The Bastard (album)
The Bastard is the first album by the American progressive/heavy metal band Hammers of Misfortune.
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| Released | 2001 | |||
| Recorded | July 1999 – February 2000 in San Francisco, California | |||
| Genre | Heavy metal, progressive metal | |||
| Length | 46:10 | |||
| Label | Tumult Records | |||
| Producer | John Cobbett | |||
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Track listing
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Length |
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| 1. | "The Dragon Is Summoned" | Erica Stoltz, John Cobbett | Cobbett | 2:29 |
| 2. | "The Bastard Sapling" | Mike Scalzi | Cobbett | 2:23 |
| 3. | "On Wings of Vengeance" | Stoltz, Scalzi, Cobbett | Cobbett | 2:28 |
| 4. | "Hunting Tyrant" | Cobbett | Cobbett | 2:30 |
| 5. | "You Should Have Slain Me" | Scalzi, Cobbett | Cobbett | 3:26 |
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6. | "An Oath Sworn in Hell" | Cobbett | Cobbett, Scalzi | 6:40 |
| 7. | "The Blood Ax Speaks" | Janis Tanaka, Cobbett | Cobbett | 2:28 |
| 8. | "Tyrant Dies" | Cobbett | Cobbett | 3:42 |
| 9. | "The Witch's Dance" | Cobbett | Cobbett, Tanaka | 2:31 |
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Length |
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| 10. | "The Prophesy Has Two Meanings / Coronation" | Cobbett | Cobbett | 2:12 |
| 11. | "The New King's Lament" | Scalzi | Cobbett | 1:54 |
| 12. | "For the Ax" | Cobbett | Cobbett | 2:56 |
| 13. | "Troll's March" | Cobbett | Cobbett | 1:34 |
| 14. | "Sacrifice / The End" | Cobbett, Tanaka | Cobbett, Tanaka | 8:57 |
Personnel
- Hammers of Misfortune
- John Cobbett – electric guitar, acoustic guitar, screams
- Chewy Marzolo – drums
- Janis Tanaka – bass guitar, vocals
- Mike Scalzi – electric guitar, vocals
- Production
- Rich Morin – engineer
- Justin Weis – mixing and mastering at Trakworx, South San Francisco, California
- John Cobbett – producer
- Lorraine Rath – illustrations, design, lettering
- Ross Sewage and Jeanie M. – photography
Additional information
- The band did not record The Bastard in a typical recording studio. The liner notes state: "this album was recorded on an 8-track analog machine in a rehearsal space in San Francisco between July 1999 and February 2000."
References
- Cobbett, John (2001). The Bastard (booklet). Hammers of Misfortune. San Francisco, California: Tumult Records.
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