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 US by Candlelight Records.
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| Released | September 14, 2007 (Europe) November 7, 2007 (US) | |||
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| Length | 55:19 | |||
| Label | AFM (Europe) Candlelight (US) | |||
| Producer | Damnagoras and Aydan | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [1] |
| https://web.archive.org/web/20020524141917/http://www.metalreview.com/ |   [3] |
| http://www.metalstorm.net | [4] |
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 edit
All music by Aydan and Damnagoras except "The Open Breach" by Jarpen. All lyrics noted below.
- "The Scythe" – 5:36 (Aydan)
- "Lost Hill of Memories" – 4:58 (Aydan)
- "Infection" – 5:05 (Damnagoras)
- "Poison Tears" – 4:30 (Damnagoras)
- "A Riddle of Stars" – 5:22 (Aydan)
- "Romance & Wrath" – 8:14 (Damnagoras)
- "The Divided Heart" – 4:39 (Damnagoras)
- "Horns Ablaze" (Digipak version bonus track) - 4:21 (Aydan)
- "Totentanz" – 2:28
- "Death and the Suffering" – 5:11 (Damnagoras)
- "Dominhate" – 8:57 (Aydan)
- "The Open Breach" (Jarpen) (Japanese bonus track) - 4:55
- The digipak version also includes the video for the song "The Divided Heart"
Personnel edit
- Damnagoras – vocals
- Aydan – guitars
- Gorlan – bass
- Zender – drums
- Elyghen – violin, keyboards
Guest musicians edit
- 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
String quartet edit
- Arrangement by Elyghen
- Eleonora Steffan – violin
- Valentina Mosca – violin
- Elyghen – viola
- Marco Balbinot – cello
References edit
- ^ a b Alex Henderson. "The Scythe - Elvenking | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 2015-09-18.
- ^ Monger, James Christopher. "Elvenking | Biography & History". AllMusic. Retrieved 9 October 2019.
- ^ "Review of Elvenking - the Scythe - Last Rites". Archived from the original on 2013-01-28. Retrieved 2012-08-05.
- ^ "Elvenking - The Scythe review". Metal Storm. Retrieved 2015-09-18.