Blood on the Black Robe is the sixth studio album by Irish folk metal band Cruachan. It was released in 2011 on Candlelight Records.[1][2][3][4]
| Blood on the Black Robe | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 18 April 2011 | |||
| Recorded | 2011 | |||
| Studio | Trackmix Studios, Dublin, Ireland | |||
| Genre | Celtic metal, black metal | |||
| Length | 58:01 | |||
| Label | Candlelight | |||
| Producer | Michael Richards | |||
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Track listing
edit| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "To War" (instrumental) | 0:55 |
| 2. | "I Am Warrior" | 5:19 |
| 3. | "The Column" | 7:12 |
| 4. | "Thy Kingdom Gone" | 4:26 |
| 5. | "An Bean Sidhe" | 5:50 |
| 6. | "Blood on the Black Robe" | 6:39 |
| 7. | "Primeval Odium" | 7:18 |
| 8. | "The Voyage of Bran" | 4:20 |
| 9. | "Brian Boru's March" (instrumental) | 3:29 |
| 10. | "Pagan Hate" | 5:12 |
| 11. | "The Nine Year War" | 7:21 |
| Total length: | 58:01 | |
Personnel
edit- Keith Fay – vocals, guitars, keyboards, bouzouki, mandolin, bodhrán, percussion
- John Clohessy – bass guitar
- Colin Purcell – drums, percussion
- John Ryan – violin, mandocello, bouzouki
- John Fay – tin whistle, low whistle, percussion, cover art
- Additional personnel
- Alex Shkuroparsky – Galician bagpipe
- Karen Gilligan – vocals on "An Bean Sidhe" and "The Voyage of Bran"
- Peter Rees – artwork
- Michael Richards – producer, recording
References
edit- ^ Hensch, Matt. "Cruachan - Blood on the Black Robe Review". rocknworld.com. Retrieved 9 March 2014.
- ^ "Blood on the Black Robe". sputnikmusic.com. Retrieved 9 March 2014.
- ^ "Review: Cruachan - Blood on the Black Robe (2011)". harvestmoonmusic.com. Archived from the original on 16 March 2014. Retrieved 9 March 2014.
- ^ Bray, Simon. "Cruachan: Blood on the Black Robe". seaoftranquility.org. Retrieved 9 March 2014.