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{{Infobox album <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Albums -->
{{Infobox album
| Name = The Last Alliance
| name = The Last Alliance
| Type = [[Studio album]]
| type = [[Studio album]]
| Artist = [[Battlelore]]
| artist = [[Battlelore]]
| Cover = The Last Alliance.jpg
| cover = The Last Alliance.jpg
| Released = September 24, 2008
| alt =
| released = September 24, 2008
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| Recorded = Sound Supreme Studios, [[Hämeenlinna]], Finland, April–May 2008
| recorded = April–May 2008
| Genre = [[Heavy metal music|Metal]]
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| studio = Sound Supreme Studios, [[Hämeenlinna]], Finland
| Length = {{Duration|m=54|s=42}}
| genre = [[Symphonic metal]], [[gothic metal]], [[power metal]]
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| Label = [[Napalm Records|Napalm]]
| Producer = Janne Saksa, Battlelore
| length = {{Duration|m=53|s=42}}
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| label = [[Napalm Records|Napalm]]
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| Last album = ''[[Evernight (album)|Evernight]]''<br/>(2007)
| producer = Janne Saksa, Battlelore
| This album = '''''The Last Alliance'''''<br/>(2008)
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| prev_title = [[Evernight (album)|Evernight]]
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| Next album = ''[[Doombound]]''<br/>(2011)
| prev_year = 2007
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| Misc = {{Extra album cover
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| next_title = [[Doombound]]
| Upper caption = Alternative cover
| next_year = 2011
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| Type = Studio album
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| misc = {{Extra album cover
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| Cover = Battlelore-allianceDVD.jpg
| Lower caption = Special edition [[Digipak]] cover}}
| header = Alternative cover
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| type = Studio album
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| cover = Battlelore-allianceDVD.jpg
| border =
| alt =
| caption = Special edition [[Digipak]] cover
}}
}}
}}
{{Album ratings
{{Album ratings
| rev1 = Metal Review
| rev1 = Metal Review
| rev1Score = (4.4/10)<ref>{{cite web | url = http://metalreview.com/reviews/4711/battlelore-the-last-alliance | title = Review of Battlelore - The Last Alliance | accessdate = 2012-06-02 | last = Yancey | first = Kris | date = 7 October 2008 | publisher = Metal Review.com}}</ref>
| rev1Score = (4.4/10)<ref>{{cite web | url = http://metalreview.com/reviews/4711/battlelore-the-last-alliance | title = Review of Battlelore - The Last Alliance | access-date = 2012-06-02 | last = Yancey | first = Kris | date = 7 October 2008 | publisher = Metal Review.com}}</ref>
| rev2 = Lords of Metal
| rev2 = Lords of Metal
| rev2Score = (85/100)<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.lordsofmetal.nl/showreview.php?id=12487&lang=en | title = Battlelore - The Last Alliance | accessdate = 2012-06-02 | publisher = Lords of Metal.nl}}</ref>
| rev2Score = (85/100)<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.lordsofmetal.nl/showreview.php?id=12487&lang=en | title = Battlelore - The Last Alliance | access-date = 2012-06-02 | publisher = Lords of Metal.nl}}</ref>
| rev3 = ''[[Terrorizer Magazine|Terrorizer]]''
| rev3 = ''[[Terrorizer Magazine|Terrorizer]]''
| rev3Score = {{Rating|7|10}}<ref>{{cite journal | title = Battlelore - The Last Alliance | journal = [[Terrorizer Magazine|Terrorizer]] | date = November 2008 | issue = 176| id = | accessdate = 2012-06-02}}</ref>
| rev3Score = {{Rating|7|10}}<ref>{{cite journal | title = Battlelore - The Last Alliance | journal = [[Terrorizer Magazine|Terrorizer]] | date = November 2008 | issue = 176}}</ref>
| rev4 = Metal.de
| rev4 = Metal.de
| rev4Score = {{Rating|8|10}}<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.metal.de/index.php?option=com_articles&view=article&id=11025 | title = Battlelore "The Last Alliance" | accessdate = 2012-06-02 | date = 30 September 2008 | publisher = Metal.de | language = German}}</ref>
| rev4Score = {{Rating|8|10}}<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.metal.de/index.php?option=com_articles&view=article&id=11025 | title = Battlelore "The Last Alliance" | access-date = 2012-06-02 | date = 30 September 2008 | publisher = Metal.de | language = de}}</ref>
}}
}}


'''''The Last Alliance''''' is the fifth album by the Finnish [[heavy metal music|heavy metal]] band [[Battlelore]], released in 2008. It was issued as a jewel case CD and a [[digipack]] with a bonus DVD featuring footage of a live show at [[Metal Female Voices Fest]] in [[Wieze]], Belgium in 2007.
'''''The Last Alliance''''' is the fifth album by the Finnish [[heavy metal music|heavy metal]] band [[Battlelore]], released in 2008. It was issued as a jewel case CD and a [[digipack]] with a bonus DVD featuring footage of a live show at [[Metal Female Voices Fest]] in [[Wieze]], Belgium in 2007.


It peaked at position 26 in [[The Official Finnish Charts]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://finnishcharts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Battlelore |title=Battlelore in Finnish Charts |work=finnishcharts.com |publisher=Hung Medien |accessdate=2012-09-23}}</ref>
It peaked at position 26 in [[The Official Finnish Charts]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://finnishcharts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Battlelore |title=Battlelore in Finnish Charts |work=finnishcharts.com |publisher=Hung Medien |access-date=2012-09-23}}</ref>


==Track listing==
==Track listing==
All music and lyrics by Battlelore.
All music and lyrics by Battlelore.
{{tracklist
{{tracklist
| total_length = 53:42
| total_length = 53:42
| title1 = Third Immortal
| title1 = Third Immortal
| length1 = 04:45
| length1 = 04:45
| title2 = Exile the Daystar
| title2 = Exile the Daystar
| length2 = 04:57
| length2 = 04:45
| title3 = The Great Gathering
| title3 = The Great Gathering
| length3 = 04:09
| length3 = 04:09
| title4 = Guardians
| title4 = Guardians
| length4 = 04:10
| length4 = 04:57
| title5 = Voice of the Fallen
| title5 = Voice of the Fallen
| length5 = 04:41
| length5 = 04:09
| title6 = Daughter of the Sun
| title6 = Daughter of the Sun
| length6 = 06:22
| length6 = 06:22
| title7 = Green Dragon
| title7 = Green Dragon
| length7 = 03:52
| length7 = 03:52
| title8 = Awakening
| title8 = Awakening
| length8 = 05:05
| length8 = 05:05
| title9 = Epic Dreams
| title9 = Epic Dreams
| length9 = 04:25
| length9 = 04:25
| title10 = Moontower
| title10 = Moontower
| length10 = 04:51
| length10 = 04:51
| title11 = The Star of High Hope
| title11 = The Star of High Hope
| length11 = 06:25
| length11 = 06:25
}}
}}


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==Lyrical references==
==Lyrical references==
* "Third Immortal" deals with the wizard [[Radagast]] and his part in the defeat of [[Saruman]].
* "Third Immortal" deals with the wizard [[Radagast]] and his part in the defeat of [[Saruman]].
* "Exile the Daystar" describes the effects of the [[Sun (Middle-earth)|Sun]] on the creatures of the dark.
* "Exile the Daystar" describes the effects of the Sun on the creatures of the dark.
* "The Great Gathering" is about the [[Last Alliance of Elves and Men|last alliance]] against [[Sauron]] at the end of the [[Second Age]].
* "The Great Gathering" is about the last alliance against [[Sauron]] at the end of the [[Second Age]].
* "Guardians" makes reference to the [[Eagle (Middle-earth)|eagles of Middle-Earth]].
* "Guardians" makes reference to the [[Eagle (Middle-earth)|eagles of Middle-Earth]].
* "Voice of the Fallen" tells the story of the [[Mouth of Sauron]].
* "Voice of the Fallen" tells the story of the [[Mouth of Sauron]].
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* "Green Dragon" is about the Green Dragon inn in [[Bywater (Middle-earth)|Bywater]].
* "Green Dragon" is about the Green Dragon inn in [[Bywater (Middle-earth)|Bywater]].
* "Awakening" describes the creation of the [[Dwarf (Middle-earth)|Dwarves]] by the [[Vala (Middle-earth)|Vala]] [[Aulë]].
* "Awakening" describes the creation of the [[Dwarf (Middle-earth)|Dwarves]] by the [[Vala (Middle-earth)|Vala]] [[Aulë]].
* "Epic Dreams" deals with the dreams sent by the Vala [[Ulmo]] to the elven kings [[Turgon]] and [[Finrod Felagund]].
* "Epic Dreams" deals with the dreams sent by the Vala [[Ulmo]] to the elven kings Turgon and [[Finrod Felagund]].
* "Moontower" tells the story of [[Minas Ithil]], the Tower of the Rising Moon.
* "Moontower" tells the story of [[Minas Ithil]], the Tower of the Rising Moon.
* "The Star of High Hope" is about the voyages of [[Eärendil]].
* "The Star of High Hope" is about the voyages of [[Eärendil]].

==See also==
*[[The Last Alliance (band)]]


==References==
==References==
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The Last Alliance
Studio album by
Battlelore
ReleasedSeptember 24, 2008
RecordedApril–May 2008
StudioSound Supreme Studios, Hämeenlinna, Finland
GenreSymphonic metal, gothic metal, power metal
Length53:42
LabelNapalm
ProducerJanne Saksa, Battlelore
Battlelore chronology
Evernight
(2007) 		The Last Alliance
(2008) 		Doombound
(2011)
Alternative cover
Special edition Digipak cover
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Metal Review(4.4/10)[1]
Lords of Metal(85/100)[2]
Terrorizer[3]
Metal.de[4]

The Last Alliance is the fifth album by the Finnish heavy metal band Battlelore, released in 2008. It was issued as a jewel case CD and a digipack with a bonus DVD featuring footage of a live show at Metal Female Voices Fest in Wieze, Belgium in 2007.

It peaked at position 26 in The Official Finnish Charts.[5]

Track listing

[edit]

All music and lyrics by Battlelore.

No.TitleLength
1."Third Immortal"04:45
2."Exile the Daystar"04:45
3."The Great Gathering"04:09
4."Guardians"04:57
5."Voice of the Fallen"04:09
6."Daughter of the Sun"06:22
7."Green Dragon"03:52
8."Awakening"05:05
9."Epic Dreams"04:25
10."Moontower"04:51
11."The Star of High Hope"06:25
Total length:53:42

Bonus DVD

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  1. "Ghân of the Woods"
  2. "Ocean's Elysium"
  3. "Into the New World"
  4. "Buccaneers Inn"
  5. "We Are the Legions"
  6. "House of Heroes"
  7. "Beneath the Waves"
  8. "Sons of Riddermark"

Credits

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Band members
Production
  • Janne Saksa - producer, engineer
  • Dan Swanö - mixing, mastering

Lyrical references

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  • "Third Immortal" deals with the wizard Radagast and his part in the defeat of Saruman.
  • "Exile the Daystar" describes the effects of the Sun on the creatures of the dark.
  • "The Great Gathering" is about the last alliance against Sauron at the end of the Second Age.
  • "Guardians" makes reference to the eagles of Middle-Earth.
  • "Voice of the Fallen" tells the story of the Mouth of Sauron.
  • "Daughter of the Sun" is about Éowyn.
  • "Green Dragon" is about the Green Dragon inn in Bywater.
  • "Awakening" describes the creation of the Dwarves by the Vala Aulë.
  • "Epic Dreams" deals with the dreams sent by the Vala Ulmo to the elven kings Turgon and Finrod Felagund.
  • "Moontower" tells the story of Minas Ithil, the Tower of the Rising Moon.
  • "The Star of High Hope" is about the voyages of Eärendil.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Yancey, Kris (7 October 2008). "Review of Battlelore - The Last Alliance". Metal Review.com. Retrieved 2012-06-02.
  2. ^ "Battlelore - The Last Alliance". Lords of Metal.nl. Retrieved 2012-06-02.
  3. ^ "Battlelore - The Last Alliance". Terrorizer (176). November 2008.
  4. ^ "Battlelore "The Last Alliance"" (in German). Metal.de. 30 September 2008. Retrieved 2012-06-02.
  5. ^ "Battlelore in Finnish Charts". finnishcharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 2012-09-23.
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