Battle Metal
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| Studio album by Turisas | ||
| Released | July 26th 2004 | |
| Recorded | January 2003 - April 2004 | |
| Genre | Epic metal | |
| Length | 57:15 | |
| Label | Century Media | |
| Producer(s) | Mathias Nygård Terje Refsnes |
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| Turisas chronology | ||
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| The Heart of Turisas (2001) |
Battle Metal (2004) |
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Battle Metal is the debut full-length album by the Finnish epic metal band Turisas. It was released on July 26, 2004 by Century Media.
[edit] Track listing
- "Victoriae & Triumphi Dominus" – 1:27
- "As Torches Rise" – 4:51
- "Battle Metal" – 4:23
- "The Land of Hope and Glory" – 6:22
- "The Messenger" – 4:42
- "One More" – 6:50
- "Midnight Sunrise" – 8:15
- "Among Ancestors" – 5:16
- "Sahti-Waari" – 2:28
- "Prologue for R.R.R." – 3:09
- "Rexi Regi Rebellis" – 7:10
- "Katuman Kaiku" – 2:22
[edit] Credits
- Mathias Nygård – vocals, alto, soprano and sopranino recorders, programming (music), additional percussion
- Jussi Wickström – electric and acoustic guitar, bass guitar, double bass
- Tude Lehtonen – drums/percussion (djembe, udu, congas, bongos, electric percussion)
- Antti Ventola – synthesizers, piano, vibraphone, Hammond organ
- Georg Laakso – electric and acoustic guitar
Additional Musicians
- Produced by: Mathias Nygård and Terje Refsnes
- Recorded at: Sound Suite Studio / France by Terje Refsnes in separate sessions between December 03 and April 04
- Additional recordings made at: Steeltrack Studio / Finland by Georg Laakso and Mathias Nygård between January 2003 and March 2004 | drums, percussion, choirs, violin, accordion, most recorders & some acoustic guitars and vocals
- Mixed by: Terje Refsnes and Mathias Nygård
- Mastered by: Ulf Horbelt at Digital Mastering Studios, Marl / Germany
- Cover artwork by: Niklas Sundin
- Photography by: Ossi Laakso
- Music by: Nygård, except #5,8,9 (Nygård/Ventola) & #11 (Nygård/Wickström)
- Lyrics by: Nygård, except: #10 by Zacharias Topelius, taken from the novel: "Surgeon's Stories - In Times of Gustav Adolf" & #11 which includes Swedish quotes taken from "The March of the Finnish Cavalry in the Thirty Years War" by Zacharias Topelius, Finnish translation by O. Manninen
- Arrangements & programming by: Mathias Nygård
