Cruachan - Blood on the Black Robe (2011)
Cruachan - Blood on the Black Robe (2011)
Mp3 | 192 Kbps | 79 MB | Ireland
Celtic/Folk Metal
Mp3 | 192 Kbps | 79 MB | Ireland
Celtic/Folk Metal
Cruachan is an Irish Pagan/Celtic/Folk Metal band from Dublin, Ireland with an extended collection of releases, but I am fairly new to the band. They have been active since the 1990s actually, and are acclaimed as being one of the founders of the Folk Metal subgenre. They rely of Celtic themes and Celtic mythology in their lyrics. Cruachan released a series of albums that drifted from the blackened folk metal of their debut toward a more traditional heavy metal sound, though still heavily influenced by the legends, mythology, and music of their native land. As much as 2000's The Middle Kingdom was a shift away from Cruachan's origins, the band's latest release Blood on the Black Robe is a return to it. The tin whistle, bodhran, and bouzouki are still very much an integral part of the band's sound, but gone (mostly) are the female vocals and "classic" heavy metal elements.
Track List:
1. To War
2. I Am Warrior
3. The Column
4. Thy Kingdom Gone
5. An Bean Sidhe
6. Blood on the Black Robe
7. Primeval Odium
8. The Voyage of Bran
9. Brian Boru’s March
10. Pagan Hate
11. The Nine Year War
Total playing time 58:01