Professional ratings| Review scores |
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| Source | Rating |
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| Silence Music Magazine | 9/10[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
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| 1. | "Blindfolded" | 4:39 |
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| 2. | "Lies After Lies" | 4:39 |
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| 3. | "Shaping the Soul" | 6:10 |
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| 4. | "Walk Away" | 8:01 |
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| 5. | "If Only" | 4:28 |
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| 6. | "Emma" (instrumental) | 1:46 |
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| 7. | "Edelweiss" | 4:20 |
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| 8. | "Hopeless" | 4:41 |
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| 9. | "The Dive" | 6:43 |
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| 10. | "The Bear Dance" (instrumental) | 3:53 |
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| Total length: | 49:20 |
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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
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