| The Middle Kingdom | ||||
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| Released | 1 June 2000 | |||
| Recorded | November 1999 | |||
| Genre | Celtic metal | |||
| Length | 44:38 | |||
| Language | English, Irish | |||
| Label | Hammerheart | |||
| Producer | Dennis Buckley | |||
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The Middle Kingdom is the second studio album by Irish folk metal band Cruachan released in 2000 on Hammerheart Records. [1] According to Ryan Dyer of MetalSucks, the album saw the band take a more traditional approach. [2]
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "A Celtic Mourning" (instrumental) | 4:01 |
| 2. | "Celtica (Voice of the Morrigan)" | 5:38 |
| 3. | "The Fianna" | 4:53 |
| 4. | "A Druid's Passing" | 3:22 |
| 5. | "Is Fuair an Chroí" | 4:51 |
| 6. | "Cattle Raid of Cooley (Táin Bó Cuailnge)" | 4:46 |
| 7. | "The Middle Kingdom" | 4:38 |
| 8. | "Óró sé do bheatha abhaile" (traditional) | 4:17 |
| 9. | "Unstabled (Steeds of Macha)" | 4:26 |
| 10. | "The Butterfly" | 3:46 |
| 11. | "To Hell or to Connaught" (limited edition bonus track) | 3:52 |
| Total length: | 48:30 | |
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