Vengeance Descending is a double CD reissue by the Greek

Greece

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/Swedish

Sweden

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 melodic death metal

Melodic death metal

Melodic death metal is a heavy metal music style that combines elements from the New Wave of British Heavy Metal with elements of death metal. The style was developed during the early and mid-1990s, primarily in England and Scandinavia...

 band, Nightrage

Nightrage

Nightrage is a Greek/Swedish melodic death metal band formed by guitarist Marios Iliopoulos and his close friend Gus G. who later re-located to Gothenburg, Sweden.-Sweet Vengeance:...

. It was released by Century Media Records

Century Media Records

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 on November 19th, 2010. The Sweet Vengeance

Sweet Vengeance

Sweet Vengeance is the debut full-length studio album by the Greek/Swedish melodic death metal band, Nightrage. It was released by Century Media Records on July 30, 2003. It features a bonus track "Gloomy Daydreams" which is a demo version from either their first or second demo which is only for...

 disc features the bonus track "Gloomy Daydreams" which is a demo version from either their first or second demo which was only for Japanese releases. The Descent into Chaos

Descent into Chaos (Nightrage album)

Descent into Chaos is the second full-length studio album by the Greek/Swedish melodic death metal band Nightrage. It was released by Century Media Records on 21 February 2005 in Europe, on 5 April 2005 in the US and by King Japan on 27 April 2005 in Japan...

 disc features the song "Black Skies" which was also the Japanese bonus track for that album. This disc also comes with the previously unreleased track "Gallant Deeds" which was sung entirely by Mikael Stanne

Mikael Stanne

Bengt Mikael Stanne is the vocalist for the Swedish melodic death metal band Dark Tranquillity and the ex-vocalist for Swedish power metal band HammerFall.-Dark Tranquillity:...

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The album includes detailed liner notes by Tomas Lindberg

Tomas Lindberg

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, Marios Iliopoulos

Marios Iliopoulos

Marios Iliopoulos, born December 16, 1969 in Thessaloniki, Greece is an acclaimed Greek heavy metal guitarist and founder of the Greek/Swedish melodic death metal band Nightrage, and a former member of Exhumation....

, long time producer Fredrik Nordström

Fredrik Nordström

Björn Tom Fredrik Nordström, born on 5 January 1967, is a Swedish record producer and guitar player for the heavy metal band Dream Evil. Nordström is one of the leading melodic death metal producers in Sweden, and he has worked with some of the genre's top acts, including At the Gates, Arch Enemy,...

, Gus G.

Gus G.

Kostas Karamitroudis aka Gus G., born September 12, 1980 in Thessaloniki, Greece is a heavy metal guitarist. He currently plays with his band Firewind and Ozzy Osbourne...

, and current Nightrage

Nightrage

Nightrage is a Greek/Swedish melodic death metal band formed by guitarist Marios Iliopoulos and his close friend Gus G. who later re-located to Gothenburg, Sweden.-Sweet Vengeance:...

 vocalist Antony Hämäläinen

Antony Hämäläinen

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Track listing

CD1: "Sweet Vengeance"


01. The Tremor


02. The Glow of the Setting Sun


03. Hero


04. Elusive Emotion


05. Gloomy Daydreams


06. Macabre Apparition


07. In My Heart


08. Ethereal


09. Circle Of Pain


10. At The Ends Of The Earth


11. The Howls Of The Wolves (instrumental)


12. Gloomy Daydreams (Extended Demo Version)



CD2: "Descent Into Chaos"


01. Being Nothing


02. Phantasma


03. Poems


04. Descent into Chaos


05. Frozen


06. Drug


07. Silent Solitude


08. Omen


09. Release


10. Solus (instrumental)


11. Jubilant Cry


12. Reality Vs. Truth


13. Black Skies


14. Gallant Deeds

Band members

• Tomas Lindberg
  Tomas Lindberg
  Tomas "Tompa" Lindberg is a Swedish musician who has fronted many heavy metal bands. He has been active as a musician and composer since the late 1980s. He teaches at a high school.-Career:...
  
   − vocals
  Singing
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• Marios Iliopoulos
  Marios Iliopoulos
  Marios Iliopoulos, born December 16, 1969 in Thessaloniki, Greece is an acclaimed Greek heavy metal guitarist and founder of the Greek/Swedish melodic death metal band Nightrage, and a former member of Exhumation....
  
   − guitars
  Electric guitar
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• Gus G.
  Gus G.
  Kostas Karamitroudis aka Gus G., born September 12, 1980 in Thessaloniki, Greece is a heavy metal guitarist. He currently plays with his band Firewind and Ozzy Osbourne...
  
   − Guitars
• Brice Leclercq − bass
  Bass guitar
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   on Sweet Vengeance
• Henric Karlsson - Bass on Descent Into Chaos
• Fotis Benardo - Drums on Descent Into Chaos

Guests

• Per Möller Jensen
  Per Möller Jensen
  Per Möller Jensen is a Danish drummer in the Swedish thrash metal band The Haunted. He has earlier played drums in Invocator, Konkhra and Nightrage.-References:...
  
   − drums
  Drum kit
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   on Sweet Vengeance
• Fredrik Nordström
  Fredrik Nordström
  Björn Tom Fredrik Nordström, born on 5 January 1967, is a Swedish record producer and guitar player for the heavy metal band Dream Evil. Nordström is one of the leading melodic death metal producers in Sweden, and he has worked with some of the genre's top acts, including At the Gates, Arch Enemy,...
  
   − keyboards
  Musical keyboard
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   on Sweet Vengeance and Descent Into Chaos
• Tom S. Englund
  Tom S. Englund
  Tom S. Englund from Sweden currently plays guitar and sings lead vocals for the band Evergrey. He is married to Carina Englund, who does backing vocals in most of their albums.-Discography with Evergrey:* The Dark Discovery...
  
   − clean vocals on Sweet Vengeance
• Mikael Stanne
  Mikael Stanne
  Bengt Mikael Stanne is the vocalist for the Swedish melodic death metal band Dark Tranquillity and the ex-vocalist for Swedish power metal band HammerFall.-Dark Tranquillity:...
  
   - clean vocals on "Frozen" and all vocals on "Gallant Deeds"
• Gustavo Sazes - art work and booklet