| Destrier | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | August 7, 2015 | |||
| Recorded | September 2013 – December 2014 | |||
| Studio | E7, Ginger Palace, Hljóðriti, Orgelsmiðjan, Ómstöðin, Finnland Studios | |||
| Genre | ||||
| Length | 51:08 | |||
| Label | Long Branch Records | |||
| Agent Fresco chronology | ||||
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Destrier is the second album by rock band Agent Fresco.
The album was well received by critics.
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Time for Metal | 10/10 [1] |
| Ghost Cult Magazine | 8.5/10 [2] |
| It Djents | 10/10 [3] |
| NordicMusicreview | 9/10 [4] |
| Kaaoszine | 9/10 [5] |
| Lords of Metal | 95/100 [6] |
| Metalfan.nl | 90/100 [7] |
| Mpodia | 8/10 [8] |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Let Them See Us" | 3:45 |
| 2. | "Dark Water" | 3:38 |
| 3. | "Pyre" | 3:33 |
| 4. | "Destrier" | 2:20 |
| 5. | "Wait for Me" | 4:00 |
| 6. | "Howls" | 3:03 |
| 7. | "The Autumn Red" | 4:48 |
| 8. | "Citadel" | 1:29 |
| 9. | "See Hell" | 4:20 |
| 10. | "Let Fall the Curtain" | 2:40 |
| 11. | "Bemoan" | 4:00 |
| 12. | "Angst" | 1:36 |
| 13. | "Death Rattle" | 4:55 |
| 14. | "Mono no Aware" | 7:01 |
| Total length: | 51:08 | |
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| Chart (2016) | Position |
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| Icelandic Albums (Plötutíóindi) [11] | 87 |
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