The Scythe is the fourth studio album by Italian folk metal band Elvenking. It was released on 14 September 2007 through AFM Records in all European countries and 7 November in the US by Candlelight Records.
This is the first concept album by Elvenking, with lyrics centered on the death of a beautiful woman along with themes of revenge and deceit. This is also illustrated in the video to "The Divided Heart".
Track listing
Notes
- The digipak version also includes the video for the song "The Divided Heart"
Personnel
- Damnagoras â vocals
- Aydan â guitars
- Gorlan â bass
- Zender â drums
- Elyghen â violin, keyboards
Additional musicians
- Mike Wead â 1st solo on "The Scythe", 2nd solo on "A Riddle of Stars"
- Laura De Luca â female vocals on "Romance & Wrath" and "Dominhate"
- Jared Shackleford â narration
- Mauro Bortolani â piano
- Isabella Tuni â female voice on "Romance & Wrath"
- Laura De Luca, Pauline Tacey, Claudio Coassin, Aydan â backing vocals
- Claudio Coassin, Damna, Aydan and Jarpen â shouts
- Elyghen â arrangement
- Eleonora Steffan â violin
- Valentina Mosca â violin
- Elyghen â viola
- Marco Balbinot â cello
References