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| Released | 20 January 2023 | |||
| Length | 44:57 | |||
| Label | Nuclear Blast | |||
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At the Heart of Wintervale is the fourth studio album by Swedish symphonic power metal band Twilight Force. The album was released on 20 January 2023, through Nuclear Blast. It was produced by Lynd and Blackwald. [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] It is the final album to feature longtime members Lynd, Aerendir and Born.
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| Source | Rating |
| Blabbermouth.net | 8.5/10 [10] |
| Metal Storm | 7.6/10 [11] |
The album received generally positive reviews from critics. Dom Lawson from Blabbermouth.net gave the album 8.5 out of 10 and said: "As the late, great Freddie Mercury may or may not have said at some point: if it's worth doing, it's worth overdoing. Twilight Force's continuing adventures remain more absurdly entertaining than most." [10]
All tracks are written by Twilight Force
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "Twilight Force" | 4:11 |
| 2. | "At the Heart of Wintervale" | 4:50 |
| 3. | "Dragonborn" | 4:00 |
| 4. | "Highlands of the Elder Dragon" | 10:32 |
| 5. | "Skyknights of Aldaria" | 5:13 |
| 6. | "A Familiar Memory" | 1:18 |
| 7. | "Sunlight Knight" | 4:28 |
| 8. | "The Last Crystal Bearer" | 10:20 |
| Total length: | 44:57 | |
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 9. | "The Sapphire Dragon of Arcane Might Is Back Again" | 3:35 |
| 10. | "Skyknights of Aldaria" (orchestral version) | 5:14 |
| 11. | "The Last Crystal Bearer" (orchestral version) | 10:20 |
| Total length: | 64:06 | |
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