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| Northwind | ||||
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| Released | 22 September 2006 | |||
| Recorded | February – July 2006, at Los Angered Recording Studio, Gothenburg | |||
| Genre | Power metal | |||
| Length | 54:14 | |||
| Label | Metal Blade Records | |||
| Producer | Falconer, Andy LaRocque | |||
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Northwind is the fifth album by Swedish power metal band Falconer, the first to feature returning vocalist Mathias Blad since Chapters from a Vale Forlorn . [1]
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Northwind" | 4:15 |
| 2. | "Waltz with the Dead" | 3:49 |
| 3. | "Spirit of the Hawk" | 3:39 |
| 4. | "Legend and the Lore" | 3:25 |
| 5. | "Catch the Shadows" | 4:29 |
| 6. | "Tower of the Queen" | 4:22 |
| 7. | "Long Gone By" | 3:50 |
| 8. | "Perjury and Sanctity" | 4:20 |
| 9. | "Fairyland Fanfare" | 3:23 |
| 10. | "Himmel så trind" | 3:11 |
| 11. | "Blinded" | 4:20 |
| 12. | "Delusion" | 5:05 |
| 13. | "Home of the Knave" | 4:11 |
| 14. | "Black Tarn" (instrumental) | 1:55 |
"Child of the Wild" was originally included on "Grime vs. Grandeur", but was re-recorded as a bonus track with Mathias Blad on lead vocals.
Also features a video documentary of the recording
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