Magnificent Fiend

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Magnificent Fiend
Howlin Rain Magnificent Fiend Album Cover.jpg
Studio album by
ReleasedMarch 4, 2008
Recorded2007
Genre Rock
Length43:25
Label Birdman
Howlin Rain chronology
Howlin' Rain
(2006)
Magnificent Fiend
(2008)
Wild Life
(2008)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic 75
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [1]
Drowned in Sound (7/10) [2]
Pitchfork (6.0/10) [3]
PopMatters (6/10) [4]
Prefix(7.5/10) [5]
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Magnificent Fiend is the second album by Howlin Rain. It was released in 2008 on the Birdman Records label.

Contents

Track listing

  1. "Requiem" – 0:54
  2. "Dancers at the End of Time" – 5:56
  3. "Calling Lightning, Pt.2" – 5:11
  4. "Lord Have Mercy" – 6:56
  5. "Nomads" – 5:05
  6. "El Rey" – 7:08
  7. "Goodbye Ruby" – 7:51
  8. "Riverboat" – 6:04

Personnel

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