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| The Bastard | ||||
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| Released | 2001 | |||
| Recorded | July 1999 – February 2000 in San Francisco, California | |||
| Genre | Heavy metal, progressive metal | |||
| Length | 46:10 | |||
| Label | Tumult Records [1] | |||
| Producer | John Cobbett | |||
| Hammers of Misfortune chronology | ||||
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| AllMusic |   [2] |
The Bastard is the first album by the American progressive/heavy metal band Hammers of Misfortune, released in 2001. [3]
AllMusic wrote: "Nothing less than a three-act heavy metal opera with role-playing vocals sung by the band members, the album draws on a whole range of metal influences—from Thin Lizzy and Iron Maiden to Mercyful Fate and Opeth—and ties them together with some Celtic folk touches to create a sound that, while it does feel a little '80s nostalgic, is actually pretty original." [2] Loudwire thought that there's not "much of a musical precedent for the group’s fearless brand of blackened prog-metal, made all the more stunning and unique by distinct vocal styles for each character and even folk music ingredients." [4] SF Weekly declared that "Hammers of Misfortune's well-orchestrated melodicism, kaleidoscopic riffs, quirky time signatures, and striking vocals are grandiose and metalriffic—and that's no myth." [1]
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Length |
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| 1. | "The Dragon Is Summoned" | Erica Stoltz, John Cobbett | Cobbett | 2:29 |
| 2. | "The Bastard Sapling" | Mike Scalzi | Cobbett | 2:23 |
| 3. | "On Wings of Vengeance" | Stoltz, Scalzi, Cobbett | Cobbett | 2:28 |
| 4. | "Hunting Tyrant" | Cobbett | Cobbett | 2:30 |
| 5. | "You Should Have Slain Me" | Scalzi, Cobbett | Cobbett | 3:26 |
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Length |
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| 6. | "An Oath Sworn in Hell" | Cobbett | Cobbett, Scalzi | 6:40 |
| 7. | "The Blood Ax Speaks" | Janis Tanaka, Cobbett | Cobbett | 2:28 |
| 8. | "Tyrant Dies" | Cobbett | Cobbett | 3:42 |
| 9. | "The Witch's Dance" | Cobbett | Cobbett, Tanaka | 2:31 |
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Length |
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| 10. | "The Prophesy Has Two Meanings / Coronation" | Cobbett | Cobbett | 2:12 |
| 11. | "The New King's Lament" | Scalzi | Cobbett | 1:54 |
| 12. | "For the Ax" | Cobbett | Cobbett | 2:56 |
| 13. | "Troll's March" | Cobbett | Cobbett | 1:34 |
| 14. | "Sacrifice / The End" | Cobbett, Tanaka | Cobbett, Tanaka | 8:57 |
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