Origin of the Alimonies

Origin of the Alimonies is the fifth studio album by American rock band Liturgy. It was released on November 20, 2020, via bandleader Haela Hunt-Hendrix's record label, YLYLCYN.^[5][3]

Origin of the Alimonies
Studio album by Liturgy
Released	November 20, 2020 (2020-11-20)
Recorded	August 2019
Studio	Machines With Magnets, Providence Metropolis Mastering, Chicago
Genre	Black metal avant-garde metal opera
Length	37:15
Label	YLYLCYN
Producer	Haela Hunt-Hendrix
Liturgy chronology
H.A.Q.Q. (2019) Origin of the Alimonies (2020) 93696 (2023)

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	83/100[1]
Review scores
Source	Rating
Clash	9/10[2]
Exclaim!	7/10[3]
Pitchfork	7.8/10[4]

Performance

The album was performed by the band at the Roadburn Festival on 23 April 2022 in Tilburg. The band, consisting of guitarist Mario Miron, bassist Tia Vincent-Clark and Leo Didkovsky on drums alongside Hunt-Hendrix, was accompanied by a classical orchestra. For this occasion a concomitant film was made by Haela Hunt-Hendrix.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Haela Hunt-Hendrix, unless otherwise noted.

No.	Title	Lyrics	Length
1.	"The Separation of HAQQ from HAEL"		4:31
2.	"OIOION's Birth"		1:47
3.	"Lonely OIOION"		4:40
4.	"The Fall of SIHEYMN"		4:47
5.	"SIHEYMN's Lament"		3:41
6.	"Apparition of the Eternal Church"	Hunt-Hendrix Olivier Messiaen	14:02
7.	"The Armistice"		3:47
Total length:			37:15

Personnel

Liturgy

• Haela Hunt-Hendrix – vocals, guitars, programming, composition, arrangement, lyrics, layout, production
• Bernard Gann – guitars
• Tia Vincent-Clark – bass guitar
• Leo Didkovsky – drums

Additional personnel

• Caleigh Drane – cello
• James Ilgenfritz – double bass
• Eve Essex – flute, saxophone
• Marilu Donovan – harp
• Eric Wubbels – piano, organ
• Nate Wooley – trumpet
• Carrie Frey – viola
• Josh Modney – violin
• Seth Manchester – recording, mixing
• AJ Tissian – engineering