The Deathship Has a New Captain

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The Deathship Has a New Captain
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Studio album by
Released23 February 2004
Genre Gothic metal
Length41:03
Label Prophecy Productions
Producer Martin Koller
The Vision Bleak chronology
The Vision Bleak
(2003)
The Deathship Has a New Captain
(2004)
Carpathia: A Dramatic Poem
(2005)

The Deathship Has a New Captain (subtitled 9 Songs of Death, Doom and Horror) is the debut studio album by German gothic metal band The Vision Bleak, released on 23 February 2004 through Prophecy Productions. The album counts with a guest appearance by Dame Pandora of Dark Sanctuary fame providing additional vocals.

Contents

Track listing

All tracks are written by The Vision Bleak.

No.TitleLength
1."A Shadow Arose"2:52
2."The Night of the Living Dead"3:44
3."Wolfmoon"5:29
4."Metropolis"4:46
5."Elizabeth Dane"5:07
6."Horror of Antarctica"3:31
7."The Lone Night Rider"5:04
8."The Grand Devilry"4:46
9."Deathship Symphony"5:54

Trivia

Personnel

The Vision Bleak

Guest musicians

Miscellaneous staff

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