The Scythe (album)

The Scythe (album)

Infobox Album |
Name = The Scythe
Type = studio
Artist = Elvenking


Released = September 14, 2007 (Europe)
November 7, 2007 (US)
Recorded =
Genre = Folk metal
Power metal
Length = 55:19
Label = AFM Records (Europe)
Candlelight Records (US)
Producer = Damnagoras and Aydan
Reviews =
*Allmusic Rating|3|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:k9fqxzrhldae link]
* [http://www.soundofmetal.se/ Sound Of Metal] Rating-10|7 [http://soundofmetal.se/index.php?page=elvenkingthescythereview link]
Last album = "The Winter Wake"
(2006)
This album = "The Scythe" (2007)
Next album = "Two Tragedy Poets (...and a Caravan of Weird Figures)" (2008)

"The Scythe" is the fourth studio album by Italian folk 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 of Elvenking, with lyrics centered around death as a beautiful woman. This is also illustrated in the video to "The Divided Heart."

Track listing

#"The Scythe" – 5:36
#"Lost Hill of Memories" – 4:58
#"Infection" – 5:05
#"Poison Tears" – 4:30
#"A Riddle of Stars" – 5:22
#"Romance & Wrath" – 8:14
#"The Divided Heart" – 4:39
#"Horns Ablaze" (Digipak version bonus track)
#"Totentanz" – 2:28
#"Death And The Suffering" – 5:11
#"Dominhate" – 8:57
#"The Open Breach" (Japanese bonus track)

*The digipak version also includes the video for the song "The Divided Heart"

Line-up

*Damna – vocals
*Aydan – guitars
*Gorlan – bass
*Zender – drums
*Elyghen – violin, keyboards

Guest musicians

*Mike Wead – 1st solo on “The Scythe,” 2nd solo on “A Riddle of Stars”
*Laura De Luca – female vocals on “Romance Wrath” and “Dominhate”
*Jared Shackleford – narration
*Mauro Bortolani – piano
*Isabella Tuni – female voice on “Romance & Wrath”
*Laura De Luca, Pauline Tacey, Claudio Coassin, Aydan – backing vocals
*Claudio Coassin, Damna, Aydan and Jarpen – shouts

tring quartet

*Arrangement by Elyghen
*Eleonora Steffan – violin
*Valentina Mosca – violin
*Elyghen – viola
*Marco Balbinot – cello


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