The Scythe (pronounced / ðə saɪð / , translated from English - a scythe in the mean. Instrument, a scythe of death) - the fourth studio concept album of the Italian power metal band Elvenking , released in 2007 .
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| Date of issue | 2007 | |||
| Genre | Power metal | |||
| Label | AFM Records | |||
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The theme of The Scythe is love and death . The last theme is personified in the form of the girl depicted on the cover of the album, as well as in the video clip for the song “The Divided Heart” (Isabella Tuni played her role there). Also, the image of an outwardly beautiful girl with a scythe passes through all the songs of the album. The integrity of the narrative is given using poetic inserts at the beginning and / or end of each song.
The album was published in Europe by AFM Records , in the CIS countries - by CD-Maximum .
Style
The style on this album has changed compared to the previous full-length The Winter Wake, as the influence of folk music has been significantly reduced. At the same time, a number of songs featured metal elements in the spirit of the band HIM (The Divided Heart) and metalcore (Romance and Wrath, Death And The Suffering). In terms of text, the theme of fantasy traditional for the group was replaced by horror and mysticism.
List of Songs
- The Scythe (Scythe). Length 5:36. Lyrics and music - Aydan.
- Lost Hill Of Memories. Length 4:58. (Hereinafter, if authorship is not indicated separately, then it belongs to Aydan.)
- Infection Length 5:24. Lyrics - Damnagoras.
- Poison Tears (Poisoned Tears). Length - 4:30. As in the previous song, the author of the lyrics is Damnagoras.
- The Riddle Of Stars. Length - 5:22.
- Romance And Wrath (Romance and Rage). Length is 8:14. Lyrics - Damnagoras.
- The Divided Heart. The length is 4:39. Lyrics - Damnagoras.
- Totentanz. Length - 2:28. Instrumental track.
- Death And The Suffering. Length - 5:11. Lyrics - Damnagoras.
- Dominhate (the name is based on an untranslatable game and a combination of the words "dominate" - to dominate and "hate" - hate). The length is 8:57.
A video was filmed for the song “The Divided Heart”, in which people after meeting with Death (Lady with Scythe) commit suicide .
Worked on the album.
The composition of the group has not changed since The Winter Wake (2006). Elvenking still includes the following musicians:
- Damnagoras - vocals
- Aydan - Guitar
- Elyghen - keyboards , violin
- Gorlan - bass
- Zender - drums
A string quartet also participated in the creation of the album.