The Sceptre of Deception is the third album by Swedishpower metal band Falconer, the first with vocalist Kristoffer Göbel and also the first to feature a full band line-up. The album covers events during the reign of King Birger of Sweden and lengthy strife between him, his brothers, and the Danish and Norwegian crowns.
Track listing
All songs written by Stefan Weinerhall.
No.
Title
Length
1.
"The Coronation"
4:38
2.
"The Trail of Flames"
5:22
3.
"Under the Sword"
3:44
4.
"Night of Infamy"
6:00
5.
"Hooves Over Northland"
4:09
6.
"Pledge for Freedom"
3:50
7.
"Ravenhair"
5:04
8.
"The Sceptre of Deception"
8:00
9.
"Hear Me Pray"
3:00
10.
"Child of Innocence"
0:57
11.
"The Gate"
4:23
There is bonus track on the Japanese version of the album called "The Gate". This songs is unrelated to the concept of the album.
Credits
Kristoffer Göbel - Vocals
Stefan Weinerhall - Guitar
Anders Johansson - Guitar
Peder Johansson - Bass
Karsten Larsson - Drums
Guests
Johannes Nyberg - Keyboards & Backing Vocals
Mathias Blad - Backing & Additional Vocals
Nicklas Olsson - backing & additional lead vocals; last guitar lead on "The Sceptre Of Deception"