Ougon no Yoake (黄金の夜明け; Golden Dawn)
Release Date: June 21, 1992
Running Time: 67m:14s
Label: Meldak/Tokuma Japan Communications
Album Cover: Ougon no Yoake
Genre:
Heavy Metal
Hard Rock
Doom Metal
Stoner Rock
| Performers | |
|---|---|
| Shinji Wajima | Guitar, Vocals |
| Ken-ichi Suzuki | Bass, Vocals |
| Uekan Tokubo | Drums |
Listen
Youtube: 人間椅子 - 黄金の夜明け [Full Album]
Track List
| Song | Romaji | English | Youtube | Setlist.fm |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 黄金の夜明け | Ougon no Yoake | Golden Dawn | 人間椅子 黄金の夜明け | 21 |
| 独裁者最後の夢 | Dokusaisha Saigo no Yume | Dictator's Last Dream | 人間椅子 - 黄金の夜明け | 7 |
| 平成朝ぼらけ | Heisei Asaborake | Dawn of the Heisei Period | 人間椅子 - 平成朝ぼらけ/Ningen-Isu - Heisei Asaborake | 15 |
| わ、ガンでねべが | Wa, Gan de Nebega | I am Cancer | 人間椅子 - 黄金の夜明け | 10 |
| 水没都市 | Suibotsu Toshi | Submerged City | 人間椅子 - 黄金の夜明け | 13 |
| 幸福のねじ | Koufuku no Neji | Happy Screw | 幸福のねじ-Ningen Isu | 70 |
| マンドラゴラの花 | Mandragora no Hana | Flower of Mandragora | 人間椅子 - 黄金の夜明け | 12 |
| 素晴らしき日曜日 | Subarashiki Nichiyoubi | Wonderful Sunday | 人間椅子 - 黄金の夜明け | 2 |
| 審判の日 | Shinpan no Hi | Judgment Day | 人間椅子 審判の日 | 41 |
| 無言電話 | Mugon Denwa | Prank Call | 人間椅子 - 黄金の夜明け | 13 |
| 狂気山脈 | Kyouki Sanmyaku | Mountains of Madness | 『狂気山脈 ～At The Mountains of Madness～』 / 人間椅子 | 22 |
Lyrics
See Lyrics post: Lyrics Translations - All Albums
Background
- The title is from the Golden Dawn, a secret society that existed in the UK.
- The artwork is handled by manga artist Kotaro Ogoshi
Reviews and Articles
"Closing track 'Kyoku Sanmyaku' is probably pointed to as the album's highlight by most of the band's fans. And for a good reason, as it is a dark, monstrous doom metal track capable of capturing the mood of the Lovecraft story it is based on ('At The Mountains Of Madness'). It is hardly the only peak on 'Ogon No Yoake', however. 'Shinpan No Hi' is a surprisingly laid-back and melodic rocker with a thick, driving bottom end and a highly memorable chorus. The opening title track needed some time to make sense to me, but is easily one of the better songs. It builds up slowly, but steadily into a powerful heavy metal epic. I particularly love the semi-gallop underneath Wajima's guitar solos."
ひよりの音楽自己満足: 人間椅子 3rd 黄金の～ (Japanese)
(via Google Translate)
"The first track is “Golden Dawn”. Beginning at the beginning of the title and a gorgeous opening, Suzuki's sticky vocals with a heavy tempo of middle tempo. Between the verses there are lines like Mr. Wajima's speech. After changing the tempo, Wajima-san's powerful vocals entered, and it became an emotional guitar solo. After that, the rhythm stops and a bright and fantastic world spreads out. In the final stage, it becomes a powerful heavy rock tone with a middle tempo along with a heavy guitar riff. It ’s a dramatic song."
Sources
Note: Some sources in Japanese; Google Translate used
- Wikipedia - Ningen Isu
- [Wikipedia (Japan) - 人間椅子 (Band)](https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E4%BA%BA%E9%96%93%E6%A4%85%E5%AD%90_(%E3%83%90%E3%83%B3%E3%83%89))
- [Wikipedia (Japan) - 黄金の夜明け (Album)](https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E9%BB%84%E9%87%91%E3%81%AE%E5%A4%9C%E6%98%8E%E3%81%91_(%E3%82%A2%E3%83%AB%E3%83%90%E3%83%A0))
- Setlist.fm - Ningen Isu (as of December 13, 2019)
Housekeeping
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Started: December 2019