Tuatha na Gael

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Tuatha na Gael
Cruachan Tuatha Na Gael.jpg
Studio album by
ReleasedApril 30, 1995
Recorded8–12 February 1995
Genre Celtic metal, black metal
Length56:51
Label Nazgul's Eyrie Productions
Producer Paul Thomas
Cruachan chronology
Tuatha na Gael
(1995)
The Middle Kingdom
(2000)

Tuatha na Gael is the debut studio album by Irish folk metal band Cruachan released in 1995. In 2001, Hammerheart Records reissued the album with three bonus tracks.

Contents

Track listing

[1]

No.TitleLength
1."I Am Tuan"2:23
2."The First Battle of Moytura"7:45
3."Maeve's March"3:32
4."Fall of Gondolin"8:04
5."Cúchulainn"7:05
6."Táin Bó Cuailgne"8:45
7."To Invoke the Horned God"6:13
8."Brian Boru"4:40
9."To Moytura We Return"8:24
Total length:56:51
2001 reissue bonus tracks
No.TitleLength
10."Return"6:33
11."Erinsong"4:54
12."Óró sé do bheatha abhaile" (traditional)3:44
Total length:72:02

Personnel

Additional personnel

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References

  1. "Cruachan – Tuatha Na Gael - Releases - Discogs". Discogs.com. Retrieved 24 April 2021.