06:32
• "The Maze - 05:39
• "Searching - 09:29
• "Death Sleep" - 02:15

Track listing on 2005 Re-Release

• "Hatred - 05:13
• "Now It's Gone - 07:48
• "Cloak of Darkness - 04:02
• "Possession" - 05:09
• "Dark Fate - 07:31
• "The Real Me - 06:32
• "The Maze - 05:39
• "Searching - 09:29
• "Hymn of the Sinner" - 04.59
• "Death Sleep" - 02:15

Artwork

The front cover is a detail from Christ of St. John of the Cross, a painting by Salvador Dalí

Salvador Dalí

Salvador Domènec Felip Jacint Dalí i Domènech, Marquis de Púbol , commonly known as Salvador Dalí , was a prominent Spanish Catalan surrealist painter born in Figueres,Spain....

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Credits

• Roger Johansson
  Roger Johansson
  Roger Johansson is a former professional Swedish ice hockey player.Roger Johansson joined Swedish Elite League club Färjestads BK in 1986, when he left Troja-Ljungby. He played with Färjestad until 1989, winning one Swedish Championship with them in 1988...
  
   - Guitars
• Christer Nilsson - Bass, Vocals
• Peter Svensson - Drums

Guests

• Janne Stark - Guitar solo on "Dark Fate"
• Jorgen Thuresson - Guitar solo on "Searching"
• Anders Smedenmark - Keyharp on "Now It's Gone"
• Annika Haptén - Vocals on "Possession" and "Death Sleep"
• Tobias Svensson - Voice