Shaping the Soul

Shaping the Soul
Studio album by
Released17 February 2017
Recorded2016
GenreFolk metal, metalcore,[1] melodic death metal
Length49:20
LabelWormHoleDeath
Ithilien chronology
From Ashes to the Frozen Land
(2013)
Shaping the Soul
(2017)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Silence Music Magazine9/10[2]

Shaping the Soul is the second studio album by Belgian folk metal band Ithilien. It was released via WormHoleDeath Records on 17 February 2017. A music video was released for the song "Edelweiss".[3] The album shows the band mixing together folk metal and metalcore to make a sound referred to as "folkcore".[4]

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Blindfolded"4:39
2."Lies After Lies"4:39
3."Shaping the Soul"6:10
4."Walk Away"8:01
5."If Only"4:28
6."Emma" (instrumental)1:46
7."Edelweiss"4:20
8."Hopeless"4:41
9."The Dive"6:43
10."The Bear Dance" (instrumental)3:53
Total length:49:20

Personnel

  • Piere Ithilien – vocals, lead guitar, bouzouki
  • Tuur Soete – rhythm guitar
  • Benjamin Delbar – bass guitar
  • Olivier Bogaert – keyboards
  • Jerry Winkelmans – drums
  • Hugo Bailly – bagpipe
  • Sabrina Gelin – hurdy-gurdy
  • Myrna Mens – violin
  • Geoffroy Dell'Aria – bagpipes, whistles

References

  1. ^ "ITHILIEN - Shaping the soul". Rock the Best Music. 11 January 2017. Retrieved 7 January 2026.
  2. ^ "This is what folk metal should look like! - Ithilien - Silence Music Magazine". Silence Music Magazine. 10 February 2017. Retrieved 7 January 2026.
  3. ^ "ITHILIIA: Belgians discover the edelweiss". Powermetal.de. 12 February 2018. Retrieved 8 January 2026.
  4. ^ Ghelke, David E. (12 March 2017). "February 2017 Rapid Fires". Dead Rhetoric. Retrieved 7 January 2026.