℗ 2023 Apollon Records
| Released | May 12, 2023 |
| Duration | 1h 03m 17s |
| Record Label | Apollon Records |
| Catalogue No. | AP150 |
| Genre | Metal (Heavy) |
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1.1
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The Memory Division
Hex A.D. |
12:52 | |||
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1.2
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Murder in Slow Motion
Hex A.D. |
5:03 | |||
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1.3
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...By a Thread
Hex A.D. |
4:12 | |||
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1.4
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Når Herren Tar Deg I Nakken.
Hex A.D. |
3:24 | |||
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1.5
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Radio Terror
Hex A.D. |
9:29 | |||
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1.6
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St. Francis
Hex A.D. |
1:05 | |||
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1.7
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Throwing Down the Gauntlet
Hex A.D. |
4:46 | |||
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1.8
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The Burmese Python
Hex A.D. |
8:20 | |||
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1.9
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Beyond the Venom Trail
Hex A.D. |
1:36 | |||
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1.10
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Hell Today
Hex A.D. |
9:41 | |||
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1.11
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...Gone Tomorrow
Hex A.D. |
2:49 |
Hex A.D. returns with their most epic project to date! Delightful Sharp Edges is a concept album that deals with genocide. The record is a three-part narrative that takes the listener on a musical and lyrical journey into the horrors and tragedies of organized liquidation on a massive scale. Musically speaking the band has ventured into new melodic territories inspired by Thin Lizzy and Wishbone Ash, as well as having gone deeper into their doomy and progressive roots. The stories told through the lyrics have dictated much of the musical expression on this massive piece of work, and it’s safe to say that this album sees Hex A.D. show their most larger-than-life tendencies.
Never has a Norwegian band gone this far in creating a proper concept album in the proud tradition of the masters from the 1970s, and this one truly hits the mark. It has become a roller-coaster ride of emotions, from the haunting, sweet and the epic to the doomy and spine chilling. To be able to reproduce this grand new sound in a live setting, the band have added a second drummer and an additional guitar player. Both musicians go back decades with the members of Hex A.D, either as stand-ins or from associated past projects.
48 kHz / 24-bit PCM – Apollon Records Studio Masters
| Track title | Peak (dB FS) | RMS (dB FS) | LUFS (integrated) | DR | |
Album average Range of values | -0.66 -2.35 to -0.41 | -15.23 -20.56 to -12.88 | -11.59 -16.30 to -9.80 | 9 7 to 11 | |
| 1 | The Memory Division | -0.41 | -14.75 | -10.7 | 8 |
| 2 | Murder in Slow Motion | -0.50 | -12.88 | -10.0 | 8 |
| 3 | ...By a Thread | -0.50 | -16.86 | -12.7 | 9 |
| 4 | Når Herren Tar Deg I Nakken. | -0.50 | -13.35 | -10.0 | 8 |
| 5 | Radio Terror | -0.50 | -14.00 | -10.1 | 8 |
| 6 | St. Francis | -0.50 | -18.53 | -15.8 | 11 |
| 7 | Throwing Down the Gauntlet | -0.50 | -13.18 | -9.8 | 8 |
| 8 | The Burmese Python | -0.50 | -15.56 | -11.5 | 8 |
| 9 | Beyond the Venom Trail | -2.35 | -20.56 | -16.3 | 11 |
| 10 | Hell Today | -0.50 | -13.46 | -9.8 | 7 |
| 11 | ...Gone Tomorrow | -0.50 | -14.45 | -10.8 | 8 |