Lament for the Weary

Lament for the Weary
Studio album by
Released1991
Recorded4–16 July 1991
StudioICC Studios in Eastbourne, England
GenreChristian metal, thrash metal, doom metal
Length55:45
LabelEdge Records, Under One Flag (Music for Nations), Metal Mind Productions, Retroactive Records
ProducerRoy M. Rowland
Seventh Angel chronology
The Torment
(1990)
Lament for the Weary
(1991)
Heed the Warning: Live & Demo Recordings
(2005)
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Lament for the Weary is Christian thrash metal band Seventh Angel's second studio album, released in late 1991 on Music for Nations. The album saw the band incorporating doom metal elements to thrash. The album garnered generous reviews from British music press at the time. Lament for the Weary is a concept album about a man who suffered abuse during childhood and struggles with depression and suicidal thoughts in adulthood. On his deathbed, the man gets his childhood faith back and is not afraid to die anymore.