Fas – Ite, Maledicti, in Ignem Aeternum

Fas – Ite, Maledicti, in Ignem Aeternum
Studio album by Deathspell Omega
Released	16 July 2007
Genre	Black metal
Length	46:16
Label	Norma Evangelium Diaboli
Deathspell Omega chronology
Kénôse (2005) Fas – Ite, Maledicti, in Ignem Aeternum (2007) Mass Grave Aesthetics (2008)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
Pitchfork Media	(favorable)[2]
Revolver	(favorable)[3]
Stylus Magazine	(unfavorable)[4]

Fas – Ite, Maledicti, in Ignem Aeternum (Latin for "Divine Law – Go, Accursed, into Everlasting Fire") is a 2007 album by the black metal band Deathspell Omega. The album takes its title from the Vulgate translation of Matthew 25:41, "discedite a me maledicti in ignem æternum", usually quoted as "ite maledicti in ignem aeternum". The album was released as a digipak with a 20-page booklet on 16 July 2007 and in the United States on 17 July 2007 through The Ajna Offensive. Ajna has licensed the CD version for the U.S., with Southern Lord Records assisting the distribution and importing a substantial amount of vinyl copies.

The line "Every human being not going to the extreme limit is the servant or the enemy of man" in "A Chore for the Lost" comes from Inner Experience by the French post-surrealist Georges Bataille,^[5] a frequent source of lyrical inspiration for Deathspell Omega. Similarly, the first and or last lines of each song, save for the Obombrations, quote My Mother by Bataille.^[6]

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Obombration"	4:48
2.	"The Shrine of Mad Laughter"	10:37
3.	"Bread of Bitterness"	7:49
4.	"The Repellent Scars of Abandon and Election"	11:40
5.	"A Chore for the Lost"	9:15
6.	"Obombration"	2:07
Total length:		46:16

References

1. Jurek, Thom. "Fas -- Ite, Maledicti, In Ignem Aeternum > Review". Allmusic. Macrovision. Retrieved 11 July 2009.
2. Stosuy, Brandon (28 November 2007). "Show No Mercy: Top 10 Metal Albums of 2007". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved 11 July 2009.
3. Burgess, Aaron (February 2008). "In the Rear: Reviews" [Fas - Ite, Maledicti, in Ignem Aeternum]. Revolver. No. 65 (Future US). pp. 94–96. ISSN 1527-408X. Retrieved 11 July 2009.
4. DePalma, Todd; Voegtlin, Stewart (31 August 2007). "#010: Shrine of Mad Laughter - Left Hand Path". Stylus Magazine. Retrieved 11 July 2009.
5. Bataille, Georges. Inner Experience. 1988: State University of New York. 39-40. Trans. Boldt, Leslie Anne.
6. Bataille, Georges and Yukio Mashima. My Mother, Madame Edwarda, The Dead Man. 1989: Marion Boyars. Trans. Pauvert, Jean-Jacques.