''Era'' is the seventh studio album released by the
Italian folk
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power metal
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band,
Elvenking. The album returns more to the band's traditional sound of folk metal and power metal incorporating more folk elements into the songs that were more so lacking from previous albums such as
The Scythe and
Red Silent Tides. Guest appearances on vocals by
Jon Oliva (
Savatage), (
Trans-Siberian Orchestra
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), (
Jon Oliva's Pain) and Netta Dahlberg as well as a guitar solo performed by
Teemu Mantysaari of (
Wintersun
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In 2003, Mäenpää began pulling together songs that he had been work ...
) can be heard on the album. Prior to the album's release, Damna and Aydan did a sit down via
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going through the album track-by-track describing to fans where each song is coming from and what went into writing and recording the songs.
Track listing
#"The Loser" - 4:58
#"I Am The Monster" - 5:12 Guest appearance:
Jon Oliva
#"Midnight Skies, Winter Sighs" - 4:33
#"A Song For The People" - 1:46 Guest appearance:
Netta Dahlberg
#"We, Animals" - 4:07
#"Through Wolf's Eyes" - 3:19
#"Walking Dead" - 3:44 Guest appearance:
Teemu Mäntysaari
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In 2004, he joined the band Wintersun
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#"Forget-Me-Not" - 5:39 Guest appearances: Jon Oliva & Netta Dahlberg
#"Poor Little Baroness" - 5:19
#"The Time Of Your Life" - 4:20
#"Chronicle Of A Frozen Era" - 6:40
#"Ophale" - 2:44
#"Grey Inside" - 4:16 (digipack bonus track)
#"Khanjar" - 4:26 (Instrumental) (digipack deluxe i-tunes bonus track)
#"I Am The Monster" - 5:13 (Only Damna's vocals) (digipack bonus track)
Personnel
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Damnagoras
Davide "Damna" Moras (born 18 August 1981) is an Italian singer who is the lead vocalist of the Italian folk/power metal band Elvenking and rock n' roll band Hell in the Club.
Biography
His musical career goes back to 1996, when he started p ...
- Vocals
*Aydan - Guitars
*
Rafahel - Guitars
*Jakob - Bass
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Symohn - Drums
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Lethien - Violin
References
2012 albums
Elvenking (band) albums
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