---
title: "The Slaughter of Innocence, a Requiem for the Mighty by Hecate Enthroned"
type: "MusicAlbum"
url: "https://themetalnet.com/album/e2aa0850-9c49-3918-9727-64b21c2ab97c"
artist: "Hecate Enthroned"
year: 1997
label: "Blackend"
---

# The Slaughter of Innocence, a Requiem for the Mighty

**The Slaughter of Innocence, a Requiem for the Mighty** is an album by Hecate Enthroned, released in 1997 on Blackend.

## Facts

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Title | The Slaughter of Innocence, a Requiem for the Mighty |
| Artist | Hecate Enthroned |
| Type | Album |
| Year | 1997 |
| Label | Blackend |
| Catalog number | BLACK004CD |
| Tracks | 11 |
| Place in discography | 2 of 9 |

## Tracklist

| # | Track | Length |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | Goetia | 1:25 |
| 2 | Beneath a December Twilight | 6:51 |
| 3 | The Spell of the Winter Forest | 6:48 |
| 4 | Aflame in the Halls of Blasphemy | 5:42 |
| 5 | A Monument for Eternal Martyrdom | 3:00 |
| 6 | The Slaughter of Innocence, a Requiem for the Mighty | 4:49 |
| 7 | At the Haunted Gallows of Dawn | 3:38 |
| 8 | Christfire | 4:18 |
| 9 | Within the Ruins of Eden | 5:57 |
| 10 | The Danse MacAbre | 3:42 |
| 11 | The Beckoning (An Eternity of Darkness) | 1:06 |

## Genres

[Melodic Black Metal](https://themetalnet.com/genre/melodic-black) · [Symphonic Metal](https://themetalnet.com/genre/symphonic-metal) · [Black Metal](https://themetalnet.com/genre/black-metal)

## Release tags

Black Metal · Symphonic Black Metal · Symphonic Metal

## In the discography

- Previous release: [Upon Promeathean Shores (Unscriptured Waters) (1995)](https://themetalnet.com/album/8a866a05-63f0-3f11-b36d-21c09323b7a0)
- Next release: [Dark Requiems and Unsilent Massacre (1998)](https://themetalnet.com/album/feaa09e9-3dd8-345a-aff9-7e8b65ea90ee)

## Artist

- [Hecate Enthroned](https://themetalnet.com/band/hecate-enthroned)

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Source: [TheMetalNet https://themetalnet.com/album/e2aa0850-9c49-3918-9727-64b21c2ab97c](https://themetalnet.com/album/e2aa0850-9c49-3918-9727-64b21c2ab97c). Catalog data from MusicBrainz and Metal Archives. Full site index: https://themetalnet.com/llms.txt