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title: "The First Rite by Thanateros"
type: "MusicAlbum"
url: "https://themetalnet.com/album/26a3dcf9-fa83-3284-9034-f0cee5d0cb1c"
artist: "Thanateros"
year: 2001
label: "Andromeda"
---

# The First Rite

**The First Rite** is an album by Thanateros, released in 2001 on Andromeda.

## Facts

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Title | The First Rite |
| Artist | Thanateros |
| Type | Album |
| Year | 2001 |
| Label | Andromeda |
| Catalog number | EFA 08813-2 |
| Tracks | 12 |
| Place in discography | 1 of 7 |

## Tracklist

| # | Track | Length |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | The Awakening | 2:27 |
| 2 | Immrama | 3:50 |
| 3 | Benandanti | 4:30 |
| 4 | Fly (Like a Hatun Laika) | 4:35 |
| 5 | Initiation | 5:01 |
| 6 | The Call | 1:05 |
| 7 | Nemeton | 4:52 |
| 8 | Ocean of Mind | 6:27 |
| 9 | Chaos Rising | 5:42 |
| 10 | Invoking the Power | 6:01 |
| 11 | The First Rite | 3:25 |
| 12 | Song of the Way | 15:06 |

## Genres

[Folk Metal](https://themetalnet.com/genre/folk-metal)

## Release tags

Folk Metal · Gothic Metal

## In the discography

- Next release: [Circle of Life (2003)](https://themetalnet.com/album/871e71e8-379a-35fc-b1c3-ab5c42136d64)

## Artist

- [Thanateros](https://themetalnet.com/band/thanateros)

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