Melancholy Beast

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Melancholy Beast
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Studio album by
ReleasedMay 2004
RecordedHansen Studios, Denmark (except vocals recorded in the United States)
Genre Power metal, progressive metal
Length55:24
Label Nightmare Records
Massacre Records
Producer Jacob Hansen
Pyramaze
Pyramaze chronology
Melancholy Beast
(2004)
Legend of the Bone Carver
(2006)
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Melancholy Beast is the debut studio album by the Danish power metal band Pyramaze, released by Nightmare Records and Massacre Records in May 2004.

Contents

Track listing

All songs written and composed by Michael Kammeyer, except "The Nature of Triumph" by Jonah Weingarten.

  1. "Sleepy Hollow" − 6:11
  2. "Forsaken Kingdom" − 5:27
  3. "Melancholy Beast" − 6:11
  4. "The Journey" − 5:47
  5. "Until We Fade Away" − 4:36
  6. "Legend" − 7:11
  7. "Mighty Abyss" − 8:03
  8. "The Nature of Triumph" − 0:50
  9. "Power of Imagination" − 6:29
  10. "The Wizard" − 4:38 (Japanese bonus track)

Credits

Band members

Songwriting

Production and other

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