| The Scythe | ||||
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| Studio album by Elvenking | ||||
| Released | September 14, 2007 (Europe) November 7, 2007 (US) |
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| Genre | Folk metal, symphonic metal, power metal | |||
| Length | 55:19 | |||
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AFM Records (Europe) Candlelight Records (US) |
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| Producer | Damnagoras and Aydan | |||
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The Scythe is the fourth studio album by Italian folk/power metal band Elvenking. The Scythe was released on September 14, 2007 through AFM Records in all European countries, and November 7 in the USA by Candlelight Records.
This is the first concept album by Elvenking, with lyrics centered on the death of a beautiful woman along with themes of revenge and deceit. This is also illustrated in the video to "The Divided Heart".
All music by Aydan and Damnagoras. All lyrics noted below.