The Last Alliance (album)
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| 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.
Track listing
All music and lyrics by Battlelore
- "Third Immortal" - 4:45
- "Exile the Daystar" - 4:41
- "The Great Gathering" - 4:09
- "Guardians" - 4:57
- "Voice of the Fallen" - 4:10
- "Daughter of the Sun" - 6:22
- "Green Dragon" - 3:52
- "Awakening" - 5:05
- "Epic Dreams" - 4:25
- "Moontower" - 4:51
- "The Star of High Hope" - 6:25
Bonus DVD
- "Ghân of the Woods"
- "Ocean’s Elysium"
- "Into the New World"
- "Buccaneer’s Inn"
- "We Are the Legions"
- "House of Heroes"
- "Beneath the Waves"
- "Sons of Riddermark"
Credits
- Band members
- Kaisa Jouhki - vocals
- Tomi Mykkänen - vocals
- Jussi Rautio - guitar
- Jyri Vahvanen - guitar
- Timo Honkanen - bass
- Henri Vahvanen - drums
- Maria Honkanen - keyboards, flute
- Production
- Janne Saksa - producer, engineer
- Dan Swanö - mixing, mastering
Lyrical references
- "Third Immortal" deals with the wizard Radagast.
- "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.
References
- ^ Yancey, Kris (7 October 2008). "Review of Battlelore - The Last Alliance". Metal Review.com. Retrieved 2012-06-02.
- ^ "Battlelore - The Last Alliance". Lords of Metal.nl. Retrieved 2012-06-02.
- ^ "Battlelore - The Last Alliance". Terrorizer (176). November 2008.
{{cite journal}}:|access-date=requires|url=(help) - ^ "Battlelore "The Last Alliance"" (in German). Metal.de. 30 September 2008. Retrieved 2012-06-02.