Chapters From a Vale Forlorn
Encyclopedia
Chapters from a Vale Forlorn is the second album by Swedish
power metal
band Falconer
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Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
power metal
Power metal
Power metal is a style of heavy metal combining characteristics of traditional metal with speed metal, often within symphonic context. The term refers to two different but related styles: the first pioneered and largely practiced in North America with a harder sound similar to speed metal, and a...
band Falconer
Falconer (band)
Falconer is a Swedish power metal band from Mjölby, formed in 1999. Founded by the former guitarist of Mithotyn, Stefan Weinerhall. Falconer carry on many of the traditions set by Weinerhall's previous band and play a style of power metal that utilises folk instrumentation and melody to create a...
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Track listing
- "Decadence of Dignity" – 4:22
- "Enter the Glade" – 3:48
- "Lament of a Minstrel" – 4:13
- "For Life and Liberty" – 6:23
- "We Sold Our Homesteads" – 4:11
- "The Clarion Call" – 5:47
- "Portals of Light" – 4:07
- "Stand in Veneration" – 3:34
- "Busted to the Floor" – 4:16
- The Japanese bonus track is a Swedish folk song written by Björn AfzeliusBjörn AfzeliusBjörn Svante Afzelius was a Swedish singer, song writer and guitar player. Politically he was a socialist. His songs are about love, politics and joys in life....
called "En Kungens Man" (3:58) - "We Sold Our Homesteads" is a traditional Swedish song - the lyrics were translated into English by Mathias Blad.
Credits
- Mathias Blad - Vocals and Keyboards
- Stefan Weinerhall - Guitars and Bass
- Karsten Larsson - Drums
Guests
- Lead GuitarLead guitarLead guitar is a guitar part which plays melody lines, instrumental fill passages, guitar solos, and occasionally, some riffs within a song structure...
on "Busted to the Floor" by Andy LaRocqueAndy LaRocqueAndy LaRocque is best known as a guitarist, songwriter, and occasional synth player for the band King Diamond.-Biography:...
. - ViolinViolinThe violin is a string instrument, usually with four strings tuned in perfect fifths. It is the smallest, highest-pitched member of the violin family of string instruments, which includes the viola and cello....
on "Portals of Light" by Sami Yousri. - Backing Vocals on "Portals of Light" by Johan Wikström.
- FluteFluteThe flute is a musical instrument of the woodwind family. Unlike woodwind instruments with reeds, a flute is an aerophone or reedless wind instrument that produces its sound from the flow of air across an opening...
by Sabine Daniels. - PianoPianoThe piano is a musical instrument played by means of a keyboard. It is one of the most popular instruments in the world. Widely used in classical and jazz music for solo performances, ensemble use, chamber music and accompaniment, the piano is also very popular as an aid to composing and rehearsal...
on "Portals of Light" and Hammond organHammond organThe Hammond organ is an electric organ invented by Laurens Hammond in 1934 and manufactured by the Hammond Organ Company. While the Hammond organ was originally sold to churches as a lower-cost alternative to the wind-driven pipe organ, in the 1960s and 1970s it became a standard keyboard...
on "Busted to the Floor" by Elias Holmlid (DragonlandDragonlandDragonland is a power metal musical group from Sweden. The group is most notable for basing their two first albums upon the self-produced The Dragonland Chronicles fantasy saga and for the original symphonic/electronic parts by Elias Holmlid...
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