Into the Labyrinth (Dead Can Dance album)

Into the Labyrinth
Studio album by
Released13 September 1993
RecordedEarly 1993
GenreNeoclassical dark wave, world, neo-medieval
Length
  • 55:26 (CD)
  • 65:25 (LP)
Label
ProducerBrendan Perry
Dead Can Dance chronology
A Passage in Time
(1991)
Into the Labyrinth
(1993)
Toward the Within
(1994)
Singles from Into the Labyrinth
  1. "The Host of Seraphim / Yulunga"
    Released: 1993 (Baraka promo)
  2. "The Ubiquitous Mr Lovegrove"
    Released: 1993
  3. "The Carnival Is Over"
    Released: 1993 (U.S promo)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic
Christgau's Consumer GuideD
Entertainment WeeklyA−
Los Angeles Times
Q

Into the Labyrinth is the sixth studio album by Australian band Dead Can Dance, released on 13 September 1993, by 4AD. It marked a strong shift from their previous albums, putting ethnic music influences at the forefront, as would be the case in the later albums. It was their first album completed on their own without the aid of guest musicians, and their first album to have a major-label release in the US, thanks to a distribution deal that 4AD had with Warner Bros. Records. It featured the single "The Ubiquitous Mr Lovegrove". Into the Labyrinth was a major success, selling more than 500,000 copies worldwide.