FAITH & THE MUSE – ELYRIA [2026 RE-MASTER] DIGICD

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Unavailable for some years now, Metropolis Records finally gave in to countless requests for a re-release of one of the best selling albums ever released by Metropolis - and a real classic of the Gothic scene! This much demanded re-release now comes in a slightly re-designed digipak-edition, based on the original artwork by Monica Richards! The entire album has been carefully re-mastered from ground up by William Faith himself earlier this year, for maximum dynamics and sound quality! This album is a true ESSENTIAL release of the genre (originally released on Tess Records in 1994, and re-released on Metropolis in 2001), and to listen to it in this much improved sound quality, makes the album sound fresh, as it was recorded yesterday!

The original announcement for this album, (2 december 1994:

“Gothic dark structures, wonderful vocals, a surreal mixture of traditional ethno influences (Celtic, Gaelic, Eastern cultures…) and etheral spiraling soundscapes! A product you would expect from PROJEKT records! Consisting of legendary William Faith (former member of cult liminaries such as Christian Death, Shadow Project and Mephisto Walz) and mythical Monica Richards (Strange Boutique), the band band performs a wide variety of styles and recoded one of the most astonishhing Gothic albums of this year!”

Extra information: Monica Richards played in a previous band called Strange Boutique, which has recently received much attention on TikTok. Interest in Faith and the Muse is picking up also, thus Metropolis is planning on repressing all the CDs, one at a time…

TRACKS: 01 Elyria 02 Sparks 03 All Lovers lost 04 Interlude: Annabell 05 Vervain 06 The Unquiet Grave 07 Iago’s Demis 08 Interlude: Maleficio 09 When to her Lute Corinna sings 10 Caesura 11 The Trauma Coil 12 Mercyground 13 Heal 14 Epilogue: Twilight