The Winter Wake (album)

Infobox Album | Name = The Winter Wake
Type = studio
Artist = Elvenking


Released = January 27 2006
Recorded = Mauro Bortolani, Aydan and Damnagoras at Sherpa Studios, Italy
Genre = Folk metal
Power metal
Length = 51:46
Label = AFM
Producer = Damnagoras and Aydan
Reviews =
* Allmusic Rating|3.5|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:h9frxq8dldte link]
Last album = "Wyrd"
(2004)
This album = "The Winter Wake"
(2006)
Next album = "The Scythe"
(2007)

The Winter Wake is the third studio album by Italian folk/power metal band Elvenking.

Track listing

#"Trows Kind" – 5:57
#"Swallowtail" – 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" – 4:04
#"Rats are Following" – 4:37
#"Rouse Your Dream" – 4:48
#"Neverending Nights" – 7:01
#"Disillusion's Reel" – 2:19Bonus Songs
#"Penny Dreadful" – 3:11 (Skyclad cover)
#"Petalstorm" – 4:49 (Japanese Bonus)

Line-up

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

Guest Musicians

*Schmier (Destruction) – vocals on "The Winter Wake"
*Nino Laurenne (Thunderstone) – 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

tring Quartet

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