Sword's Song
| Sword's Song | ||||
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Cover art by Ted Nasmith | ||||
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| Released | July 22, 2003 | |||
| Recorded | January–March 2003 | |||
| Studio | Music Bros Studios, Imatra, Finland | |||
| Genre | Gothic metal, symphonic metal, power metal | |||
| Length | 42:57 | |||
| Label | Napalm | |||
| Producer | Miitri Aaltonen, Battlelore, Eric Zacharias | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Metal Storm | (6.5/10) |
| The Metal Crypt | |
Sword's Song is the second studio album released by the Finnish heavy metal band Battlelore, released in 2003. As with all of the band's other albums, the lyrics are based on J.R.R. Tolkien's Middle-earth sagas. Sword's Song's music and lyrics are essentially similar to those of their debut album, but in the opinion of most reviewers and fans showed an improvement in both strength of the material and quality of the performances.
The album was the last to feature original vocalist Patrik Mennander and bass player Miika Kokkola and, as a result, following releases saw a noticeable change in the sound of Battlelore.