Blood on the Black Robe

Blood on the Black Robe
Studio album by Cruachan
Released	18 April 2011
Recorded	2011
Studio	Trackmix Studios, Dublin, Ireland
Genre	Celtic metal, black metal
Length	58:01
Label	Candlelight
Producer	Michael Richards
Cruachan chronology
The Morrigan's Call (2006) Blood on the Black Robe (2011) Blood for the Blood God (2014)

Blood on the Black Robe is the sixth studio album by Irish folk metal band Cruachan. It was released in 2011 on Candlelight Records. ^{[1] [2] [3] [4]}

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"To War" (instrumental)	0:55
2.	"I Am Warrior"	5:19
3.	"The Column"	7:12
4.	"Thy Kingdom Gone"	4:26
5.	"An Bean Sidhe"	5:50
6.	"Blood on the Black Robe"	6:39
7.	"Primeval Odium"	7:18
8.	"The Voyage of Bran"	4:20
9.	"Brian Boru's March" (instrumental)	3:29
10.	"Pagan Hate"	5:12
11.	"The Nine Year War"	7:21
Total length:		58:01

Personnel

• Keith Fay – vocals, guitars, keyboards, bouzouki, mandolin, bodhrán, percussion
• John Clohessy – bass guitar
• Colin Purcell – drums, percussion
• John Ryan – violin, mandocello, bouzouki
• John Fay – tin whistle, low whistle, percussion, cover art

Additional personnel

• Alex Shkuroparsky – Galician bagpipe
• Karen Gilligan – vocals on "An Bean Sidhe" and "The Voyage of Bran"
• Peter Rees – artwork
• Michael Richards – producer, recording

References

1. Hensch, Matt. "Cruachan – Blood on the Black Robe Review". rocknworld.com. Retrieved 9 March 2014.
2. "Blood on the Black Robe". sputnikmusic.com. Retrieved 9 March 2014.
3. "Review: Cruachan - Blood on the Black Robe (2011)". harvestmoonmusic.com. Archived from the original on 16 March 2014. Retrieved 9 March 2014.
4. Bray, Simon. "Cruachan: Blood on the Black Robe". seaoftranquility.org. Retrieved 9 March 2014.