''Caledonia'' is the eighth studio album by the German
melodic death metal
Melodic death metal (also referred to as melodeath) is a subgenre of death metal that employs highly melodic guitar riffs, often borrowing from traditional heavy metal (including New Wave of British Heavy Metal). The genre features the heavine ...
band
SuidAkrA. The lyrical themes of ''Caledonia'' are the mystical side of the tribe of the
Picts
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, their war against the attacking
Roman Empire
The Roman Empire ( la, Imperium Romanum ; grc-gre, Βασιλεία τῶν Ῥωμαίων, Basileía tôn Rhōmaíōn) was the post- Republican period of ancient Rome. As a polity, it included large territorial holdings around the Mediter ...
and the co-incidence of these two completely different worlds.
''Caledonia'' was recorded and mixed between and by Martin Buchwalter at Gernhart Recording Studio in Siegburg, Germany. The album was released on by Armageddon Music. It was released in the USA on through Locomotive Records.
Track listing
All music by SuidAkrA. All lyrics written by Marcel Schoenen.
# "Highland Hills" – 8:01
# "A Blackened Shield" – 5:15
# "The Ember Deid (Part II)" – 3:15
# "Evoke the Demon" – 5:27
# "Forth-Clyde" – 5:31
# "Ramble" – 2:57
# "Dawning Tempest" – 5:13
# "The Distant Call" – 3:34
# "On Torrid Sand" – 3:52
# "The IXth Legion" – 5:44
# "Farewell" – 1:14
Personnel
* Arkadius Antonik –
guitar
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s,
vocals
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* Marcel Schoenen – guitars, vocals,
lyrics
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* Marcus Riewaldt –
bass
* Lars Wehner –
drums
* Axel Römer -
bagpipes
* Martin Buchwalter –
mixing
* Michael Schwabe –
mastering
External links
Lyrics on the official SuidAkrA website
References
2006 albums
Suidakra albums
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