Sword's Song

Infobox Album
Name = Sword's Song
Type = studio
Artist = Battlelore


Released = July 22, 2003
Recorded = 2002 - 2003
Genre = Symphonic metal Power metal Melodic death metal
Length = 46:43
Label = Napalm Records
Producer = Battlelore
Reviews =
Last album = "...Where the Shadows Lie" (2002)
This album = "Sword's Song" (2003)
Next album = "Third Age of the Sun" (2005)

Sword's Song is the second album released by the symphonic metal band Battlelore. As with all of the band's other albums, the lyrics are based on J.R.R. Tolkien's Middle-earth. The album essentially was similar to their debut but in the opinions of most reviewers and fans showed an improvement in both the strength of the material and the quality of the performances. The album was the last to feature original vocalist Patrik Mennander and bass player Miika Kokkola and as a result future releases saw a noticeable change in the bands sound.

Track listing

#"Sons of Riddermark" – 4:04
#"Sword's Song" – 4:05
#"The Mark of the Bear" – 4:24
#"Buccaneers Inn" – 3:52
#"Attack of the Orcs" – 3:11
#"Dragonslayer" – 3:28
#"Khazad-Dûm Pt.2 (Silent Caverns)" – 4:05
#"Horns of Gondor" – 3:49
#"The War of Wrath" – 3:55
#"Forked Height" – 3:16
#"Starlight Kingdom" – 4:26
#"The Curse of the Kings (Bonus Track)" – 3:57

Credits

*Kaisa Jouhki - vocals
*Patrik Mennander - vocals
*Jussi Rautio - guitar
*Jyri Vahvanen - guitar
*Miika Kokkola - bass
*Maria- keyboards
*Henri Vahvanen - drums

Lyrical references

* 'Sons of Riddermark' deals with the history of the Éothéod.
* 'The Mark of the Bear' is about the Beornings.
* 'Buccaneers Inn' deals with the Black Númenóreans.
* 'Attack of the Orcs' is about the Orken hordes in the Third Age.
* 'Dragonslayer' is based on the story of Túrin Turambar.
* 'Khazad-Dûm Pt. 2 (Silent Caverns)' deals with the invasion of Moria.
* 'War of Wrath' is based on the War of Wrath.
* 'Forked Height' deals with the tower of Orthanc.
* 'The Curse of the Kings' is about the Nazgûl.

External links

* [http://www.battlelore.net/ Battlelore Offical Homepage]