Wearing a Martyr's Crown
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| Rock Hard |  [citation needed] |
Wearing a Martyr's Crown[1] is the fourth album by the melodic death metal band Nightrage. The album was released on June 22, 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 February 18, 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.
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
Musical appearances
- "A Grim Struggle", "Collision of Fate", "Shed the Blood", and "Wearing a Martyr's Crown" were made available as downloadable content for the Rock Band video game series on Xbox. On June 30, 2011 "A Grim Struggle" was made available for download on the PlayStation 3 console.
Band members
- Antony Hämäläinen – Vocals, Lyrics
- Marios Iliopoulos – Guitar, Music composition
- Olof Mörck – Guitar, Music composition
- Anders Hammer – Bass Guitar
- Johan Nunez – Drums
Guest musicians
- Gus G. – guitar solo on "Sting of Remorse"
- Sakis Tolis – backing vocals on "Mocking Modesty"
- Elias Holmlid – orchestrations and keyboards on "Shed the Blood", "Futile Tears", "Mocking Modesty", and "Sting of Remorse"
Production
- Fredrik Nordström – Production, Mixing, keyboards on "Abandon"
- Peter In de Betou - Audio Mastering at Tailor Maid Productions
- Henrik Udd – Audio Engineering, Mixing
- Andy Hayball – Assistant Engineer
References
- ^ a b c "Nightrage: New Album Track Listing, Artwork Unveiled". April 29, 2009. Retrieved 2009-04-30.