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...Where the Shadows Lie is the first full length album by Battlelore. It had good reviews and fan support. No singles were released from the album however a video was filmed for the song "Journey to Undying Lands" and this was used to promote the band throughout Europe. After the release of this album in 2002, guitarist Tommi Havo had to leave the band due to personal reasons, he was replaced by Jussi Rautio.

The album cover features an image of Morgoth, painted by Ted Nasmith.

Track listing

All music by Battlelore, except where indicated, all lyrics by Jyri Vahvanen

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Swordmaster"	5:36
2.	"The Grey Wizard"	4:17
3.	"Raging Goblin"	4:35
4.	"Journey to Undying Lands"	5:50
5.	"Shadowgate" (Battlelore & Miitri Aaltonen)	4:04
6.	"Fangorn"	5:05
7.	"The Green Maid"	3:44
8.	"Khazad-Dûm Pt.1 (Ages of Mithril)"	5:20
9.	"Ride with the Dragons"	4:17
10.	"Feast for the Wanderer" (Hidden track, not mentioned on back cover track listing. Music by Jyrki Myllärinen)	4:05

Personnel

Band members

Kaisa Jouhki – Vocals
Patrik Mennander – Vocals
Tommi Havo – guitar
Jyri Vahvanen – guitar
Miika Kokkola – bass
Henri Vahvanen – drums
Maria – keyboards

Guest musicians

Jyrki Myllärinen – classical guitars

Production

Miitri Aaltonen - producer, engineer, mixing
Pauli Saastamoinen - mastering

Lyrical references

'The Grey Wizard' is about the story of Gandalf up to The Two Towers.
'Raging Goblin' makes references to the Goblin and Olog-hai races.
'Shadowgate' is about Minas Morgul.
'Fangorn' is about the Ents and their attack on Isengard.
'The Green Maid' is about Lúthien Tinúviel.
'Khazad-Dûm Pt. 1 (Ages of Mithril)' is about the dawn of Moria.
'Ride with the Dragons' deals with Morgoth's creation of the dragons.

References

^ Jeffries, Vincent. "Battlelore Where the Shadows Lie review". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 2011-10-25.

External links

Battlelore Official Homepage

[1] Jeffries, Vincent. "Battlelore Where the Shadows Lie review". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 2011-10-25.

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 | Artist      = [[Battlelore]]
 | Released    = August 13, 2002
-| Recorded    = [[2001]]
+| Recorded    = Music Bros Studios, [[Imatra]], [[Finland]], July-November 2001
-| Genre       = [[Heavy metal music|Heavy metal]]
+| Genre       = [[Heavy metal music|Heavy metal]], [[gothic metal]], [[power metal]]
 | Length      = 46:59
 | Label       = [[Napalm Records|Napalm]]
-| Producer    = [[Battlelore]]
+| Producer    = Miitri Aaltonen
-| Reviews     = *[[Allmusic]]  {{Rating|4|5}}  [{{Allmusic|class=album|id=r603253|pure_url=yes}} link]
 | This album  = '''''...Where the Shadows Lie'''''<br/>(2002)
 | Next album  = ''[[Sword's Song]]''<br/>(2003)
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   | Type           = Studio
   | Cover          = Battlelore-WhereTheShadowsLie-ALt.jpg }}
+}}
+{{Album ratings
+| rev1 =[[Allmusic]]
+| rev1Score = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref> {{cite web | url = http://www.allmusic.com/album/where-the-shadows-lie-r603253/review | title = Battlelore Where the Shadows Lie review | accessdate = 2011-10-25 | last = Jeffries | first = Vincent | work = [[Allmusic]] | publisher = [[Rovi Corporation]]}}</ref>
+| noprose = yes
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-'''''...Where the Shadows Lie''''' is the first full length album by [[Battlelore]].  It had good reviews and fan support.  No singles were released from the album however a video was filmed for the song "Journey To Undying Lands" and this was used to promote the band throughout Europe.  After the release of this album in 2002, guitarist Tommi Havo had to leave the band due to personal reasons, he was replaced by Jussi Rautio.
+'''''...Where the Shadows Lie''''' is the first full length album by [[Battlelore]].  It had good reviews and fan support.  No singles were released from the album however a video was filmed for the song "Journey to Undying Lands" and this was used to promote the band throughout Europe.  After the release of this album in 2002, guitarist Tommi Havo had to leave the band due to personal reasons, he was replaced by Jussi Rautio.
-The album cover features an image of [[Morgoth]].
+The album cover features an image of [[Morgoth]], painted by [[Ted Nasmith]].
 ==Track listing==
+All music by Battlelore, except where indicated, all lyrics by Jyri Vahvanen
 {{Tracklist
 | title1 = Swordmaster
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 | title5 = Shadowgate
 | length5 = 4:04
+| note5 = Battlelore & Miitri Aaltonen
 | title6 = [[Fangorn]]
 | length6 = 5:05
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 | length9 = 4:17
 | title10 = Feast for the Wanderer
-| note10 = Hidden track. Not mentioned on back cover track listing.
+| note10 = Hidden track, not mentioned on back cover track listing. Music by Jyrki Myllärinen
 | length10 = 4:05
 }}
-==Credits==
+==Personnel==
+===Band members===
 *[[Kaisa Jouhki]]&nbsp;–  [[Singing|Vocals]]
 *[[Patrik Mennander]]&nbsp;– [[Singing|Vocals]]
-*[[Tommi Havo]]&nbsp;– [[guitar]]
+*Tommi Havo&nbsp;– [[guitar]]
-*[[Jyri Vahvanen]]&nbsp;– [[guitar]]
+*Jyri Vahvanen&nbsp;– [[guitar]]
-*[[Miika Kokkola]]&nbsp;– [[Bass guitar|bass]]
+*Miika Kokkola&nbsp;– [[Bass guitar|bass]]
-*[[Henri Vahvanen]]&nbsp;– [[Drum kit|drums]]
+*Henri Vahvanen&nbsp;– [[Drum kit|drums]]
-*[[Maria (Battlelore Band)|Maria]]&nbsp;– [[keyboard instrument|keyboards]]
+*Maria&nbsp;– [[keyboard instrument|keyboards]]
-'''Guest Musicians'''
+===Guest musicians===
-*[[Jyrki Myllärinen]]&nbsp;– Classical guitars
+*Jyrki Myllärinen&nbsp;– classical guitars
+===Production===
+*Miitri Aaltonen - producer, engineer, mixing
+*Pauli Saastamoinen - mastering
 ==Lyrical references==
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 * 'Khazad-Dûm Pt. 1 (Ages of Mithril)' is about the dawn of [[Moria (Middle-earth)|Moria]].
 * 'Ride with the Dragons' deals with Morgoth's creation of the [[Dragon (Middle-earth)|dragons]].
+==References==
+{{Reflist}}
 ==External links==
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 [[Category:Napalm Records albums]]
 [[Category:Debut albums]]
-{{2000s-metal-album-stub}}
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