Dies Irae is the fourth and final studio album by Italian-Slovenian rock band Devil Doll, released in February 1996.
A concept by Mr. Doctor, it is inspired by the life and music of George Harvey Bone, the poems of Edgar Allan Poe, Emily Brontë, Emily Dickinson and Isidore Ducasse.
The lyrics contains multiple references to the poem "The Conqueror Worm" by E. A. Poe (with the entire final stanza of the poem reproduced almost verbatim). The sample used at the beginning "Part 12" is from the film The Night of the Hunter, and is the character Pearl Harper (played by Sally Jane Bruce) singing.
Contents
Track listing
"Part 18" ends at 2:52 and is followed by 23:20 of silence. A hidden track then starts playing. This song is sometimes called "Part 19".
Personnel
Line up
Mr. Doctor – vocals, producer, cover concept, music, lyrics
Francesco Carta – piano, music
Sasha Olenjuk – violin
Roman Ratej – drums
Bor Zuljan – guitar
Janez Hace – bass
Davor Klarič – keyboards
Michel Fantini Jesurum – pipe organ
Guests
Norina Radovan – soprano vocals
Drago Ivanuša – accordion
Paolo Zizich – backing vocals
The "Gloria Chorus" conducted by Marjan Bunič
Slovenian philharmonic orchestra soloist:
Igor Škerjanec – cello
Irina Kevorkova – violin
Fraim Gashi – double bass
Production
Jurij Toni – producer, engineering
Rossana Pistolato – artwork
Andrea Buffolo – artwork, photography
Sergio Sutto – photography
Giampaolo Fallani – films
Ermanno Velludo – pipe organ recording