The Book of the Dead (Ars Nova album)

The Book of the Dead
Studio album by Ars Nova
Released	1998
Genre	Progressive rock
Length	44:13 (European), 45:09 (Japanese)
Label	Musea Made In Japan
Ars Nova chronology
The Six Singular Impressions (1997) The Book of the Dead (1998) Android Domina (2001)
Japanese edition cover

The Book of the Dead (Reu Nu Pert Em Hru) is a 1998 album by Ars Nova. It had slightly different^[1] releases in the Japanese^[2] and European^[3] markets. It was generally well received.^[4]

Track listing

1. "Prologue: Re" (1:35)
2. "Ankh" (5:11)
3. "Interlude 1:"
   1. Japanese: "Horus" (1:31)
   2. European: "Nut" (1:11)
4. "The 42 Gods" (5:15)
5. "Interlude 2: Anubis" (0:40)
6. "Held of Iaru" (10:43)
7. "Interlude 3:"
   1. Japanese : "Thoth" (1:27)
   2. European : "Sekhem" (1:03)
8. "The Judgement of Osiris" (7:41)
9. "Interlude 4:"
   1. Japanese : "Shu" (0:45)
   2. European : "Nephthys" (0:33)
10. "Ani's Heart and Maat's Feather" (9:20)
11. "Epilogue: Hapi" (1:01)

Band

• Keiko Kumagai - keyboards
• Akiko Takahasho - drums

Additional players

• Ken Ishita - bass

References

1. http://www.e-prog.net/bands/arsnova.htm
2. http://www.cdjapan.co.jp/detailview.html?KEY=DAKALT-4
3. http://www.amazon.com/dp/B0000D9WPE
4. http://www.progarchives.com/Review.asp?id=1084