The Scythe (album)

The Scythe
Studio album by Elvenking
Released September 14, 2007 (Europe)
November 7, 2007 (US)
Genre Folk metal
Power Metal
Symphonic Metal
Melodic Death
Length 55:19
Label AFM Records (Europe)
Candlelight Records (US)
Producer Damnagoras and Aydan
Elvenking chronology

The Winter Wake
(2006)		 The Scythe
(2007)		 Two Tragedy Poets (...And a Caravan of Weird Figures)
(2008)
Professional ratings
Review scores
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Allmusic [1]
http://www.metalreview.com'' [2]
http://www.metalstorm.net'' [3]

The Scythe is the fourth studio album by Italian folk/power metal band Elvenking. The Scythe was released on September 14, 2007 through AFM Records in all European countries, and November 7 in the USA by Candlelight Records.

This is the first concept album by Elvenking, with lyrics centered on the death of a beautiful woman along with themes of revenge and deceit. This is also illustrated in the video to "The Divided Heart".

Track listing

All songs by Aydan and Damnagoras. All lyrics noted below

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

Line-up

Guest musicians

String quartet

References

  1. ↑ Allmusic review
  2. ↑ http://www.metalreview.com review
  3. ↑ http://www.metalstorm.net review