A Deeper Kind of Slumber

A Deeper Kind of Slumber is the fifth studio album from Swedish band Tiamat. Featuring female background vocals by Birgit Zacher (Moonspell, Angel Dust) and experimentation with a variety of influences, the album marked the group's first complete withdrawal from both death metal and conventional heavy metal, following their 1994 release, Wildhoney. It was also the first production after their relocation to Germany, and was written almost entirely by founder/lead songwriter Johan Edlund. Much of the music had reflected on Edlund's personal relationship with drugs, creative differences within the band as well as an interpersonal relationship.

A Deeper Kind of Slumber
Studio album by Tiamat
Released	22 April 1997 (1997-04-22)
Recorded	January–March 1997
Genre	Gothic rock
Length	59:57
Label	Century Media
Producer	Dirk Draeger, Johan Edlund
Tiamat chronology
Wildhoney (1994) A Deeper Kind of Slumber (1997) Skeleton Skeletron (1999)
Singles from A Deeper Kind of Slumber
"Cold Seed" Released: 1997

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Cold Seed"	3:52
2.	"Teonanacatl"	4:17
3.	"Trillion Zillion Centipedes"	1:29
4.	"The Desolate One"	3:44
5.	"Atlantis as a Lover"	5:28
6.	"Alteration X 10"	5:09
7.	"Four Leary Biscuits"	4:03
8.	"Only in My Tears it Lasts"	4:48
9.	"The Whores of Babylon"	3:52
10.	"Kite"	2:04
11.	"Phantasma De Luxe"	4:58
12.	"Mount Marilyn"	10:33
13.	"A Deeper Kind of Slumber"	5:47
Total length:		59:57

Japanese edition bonus tracks

No.	Title	Length
14.	"Only In My Tears It Lasts (The Cat Mix)"	5:25
15.	"Three Leary Biscuits"	4:15
Total length:		69:39

Credits

Tiamat

• Johan Edlund – vocals, rhythm guitar, keyboards, theremin, co-production
• Thomas Petersson – electric and acoustic guitars
• Anders Iwers – bass guitar
• Lars Sköld – drums

Additional personnel

• The Inchtabokatables – violin, cello
• Sami Yli-Sirniö – sitar
• Ertugrul Coruk – flute
• Anke Eilhardt – Oboe
• Birgit Zacher – additional vocals
• Dirk Draeger – keyboards, engineering, production
• Siggi Bemm – engineering, mixing, mastering

Charts

Chart (1997)	Peak position
Swedish Albums Chart[1]	39