The Winter Wake (album)

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The Winter Wake
Studio album by Elvenking
Released	January 27, 2006
Recorded	Mauro Bortolani, Aydan and Damnagoras at Sherpa Studios, Italy
Genre	Folk metal Power metal
Length	51:46
Label	AFM
Producer	Damnagoras and Aydan
Professional reviews
All Music Guide link
Elvenking chronology
Wyrd (2004) The Winter Wake (2006) The Scythe (2007)

The Winter Wake is the third studio album by Italian folk/power metal band Elvenking.

[edit] Lineup

• Damnagoras - Vocals
• Aydan - Guitars & Backing vocals
• Gorlan - Bass
• Elyghen - Violin & Keyboards
• Zender - Drums

[edit] Guest Musicians

• Schmier (Destruction) - vocals on "The Winter Wake"
• Nino Laurenne (Thunderstone) - 2nd solo on "Trows Kind"
• Jarpen - 2nd solo on "The Winter Wake"
• Pauline Tacey - soprano vocals on "March of Fools" and "Disillusion's Reel"
• Laura De Luca - vocals on "On the Morning Dew"
• Isabella "Whisperwind" Tuni - fairy voice on "Trows Kind"
• Umberto Corazza - flutes
• Damnagoras - additional lead guitars on "Neverending Nights"

Choirs

• Pauline Tacey
• Laura De Luca
• Giada Etro
• Isabella Tuni
• Claudio Coassin
• Damnagoras
• Aydan
• Elyghen

The String Quartet (arranged by Elyghen):

• Eleonora Steffan - violin
• Attilio Zardini - violin
• Elyghen - viola
• Marco Balbinot - cello

[edit] Track listing

1. "Trows Kind" – 5:57
2. "Swallowtail" – 4:26
3. "The Winter Wake" – 4:19
4. "The Wanderer" – 4:54
5. "March of Fools" – 5:46
6. "On the Morning Dew" – 3:30
7. "Devil's Carriage" – 4:04
8. "Rats are Following" – 4:37
9. "Rouse Your Dream" – 4:48
10. "Neverending Nights" – 7:01
11. "Disillusion's Reel" – 2:19

Bonus Songs

1. Penny Dreadful – 3:11 (Skyclad cover)
2. Petalstorm – 4:49 (Japanese Bonus)