Elegant... and Dying

Elegant... and Dying is the second studio album by Australian Gothic-doom band Virgin Black. The album was released in June, 2003, on The End Records and Massacre Records. Various publications including The Village Voice praised the album.^[6]

Elegant... and Dying
Studio album by Virgin Black
Released	June 2003
Genre	Avant-garde metal, classical, doom metal, gothic metal, neoclassical dark wave
Length	71:27/74:33
Label	The End Records Massacre Records
Producer	Rowan London
Virgin Black chronology
Sombre Romantic (2001) Elegant... and Dying (2003) Requiem – Mezzo Forte (2007)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
Brave Words & Bloody Knuckles	6.5/10[2]
Chronicles of Chaos	7/10[3]
Exclaim!	[4]
Powermetal.de	[5]

Prior to the release of the album, the vocalist Rowan London trained with a professional opera singer, bolstering the album's operatic elements further.

Track listing

• All songs written By Rowan London and Samantha Escarbe, except where otherwise noted.

1. "Adorned in Ashes" – 6:18
2. "Velvet Tongue" – 8:03/8:25 (Rowan London)
3. "And the Kiss of God's Mouth (Part I)" – 1:26 (Samantha Escarbe)
4. "And the Kiss of God's Mouth (Part II)" – 6:19
5. "Renaissance" – 7:02
6. "The Everlasting" – 17:13/19:57
7. "Cult of Crucifixion" – 9:03
8. "Beloved" – 7:27 (Samantha Escarbe)
9. "Our Wings Are Burning" – 8:26

Personnel

Virgin Black

• Rowan London – lead vocals, keyboards, piano, choir and chorus
• Samantha Escarbe – guitar, cello, choir and chorus
• Craig Edis – guitar, vocals
• Ian Miller – bass, choir and chorus
• Dino Cielo – drums, choir and chorus

Additional personnel

• Sonia Wilkie (guest) – violin
• Brad and Stephanie Bessel, Carmen Harm, Terella Rosen – choir and chorus vocals

Production

• Produced By Rowan London
• Recorded By Carmen Harm and Aaron Nichols
• Mixed By Carmen Harm