The Butcher's Ballroom

The Butcher's Ballroom is the debut studio album by Swedish avant-garde metal band Diablo Swing Orchestra, released in 2006. It features all four songs from their EP and disc debut Borderline Hymns, along with 9 new songs, for a total of 13 tracks divided into two acts. It is the band's first release with singer AnnLouice Lögdlund.

It received the Biggest Surprise award at the 2006 Metal Storm Awards.

Pre-gap
There is a pre-gap track on the album as track -1, lasting for 1:03.

Band members

 * AnnLouice Lögdlund – lead vocals
 * Daniel Håkansson – lead vocals, guitars, lute (setar)
 * Pontus Mantefors – guitars, synthesizer, FX, vocals
 * Anders "Andy" Johansson – bass
 * Johannes Bergion – cello
 * Andreas Halvardsson – drums

Additional musicians

 * David Werthén – double bass
 * Kristin Olsson – flute
 * P.G. Juliusson – piano
 * Tobias Wiklund – trumpet
 * Emmy Lindström – violin

Production

 * Pelle Saether – producer, mixed by, engineer
 * Daniel Håkansson – engineer
 * Pontus Mantefors – co-engineer
 * Goran Finnberg – mastering
 * Peter Bergting – illustrations
 * Anders Johansson - art director