The Slaughter of Innocence, a Requiem for the Mighty

1997 studio album by Hecate Enthroned

Studio album by

Hecate Enthroned

Released

15 May 1997

Recorded

20 January/3 February 1997

Genre

Symphonic black metal

Label

Blackend Records

Producer

Andy Sneap

Hecate Enthroned chronology

Upon Promeathean Shores (Unscriptured Waters)
(1995)

The Slaughter of Innocence, a Requiem for the Mighty
(1997)

Dark Requiems... and Unsilent Massacre
(1998)

The Slaughter of Innocence, a Requiem for the Mighty is the debut full-length album by British band Hecate Enthroned. It was released 15 May 1997, via Blackend Records, and was also their last release to feature Paul Massey on bass and Marc on guitars, and their first to feature long-time drummer Robert Kendrick.

Track listing

All lyrics are written by Jon Kennedy; all music is composed by Hecate Enthroned (Kennedy, Nigel Dennen, Marc, Paul Massey, Michael Snell, Rob Kendrick)

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Goetia" (instrumental)	1:24
2.	"Beneath a December Twilight"	6:50
3.	"The Spell of the Winter Forest"	6:47
4.	"Aflame in the Halls of Blasphemy"	5:41
5.	"A Monument for Eternal Martyrdom" (instrumental)	2:59
6.	"The Slaughter of Innocence, a Requiem for the Mighty"	4:49
7.	"At the Haunted Gallows of Dawn" (instrumental)	3:38
8.	"Christfire"	4:18
9.	"Within the Ruins of Eden"	5:57
10.	"The Danse Macabre"	3:42
11.	"The Beckoning (An Eternity of Darkness)" (instrumental)	1:05