Ankoku butoh
:ankoku butoh: is the fifth studio album by Gothic rock band Faith and the Muse. It comprises one CD and one DVD. It was the band's first release on the Danse Macabre label.
Thematically, the album reflects elements of Shinto and Japanese culture. In accordance with this, the booklet accompanying the album was printed back-to-front.
Track listing (CD)
All tracks by Faith and the MuseDVD track Listing
Videos- Battle Hymn
- Blessed
- Interview with the band
- Scars Flown Proud
- The Silver Circle
- Bait & Switch / Sredni Vashtar
- Relic Song
- Shattered in Aspect
- Paul Mercer: Solo
- The Burning Season
- The Trauma Coil
- All Lovers Lost / Arianrhod
- Fade and Remain
- Sparks
- Cantus
- Sparks
- Annwyn, Beneath the Waves
- The Burning Season
- Into My Own
- Anafae
Personnel
- All instruments and voices performed by William Faith and Monica Richards except:
- Violin by Paul Mercer • Cello by Marzia Rangel
- Dragon Artwork by Jim Neely
- Produced by Faith and the Muse
- Recorded by William Faith @ Zone 0, Los Angeles, CA
- Mixed and mastered by Chad Blinman @ The Eye Socket, Los Angeles, California