Wearing a Martyr's Crown | ||||
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Released | 22 June 2009 | |||
Recorded | February–March, 2009 Studio Fredman, Gothenburg, Sweden | |||
Genre | Melodic death metal | |||
Length | 51:42 | |||
Label | Lifeforce | |||
Producer | Fredrik Nordström | |||
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Wearing a Martyr's Crown [1] is the fourth album by the melodic death metal band Nightrage. The album was released on 22 June 2009 through German label, Lifeforce Records. [1] The European digipak includes a demo version of "Failure of All Human Emotions" as a bonus track. The Japanese version of the album includes a cover of Metallica's "Holier Than Thou."
On 18 February 2010 Nightrage released their third music video for the song Wearing a Martyr's Crown while on a tour of Greece. The video was once again directed by Bob Katsionis and was recorded at Zero Gravity Studios which is located in Athens.[ citation needed ]
The title for the instrumental Sting Of Remorse was inspired by lyrics from the song Surge Of Pity which appears on the album A New Disease Is Born.
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Shed the Blood" | Iliopoulos/Mörck/Hämäläinen | 4:13 |
2. | "Collision of Fate" | Iliopoulos/Mörck/Hämäläinen | 5:13 |
3. | "A Grim Struggle" | Iliopoulos/Mörck/Hämäläinen | 5:03 |
4. | "Wearing a Martyr's Crown" | Iliopoulos/Mörck/Hämäläinen | 4:30 |
5. | "Among Wolves" | Iliopoulos/Mörck/Hämäläinen | 4:29 |
6. | "Abandon" | Iliopoulos/Mörck/Hämäläinen | 4:30 |
7. | "Futile Tears" | Iliopoulos/Mörck/Hämäläinen | 5:18 |
8. | "Wounded Angels" | Iliopoulos/Mörck/Hämäläinen | 4:00 |
9. | "Mocking Modesty" | Iliopoulos/Mörck/Hämäläinen | 4:29 |
10. | "Failure of All Human Emotions" | Iliopoulos/Mörck/Hämäläinen | 4:36 |
11. | "Sting of Remorse [instrumental]" | Iliopoulos/Mörck | 5:21 |
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