The Kindred of the Sunset | ||||
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Released | 25 March 2016 | |||
Genre | Gothic metal, doom metal | |||
Label | Prophecy Productions | |||
Producer | Martin Koller | |||
The Vision Bleak chronology | ||||
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The Kindred of the Sunset is the fourth EP by German gothic metal band The Vision Bleak, released on 25 March 2016 through Prophecy Productions. It served as a teaser for the band's sixth studio album, The Unknown , which was released on 3 June 2016. [1] The EP was announced on the band's official Facebook page on 21 February 2016, [2] and four days later, on 25 February, the track listing was unveiled. [3]
It contains four tracks; the first two were eventually featured on The Unknown, while the remaining two are EP-exclusive. A lyric video for the EP's eponymous track was uploaded to Prophecy's official YouTube channel on 24 March. [4]
"The Sleeping Beauty" is a cover of the song by Swedish band Tiamat, originally present on their 1992 album Clouds .
All tracks are written by The Vision Bleak unless noted.
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "The Kindred of the Sunset" | 4:55 |
2. | "The Whine of the Cemetery Hound" | 6:39 |
3. | "The Sleeping Beauty" (Tiamat cover) | 4:13 |
4. | "Purification Afterglow" (instrumental) | 2:36 |