The Winter Wake

The Winter Wake is the third studio album by Italian folk/power 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".

The Winter Wake
Studio album by Elvenking
Released	January 27, 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]
https://web.archive.org/web/20020524141917/http://www.metalreview.com/	[3]
http://www.metalstorm.net	[4]

Track listing

All songs written by Aydan, except where noted.

1. "Trows Kind" – 5:57
2. "Swallowtail" (Damnagoras) – 4:26
3. "The Winter Wake" [feat. 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

Bonus Songs

1. "Penny Dreadful" – 3:11 (Skyclad cover) (European Bonus)
2. "Petalstorm" – 4:49 (Japanese Bonus)

Personnel

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

Guest 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

Choirs

• Pauline Tacey, Laura De Luca, Giada Etro, Isabella Tuni, Claudio Coassin, Damnagoras, Aydan, Elyghen

String quartet

• Arranged by Elyghen
• Eleonora Steffan – violin
• Attilio Zardini – violin
• Elyghen – viola
• Marco Balbinot – cello

References

1. Alex Henderson (2006-03-21). "The Winter's Wake - Elvenking | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 2015-09-18.
2. "Elvenking - The Winter Wake (album review )". Sputnikmusic. 2006-02-10. Retrieved 2015-09-18.
4. "Elvenking - The Winter Wake review". Metal Storm. Retrieved 2015-09-18.