Nine Years of Blood is the eighth studio album by Irish folk metal band Cruachan. It was released in 2018 on Trollzorn Records.[1]

Nine Years of Blood
Studio album by
ReleasedApril 27, 2018
StudioTrackmix Studios, Dublin, Ireland
GenreCeltic metal, black metal, folk metal
Length48:26
LanguageEnglish, Irish
LabelTrollzorn Records
Cruachan chronology
Blood for the Blood God
(2014)
Nine Years of Blood
(2018)
The Living and the Dead
(2023)

Track listing

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No.TitleLength
1."I Am Tuan" (instrumental)2:37
2."Hugh O'Neil - The Earl of Tyrone"4:37
3."Blood and Victory"4:43
4."Queen of War"6:16
5."The Battle of the Yellow Ford"4:50
6."Cath na Brioscaí"5:47
7."The Harp, the Lion, the Dragon and the Sword"5:28
8."An Ale Before Battle" (instrumental)0:28
9."Nine Years of Blood" (instrumental)1:35
10."The Siege of Kinsale"5:01
11."The Flight of the Earls"4:06
12."Back Home in Derry" (Christy Moore cover)2:58
Total length:48:26

Personnel

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  • Keith Fay - vocals, guitars, acoustic guitar, keyboards, tin whistle, bouzouki, mandolin, bodhrán, percussion
  • Kieran Ball - guitars, acoustic guitar
  • Erin Fletcher - bass guitar
  • Mauro Frison - drums, percussion
  • John Ryan - violin, cello, bowed bass
Additional personnel
  • Daniel Durbeck - artwork, design and layout
  • Michael Richards - producer, recording

References

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  1. ^ Moore, Bruce Cruachan - "Nine Years of Blood" (Album Review)puregrainaudio.com Retrieved May 10, 2018 Archived 11 May 2018 at the Wayback Machine