The New Dark Age

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The New Dark Age
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Studio album by
Kiuas
Released12 March 2008
RecordedOctober 2007 – January 2008
StudioSonic Pump Studios, Helsinki
Genre Power metal
Length51:30
Label Spinefarm
Producer Nino Laurenne, Mikko Salovaara, Janne Joutsenniemi
Kiuas chronology
Reformation
(2006)		The New Dark Age
(2008)		 Lustdriven
(2010)
Singles from The New Dark Age
  1. "Of Sacrifice, Loss and Reward"
    Released: 20 February 2008 (Finland)
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The New Dark Age is the third studio album by the Finnish heavy metal band Kiuas. The album was released through Spinefarm Records on 12 March 2008 for Finland with new dates to be announced for other areas. [2] The song "Conqueror", directed by Owe Lingwall, was shot as a music video on 18 February 2008. [2] "Of Sacrifice, Loss and Reward" was released on 20 February as a single in Finland [2] and topped the Finnish charts at number 1. [3] The single will include two other songs and a Japanese bonus track exclusively to the single and Japan only. [2] The album cover was designed by Niklas Sundin of Cabin Fever Media, and guitarist for Dark Tranquillity. [2] It is of an original renaissance woodcut illustration with the portrayal of Kiuas' band members as the "five" Horsemen of the Apocalypse. [2] A second music video for "The Decaying Doctrine" was again directed by Owe Lingwall.

Contents

Track listing

All songs written by Mikko Salovaara, except where noted.

  1. "The Decaying Doctrine" – 4:55
  2. "Conqueror" – 5:06
  3. "Kiuas War Anthem" – 4:36 (Ilja Jalkanen, Salovaara)
  4. "The New Dark Age" – 5:03
  5. "To Excel and Ascend" – 5:55
  6. "Black Rose Withered" – 3:50
  7. "After the Storm" – 5:40 (Jalkanen, Salovaara)
  8. "Of Sacrifice, Loss and Reward" – 4:42 (Jalkanen, Salovaara)
  9. "The Summoning" – 4:58 (Jalkanen, Salovaara)
  10. "The Wanderer's Lamentation" – 6:45
  11. "Towards the Hidden Sanctum" (Japanese bonus track) – 5:25
  12. "Electric Crown" (UK bonus track; Testament cover) (Chuck Billy, Eric Peterson, Alex Skolnick) – 5:23
  13. "Sailing Ships" (UK bonus track; Whitesnake cover) (David Coverdale, Adrian Vandenberg) – 6:14

Personnel

Kiuas

Additional musicians

Production

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