Third Age of the Sun (Dig) [Limited Edition]

Battlelore | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (August 30, 2005)
• Original Release Date: 2005
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Limited Edition
• Label: Napalm
• ASIN: B0009Z5Y9I
• In-Print Editions: Audio CD  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #529,675 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Usvainen Rhûn

2. Storm of the Blades

3. Ghân of the Woods

4. Gwaith-i-Mírdain

5. Trollshaws

6. Elves of Lúva

7. Valier - Queens of the Valar

8. Thousand Caves

9. Cloaked In Her Unlight

10. Of Orcs and Elves

11. Touch of Green and Gold

12. Pallando - Forgotten Wizards I

13. Gollum's Cry

14. Alatar - Forgotten Wizards II – (bonus track)

15. Elessar's Call – (bonus track)

16. Dwimmerlaik – (bonus track)

Editorial Reviews

Finally, the third epic from Battleore has arrived and Third Age of the Sun is fantasy metal so thoroughly heroic, J.R.R. Tolkein would most certainly approve! More sweeping than its two critically acclaimed predecessors, this new album is guaranteed to draw fans from all metal spectrums, as well as non metal ones obsessed with Middle Earth!

The Ltd. Edition includes bonus tracks.

Customer Reviews

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Fantasy Metal from Finland, May 16, 2006

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Ari "Ari" (ny, usa) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Third Age of the Sun (Dig) (Audio CD)

After checking out the videos and music clips on the band's website, www.battlelore.net , I ended up purchasing all of their albums and even bought the pal video from the end records. They've changed a few members but the music is a combination of growling and clean male vocals accented by a sweet sirens song. This stuff is just good fun from a bunch of tolkien nerds who engage in larps and read lots of fantasy novels. They even play their concerts in full costume. Recommended for anyone who likes fantasy metal.

0 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Great music but beware of the growls & grunts, February 20, 2007

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Randall (Eureka, US, Canada) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Third Age of the Sun (Dig) (Audio CD)

Battlelore is a great metal band with excellent musicianship and terrific female vocals, and the album is a compelling metal-operatic fantasy based on Tolkein; unfortunately on all but one track the songs are ruined for me by (sorry, fans) the prominence of death metal styled grunted vocals, something I fail to see any attraction in. If you enjoy that sort of thing that you are sure to really enjoy this album; but if you find no pleasure in grunted, growling, roaring vocals, then steer clear. 2003's Sword's Song and 2006's Where The Shadows Lie seem to be less growlingly intrusive in the vocal department.