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Elvenking - The Winter Wake



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Release date: 27 January 2006
Style: Folk metal, Power metal

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01. Trow's Kind
02. Swallowtail
03. The Winter Wake [feat. Marcel Schirmer]
04. The Wanderer
05. March Of Fools
06. On The Morning Dew
07. Devil's Carriage
08. Rats Are Following
09. Rouse Your Dream
10. Neverending Nights
11. Disillusion's Reel
12. Penny Dreadful [Skyclad cover] [European bonus]
13. Petalstorm [Japanese bonus]
+ Studio Making Of Video Clip

Additional info
Produced by Damnagoras and Aydan
Recorded by Mauro Bortolani, Aydan and Damnagoras at Sherpa Studios - Italy
Mixed by Nino Laurenne at Sonic Pump Studios - Finland
Mastered by Mikka Jussila at Finnvox Studios - Finland
Cover artwork by Gyula Havancsak - www.hjules.com

Release date is for Italy. Other release dates:
Jan. 20th - Japan and Korea (Attic Arcade Records)
Jan. 27th - Germany
Jan. 30th - Europe (AFM Records)
Feb. - South America (Laser) and Russia (CD Maximum)
March 21 - USA (Locomotive)

Bonus Tracks:
- Japan and Korea: "Petalstorm" (non-album song) (04:49)
- Other editions: "Penny Dreadful" (Skyclad cover) (03:13) + video documentary.

Staff review by
Jeff
Rating:
7.5
"The Winter Wake" is the new album of the specialist of Folk Power Metal from Italy, Elvenking. Even if the band only started its career in 1999 "The Winter Wake" is already the 3rd release of the combo and I'm sure that the fans of their first albums will find something catchy here but even if some songs are pure hits, some others are a bit more average. At the end if "The Winter Wake" is a good album, it's also possible to find better Folk Metal releases.

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published 15.02.2006 | Comments (8)

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09.09.2014 - 19:15
Rating: 7
musicalkaratekid

Whilst this album still displays the best bits of Elvenking's sound, I found it slightly underwhelming compared to the band's earlier material, due mostly to the weaker vocal delivery (except for the surprisingly great "Penny Dreadful" Skyclad cover) and a little too much self-indulgent melody. That said, the instrumental performance itself remains consistent and solid, making songs like "Swallowtail" and "March of Fools" instant highlights of the album.
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26.05.2020 - 04:45
Rating: 8
TSRodriguez

I'm just starting to listen to this, but man the dumbing down of musical elements from the previous albums is so obvious... :C
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