The Middle Kingdom (album)

The Middle Kingdom
Studio album by
Cruachan
Released1 June 2000
RecordedNovember 1999
GenreCeltic metal
Length44:38
LanguageEnglish, Irish
LabelHammerheart
ProducerDennis Buckley
Cruachan chronology
Tuatha na Gael
(1995) 		The Middle Kingdom
(2000) 		Folk-Lore
(2002)

The Middle Kingdom is the second studio album by Irish folk metal band Cruachan released in 2000 on Hammerheart Records.[1] According to Ryan Dyer of MetalSucks, the album saw the band take a more traditional approach.[2]

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."A Celtic Mourning" (instrumental)4:01
2."Celtica (Voice of the Morrigan)"5:38
3."The Fianna"4:53
4."A Druid's Passing"3:22
5."Is Fuair an Chroí"4:51
6."Cattle Raid of Cooley (Táin Bó Cuailnge)"4:46
7."The Middle Kingdom"4:38
8."Óró sé do bheatha abhaile" (traditional)4:17
9."Unstabled (Steeds of Macha)"4:26
10."The Butterfly"3:46
11."To Hell or to Connaught" (limited edition bonus track)3:52
Total length:48:30

Personnel

Additional personnel

  • Andy Kelligan – Great Highland bagpipe
  • John Munnelly – vocals on "Is Fuair an Chroí" and "To Hell or to Connaught"
  • Marco Jeurissen – layout
  • Dennis Buckley – engineering, producer

References

  1. ^ Barry, Aoife (21 March 2015). ""We tour Russia more than any Irish band. I think that should be recognised"". TheJournal.ie. Retrieved 1 February 2024.
  2. ^ Dyer, Ryan (17 March 2023). "Saint Patrick's Doom and Sludge - 20 Irish Metal Bands". MetalSucks. Retrieved 1 February 2024.
allikas: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Middle_Kingdom_(album)