The Winter Wake (album) - AbsoluteAstronomy.com

The Winter Wake is the third studio album by Italian

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/power metal

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band Elvenking

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Track listing

All songs written by Aydan, except where noted.

"Trows Kind" – 5:57
"Swallowtail" (Damnagoras) – 4:26
"The Winter Wake" – 4:19
"The Wanderer" – 4:54
"March of Fools" – 5:46
"On the Morning Dew" – 3:30
"Devil's Carriage" (Damnagoras) – 4:04
"Rats are Following" (Aydan, Damnagoras) – 4:37
"Rouse Your Dream" – 4:48
"Neverending Nights" (Damnagoras) – 7:01
"Disillusion's Reel" (Damnagoras) – 2:19

Bonus Songs

"Penny Dreadful" – 3:11 (Skyclad
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cover) (European Bonus)
"Petalstorm" – 4:49 (Japanese Bonus)

Line-up

Damnagoras – vocals, additional lead guitars on "Neverending Nights"
Aydan – guitars, backing vocals
Gorlan – bass guitar
Elyghen – violin, keyboards
Zender – drums

Guest musicians

Schmier (Destruction
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) – vocals on "The Winter Wake"
Nino Laurenne (Thunderstone
Thunderstone (band)
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) – 2nd solo on "Trows Kind"
Jarpen (after leaving) – 2nd solo on "The Winter Wake"
Pauline Tacey – soprano vocals on "March of Fools" and "Disillusion's Reel"
Laura De Luca – vocals on "On the Morning Dew"
Isabella "Whisperwind" Tuni – fairy voice on "Trows Kind"
Umberto Corazza – flutes

Choirs

Pauline Tacey, Laura De Luca, Giada Etro, Isabella Tuni, Claudio Coassin, Damnagoras, Aydan, Elyghen

String quartet

Arranged by Elyghen
Eleonora Steffan – violin
Attilio Zardini – violin
Elyghen – viola
Marco Balbinot – cello

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