Doombound
| Untitled | |
|---|---|
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [1] |
| Metal Storm | (8.3/10)[2] |
| About.com | [3] |
| Lords of Metal | (82/100)[4] |
| Stormbringer | [5] |
| Musik Reviews |   [6] |
Doombound is the sixth album by the Finnish heavy metal band Battlelore, released on January 26, 2011. A digipak version including the CD, a bonus DVD, and a poster is available at Napalm Records website,[7] which also released a sample for the song "Kärmessurma".[1]
According to the band's blog:
We will begin the recordings of our next album in early June at Sound Supreme Studios (Hämeenlinna, Finland) with Janne Saksa, who will engineer and produce the album. The legendary Dan Swanö will do the mixing and mastering and hopefully, we'll get the whole battle package out in early fall of 2010. Stylistically, we have turned back to the old school style of songs with grinding drums and fast guitars! This will also be our first concept album and the songs will relate the story of Tolkien's tragic hero Túrin Turambar.[8]
Track listing
All music and lyrics by Battlelore.
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Bloodstained" | 04:34 |
| 2. | "Iron of Death" | 04:42 |
| 3. | "Bow and Helm" | 03:56 |
| 4. | "Enchanted" | 05:40 |
| 5. | "Kärmessurma" | 04:23 |
| 6. | "Olden Gods" | 04:21 |
| 7. | "Fate of the Betrayed" | 05:08 |
| 8. | "Men as Wolves" | 04:38 |
| 9. | "Last of the Lords" | 05:43 |
| 10. | "Doombound" | 08:02 |
| 11. | "Kielo" (instrumental) | 02:57 |
| Total length: | 54:04 | |
10 Years of Battlelore - bonus DVD
- Live at Club Nosturi, Helsinki, Finland June 27, 2008
- Live at Club Nosturi, Helsinki, Finland January 1, 2009
- "Evernight over Europe" Tour 2007
- "The Last Alliance" Tour in Finland 2008
- Photo galleries
- Music videos:
- "Third Immortal"
- "House of Heroes"
- "Storm of the Blade"
- "Journey to Undying Lands"
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
- Additional musicians
- Markus Vuoristo - cello on "Doombound" and "Kielo"
- Dan Swanö - guitar solo on "Last of the Lords"
- Janne Saksa - backing vocals
- Production
- Janne Saksa - producer, engineer
- Dan Swanö - mixing, mastering
Release history
The specific release dates follow:
- January 26, 2011 – ESP/FIN/SWE
- January 28, 2011 – GAS/BENELUX/ITA
- January 31, 2011 – Rest of Europe
- February 8, 2011 – USA/CAN
References
- ^ Freeman, Phil. "Battlelore Doombound review". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 2012-05-31.
- ^ "Battlelore - Doombound review". Metal Storm. 8 February 2011. Retrieved 2012-05-31.
- ^ Pacheco, George. "Battlelore - 'Doombound'". Heavy Metal. About.com. Retrieved 2012-05-31.
- ^ "Battlelore - Doombound". Lords of Metal.nl. Retrieved 2012-05-31.
- ^ Klammer, Mathias (17 January 2011). "Battlelore - Doombound (CD)" (in German). Stormbringer.at. Retrieved 2012-05-31.
- ^ Hausfeld, Lothar (30 January 2011). "Battlelore: Doombound (Review)" (in German). Musikreviews.de. Retrieved 2012-05-31.
- ^ "BATTLELORE Doombound LTD". Napalm Records Official Website. Napalm Records. Retrieved 2012-05-31.
- ^ "Battlelore in Studio for the New Album 2010!". Battlelore MySpace. MySpace. 14 June 2010. Retrieved 2012-05-31.