The Scythe (album)

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The Scythe
Studio album by Elvenking
Released	September 14, 2007
Genre	Folk / Heavy / Power Metal
Length	55:19
Label	AFM Records
Producer	Damnagoras and Aydan
Professional reviews
Sound Of Metal link
Elvenking chronology
The Winter Wake (2006) The Scythe (2007)

The Scythe is the fourth studio album by Italian folk metal band Elvenking. The Scythe was released on September 14 through AFM records in all European countries, and November 7 in the USA by Candlelight Records. The full version of the leading song "The Scythe" is on the band's Myspace page. Also, the video for "The Divided Heart" has been posted on YouTube.

This is the first concept album of Elvenking, with lyrics centered around death as a beautiful woman. This is also illustrated in the video to "The Divided Heart".

[edit] Track listing

1. "The Scythe" - 5:36
2. "Lost Hill Of Memories" - 4:58
3. "Infection" - 5:05
4. "Poison Tears" - 4:30
5. "A Riddle Of Stars" - 5:22
6. "Romance & Wrath" - 8:14
7. "The Divided Heart" - 4:39
8. "Horns Ablaze" (Digipak version bonus track)
9. "Totentanz" - 2:28
10. "Death And The Suffering" - 5:11
11. "Dominhate" - 8:57
12. "The Open Breach" (Japanese bonus track)

The digipak version should also include the video for the song "The Divided Heart".