Arms of Morpheus is the third studio album by the Dutchprogressive metal band Kingfisher Sky. The album was originally released on the 24th of October, 2014 and peaked at #31 on the Netherlands album charts the week after its release.[3][4] The funding for the album was obtained via an online crowdfunding campaign, which successfully raised enough money to get the album released.
The album; befitting its name referencing Greek god of sleep and dreams Morpheus; draws on themes of sleeping, dreams, coma, insomnia and myths amongst others.[5]
Arms of Morpheus received somewhat positive reviews from critics on release. Critics praised the album's broad range of musical influences and general musicianship of the band and their guests.[5][7] While another critic praised the folk oriented elements of the album; they expressed disappointment at the perceived lack of dynamics in the vocals and expressed a dislike of the heavier metal elements of the album, describing them as "just not clicking with this record".[6]
Track listing
No.
Title
Length
1.
"Hypnos"
5:41
2.
"At Least You Tried"
4:04
3.
"King of Thieves"
3:29
4.
"Open Eyes"
3:56
5.
"Insomnia"
4:57
6.
"I'm Not Alone"
3:57
7.
"Strength of the Endless"
3:41
8.
"Heather"
3:44
9.
"The Morrigan"
4:01
10.
"Mercy on this Wounded Heart"
4:35
11.
"Maddy" (Dedicated to Marina Schäefer (1977-2010); founder of Kingfisher Sky fan website Sempre Fedele[8])