Red Silent Tides
| Red Silent Tides | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | September 17, 2010 | |||
| Recorded | Piranha Studio, Karsdolf, Germany | |||
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| Length | 49:59 | |||
| Label | AFM | |||
| Producer | Dennis Ward | |||
| Elvenking chronology | ||||
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| Singles from Red Silent Tides | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic | [1] |
| metal.de | 7/10[2] |
Red Silent Tides is the sixth studio album by Italian folk metal band Elvenking. It was released on 17 September 2010 through AFM Records in both standard and deluxe editions.[3] The deluxe edition included a second disc which contained the band's first demo album To Oak Woods Bestowed as a bonus disc.
The album features Raffaello "Rafahel" Indri on guitars alongside Aydan. It does not feature Elyghen on violins due to his trip out of Italy; he was replaced by session player Fabio "Lethien" Polo for the remainder until Elyghen's return.
Two singles from the album were released: "The Cabal" and "Your Heroes Are Dead".
Reception
Eduardo Rivadavia of AllMusic called Red Silent Tides "an extremely well-crafted collection of melodic power metal with prog/folk/gothic benefits."[4] Metal.de gave it a score of 7/10, saying it was an improvement over the band's previous releases.[2]
David E. Gehlke of Dead Rhetoric gave the album a mostly positive review, but criticized the band's "untapped potential".[5] Trevor Portz of Hard Rock Haven called it "well-written, fun heavy metal."[6]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Dawnmelting" | 4:09 |
| 2. | "The Last Hour" | 4:38 |
| 3. | "Silence de Mort" | 4:27 |
| 4. | "The Cabal" | 4:20 |
| 5. | "Runereader" | 5:23 |
| 6. | "Possession" | 4:07 |
| 7. | "Your Heroes Are Dead" | 3:54 |
| 8. | "Those Days" | 4:06 |
| 9. | "This Nightmare Will Never End" | 4:46 |
| 10. | "What's Left of Me" | 4:39 |
| 11. | "The Play of the Leaves" | 5:30 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 12. | "Jigsaw Puzzle (2010)" | 3:47 |
| 13. | "Another Awful Hobs Tale" | 3:11 |
| 14. | "From Blood to Stone" | 4:11 |
| 15. | "Heaven Is a Place on Earth" (Belinda Carlisle cover) | 4:01 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "To Oak Woods Bestowed" | 1:33 |
| 2. | "White Willow" | 6:23 |
| 3. | "Banquet of Bards" | 4:51 |
| 4. | "Oakenshield" | 6:36 |
| 5. | "Under the Tree of Us'dum" | 6:41 |
Personnel
- Damnagoras – vocals
- Aydan – guitars
- Rafahel – guitars
- Gorlan – bass
- Zender – drums
- Lethien – violin
References
- ^ Allmusic review
- ^ a b Sagt, Philphil. "Elvenking – Red Silent Tides Review • metal.de". metal.de. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
- ^ Blabbermouth (4 August 2010). "ELVENKING: 'Red Silent Tides' Release Date Confirmed". BLABBERMOUTH.NET. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
- ^ Red Silent Tides – Elvenking | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic, retrieved 23 August 2021
- ^ Gehlke, David E. (21 March 2013). "Elvenking – Red Silent Tides (AFM Records)". Dead Rhetoric. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
- ^ "Elvenking Red Silent Tides | hardrockhaven.net". hardrockhaven.net. Retrieved 23 August 2021.