Third Age of the Sun

Third Age of the Sun is the third album released by the metal band Battlelore. As previously, the songs are all based on J. R. R. Tolkien's Middle-earth. This album introduced new bass player Timo Honkanen and new vocalist Tomi Mykkänen who had previously toured with the band when Miika Kokkola and Patrik Mennander had been unavailable. The sound of the album differs from the first two Battlelore albums as the instrumentation has a more live and organic feel and also due to the absence of clean male vocals.

Track listing

All music composed by Battlelore
All lyrics written by Jyri Vahvanen

1. "Usvainen Rhûn" - 1:36
2. "Storm of the Blades" - 3:22
3. "Ghân of the Woods" - 4:41
4. "Gwaith-i-Mírdain" - 3:43
5. "Trollshaws" - 4:07
6. "Elves of Lúva" - 4:39
7. "Valier - Queens of the Valar" - 4:19
8. "Thousand Caves" - 4:06
9. "Cloaked In Her Unlight" - 4:13
10. "Of Orcs and Elves" - 4:26
11. "Touch of Green and Gold" - 3:39
12. "Pallando - Forgotten Wizards I" - 3:31
13. "Gollum's Cry" - 3:04
14. "Alatar - Forgotten Wizards II" - 3:33
15. "Elessar's Call (Bonus Track)" - 4:11
16. "Dwimmerlaik (Bonus Track)" - 4:28

Credits

• Kaisa Jouhki - vocals
• Tomi Mykkänen - vocals
• Jussi Rautio - guitar
• Jyri Vahvanen - guitar
• Timo Honkanen - bass
• Henri Vahvanen - drums
• Maria - keyboards

Lyrical references

• 'Usvainen Rhûn' refers titular to the land of Rhûn.
• 'Ghân of the Woods' is about Ghân-buri-Ghân and the Drúedain.
• 'Gwaith-i-Mírdain' tells about the elven smiths who forged the Rings of Power.
• 'Trollshaws' is about the encounter in the troll-woods, from The Hobbit.
• 'Valier - Queens of the Valar' is about the Queens of the Valar.
• 'Thousand Caves' is about the Thousand Caves of Menegroth in Doriath.
• 'Cloaked in her Unlight' tells about Ungoliant and the destruction of the Two Trees of Valinor.
• 'Of Orcs and Elves' is about the breeding of Orcs from Elves.
• 'Touch of Green and Gold' is about Tom Bombadil.
• 'Pallando - Forgotten Wizards I' is about Pallando, one of the Blue Wizards.
• 'Gollum's Cry' is about Gollum during The Two Towers.
• 'Elessar's Call' is about the gifts Aragorn receives to aid the Fellowship.
• 'Alatar - Forgotten Wizards II' is about Alatar, one of the Blue Wizards.
• 'Dwimmerlaik' is a dialogue-like song between Éowyn and the Witch-king of Angmar.

External links

• Battlelore Official Homepage