Blood for the Blood God

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Blood for the Blood God
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Studio album by
ReleasedDecember 5, 2014
StudioTrackmix Studios, Dublin, Ireland
Genre Celtic metal, black metal, folk metal
Length53:30
Language English, Irish
Label Trollzorn Records
Cruachan chronology
Blood on the Black Robe
(2011)
Blood for the Blood God
(2014)
Nine Years of Blood
(2018)

Blood for the Blood God is the seventh studio album by Irish folk metal band Cruachan. It was released in 2014 on Trollzorn Records. [1]

Contents

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Crom Cruach" (instrumental)1:06
2."Blood for the Blood God"5:49
3."The Arrival of the Fir Bolg"6:27
4."Beren and Luthien"5:47
5."The Marching Song of Fiach Mac Hugh"3:22
6."Prophecy"4:52
7."Gae Bolga" (instrumental)4:04
8."The Sea Queen of Connaught"7:26
9."Born for War (The Rise of Brian Boru)"5:52
10."Perversion, Corruption and Sanctity, Pt. 1"5:51
11."Perversion, Corruption and Sanctity, Pt. 2" (instrumental)4:31
Total length:53:30
"Bonus CD" bonus tracks
No.TitleLength
12."Pagan"4:22
13."Prophecy" (demo)4:52
14."The Sea Queen of Connaught" (demo)6:31
15."The Marching Song of Feach Mac Hugh" (demo)3:30
16."I Am Warrior" (demo)5:13
17."Pagan Hate" (demo)5:13
18."Voyage of Bran" (demo)4:18
Total length:87:29

Personnel

Additional personnel

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References

  1. Johnson, Matt Cruachan - Blood for the Blood God metal-temple.com. Retrieved 26 April 2018.