The Kindred of the Sunset

The Kindred of the Sunset is an EP by German gothic metal band The Vision Bleak, released on 25 March 2016 through Prophecy Productions. It served as a teaser for the band's sixth studio album, The Unknown, which was released on 3 June 2016.[1] The EP was announced on the band's official Facebook page on 21 February 2016,[2] and four days later, on 25 February, the track listing was unveiled.[3]

The Kindred of the Sunset
EP by The Vision Bleak
Released	25 March 2016
Genre	Gothic metal, doom metal
Label	Prophecy Productions
Producer	Martin Koller
The Vision Bleak chronology
Witching Hour (2013) The Kindred of the Sunset (2016) The Unknown (2016)

It contains four tracks; the first two were eventually featured on The Unknown, while the remaining two are EP-exclusive. A lyric video for the EP's eponymous track was uploaded to Prophecy's official YouTube channel on 24 March.[4]

"The Sleeping Beauty" is a cover of the song by Swedish band Tiamat, originally present on their 1992 album Clouds.

Track listing

All tracks are written by The Vision Bleak unless noted.

No.	Title	Length
1.	"The Kindred of the Sunset"	4:55
2.	"The Whine of the Cemetery Hound"	6:39
3.	"The Sleeping Beauty" (Tiamat cover)	4:13
4.	"Purification Afterglow" (instrumental)	2:36

Personnel

The Vision Bleak

• Ulf Theodor Schwadorf (Markus Stock) – guitars, bass
• Allen B. Konstanz (Tobias Schönemann) – vocals, drums

Miscellaneous staff

• Martin Koller – production
• Łukasz Jaszak – cover art

References

1. The Vision Bleak – Facebook (31 October 2015)
2. The Vision Bleak – Facebook (21 February 2016)
3. The Vision Bleak – Facebook (25 February 2016)
4. The Vision Bleak - The Kindred of the Sunset

External links

• The Vision Bleak's official website