The Winter Wake

The Winter Wake
Studio album by Elvenking
Released	27 January 2006
Recorded	Mauro Bortolani, Aydan and Damnagoras at Sherpa Studios, Italy
Genre	Folk metal power metal symphonic metal
Length	51:46
Label	AFM
Producer	Damnagoras and Aydan
Elvenking chronology
Wyrd (2004) The Winter Wake (2006) The Scythe (2007)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Sputnikmusic	[2]
Metalreview	[3]
Metalstorm	[4]

The Winter Wake is the third studio album by Italian folk metal band Elvenking. It features the return of original vocalist Damnagoras and the departure of guitarist Jarpen. The lyrical content of the album centers around fantasy, folklore, fairy tales, and feeling alone and being an outsider or an outcast as well as hints at the music industry with songs such as the Skyclad cover "Penny Dreadful".

Track listing

All lyrics are written by Aydan, except where noted.

No.	Title	Lyrics	Length
1.	"Trows Kind"		5:57
2.	"Swallowtail"	Damnagoras	4:26
3.	"The Winter Wake" (featuring Marcel Schirmer)		4:19
4.	"The Wanderer"		4:54
5.	"March of Fools"		5:46
6.	"On the Morning Dew"		3:30
7.	"Devil's Carriage"	Damnagoras	4:04
8.	"Rats Are Following"	Aydan, Damnagoras	4:37
9.	"Rouse Your Dream"		4:48
10.	"Neverending Nights"	Damnagoras	7:01
11.	"Disillusion's Reel"	Damnagoras	2:19
Total length:			51:46

Bonus tracks

No.	Title	Lyrics	Length
12.	"Penny Dreadful" (Skyclad cover; European bonus track)		3:11
13.	"Petalstorm" (Japanese bonus track)	Aydan, Damnagoras	4:49

Personnel

• Damnagoras – vocals, additional lead guitars on "Neverending Nights"
• Aydan – guitars, backing vocals
• Gorlan – bass guitar
• Elyghen – violin, keyboards
• Zender – drums

Additional musicians

• Marcel Schirmer (Destruction) – vocals on "The Winter Wake"
• Nino Laurenne (Thunderstone) – 2nd solo on "Trows Kind"
• Jarpen (after leaving) – 2nd solo on "The Winter Wake"
• Pauline Tacey – soprano vocals on "March of Fools" and "Disillusion's Reel"
• Laura De Luca – vocals on "On the Morning Dew"
• Isabella "Whisperwind" Tuni – fairy voice on "Trows Kind"
• Umberto Corazza – flutes
• Pauline Tacey, Laura De Luca, Giada Etro, Isabella Tuni, Claudio Coassin, Damnagoras, Aydan, Elyghen
• Arranged by Elyghen
• Eleonora Steffan – violin
• Attilio Zardini – violin
• Elyghen – viola
• Marco Balbinot – cello

References

1. Alex Henderson (21 March 2006). "The Winter's Wake – Elvenking | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic . Retrieved 18 September 2015.
2. "Elvenking – The Winter Wake (album review )". Sputnikmusic. 10 February 2006. Retrieved 18 September 2015.
3. "Review of Elvenking – the Winter Wake – Last Rites". metalreview.com. Archived from the original on 28 January 2013. Retrieved 3 February 2022.
4. "Elvenking – The Winter Wake review". Metal Storm. Retrieved 18 September 2015.