Cruachan "Folk-Lore (Russia, Fono Ltd., FO191CD)"

Folk-Lore is the third studio album by Irish folk metal band Cruachan released in 2002 on Hammerheart Records.

It received a 9.5 out of ten rating from Chronicles of Chaos.

Track listing

1. "Bloody Sunday" 4:15
2. "The Victory Reel" (instrumental) 1:21
3. "Death of a Gael" 5:38
4. "The Rocky Road to Dublin" (traditional) 3:07
5. "Ossian's Return" 4:44
6. "Spancill Hill" (traditional) 6:00
7. "The Children of Lir" 5:08
8. "Ride On" 4:41
9. "Susie Moran" 4:11
10. "Exiles" 6:36
11. "To Invoke the Horned God" (digipack version bonus track) 6:02

Total length: 51:43

"The Rocky Road to Dublin" and "Spancill Hill" are 19th century Irish songs, written by D.K. Gavan and Michal Considine, respectively.

Recording information:

Recorded and mixed at Sun Studios, Dublin.

Mastered at E.a.t. Studios, Netherlands.

Cruachan "The Middle Kingdom (Russia, Fono Ltd., FO44CD)"

Cruachan; named after the archaeological site of Rathcroghan, also known as Cruachan) are an Irish Folk Metal band from Dublin that have been active since the 1990s. 

They are recognised as one of the founders of folk metal, and have been acclaimed as having "gone the greatest lengths of anyone in their attempts to expand" the genre. With a specific focus on Celtic music and the use of Celtic mythology in their lyrics, Cruachan's style of folk metal is called Celtic metal.

The Middle Kingdom is the second studio album by Irish folk metal band Cruachan released in 2000 on Hammerheart Records. According to Ryan Dyer of MetalSucks, the album saw the band take a more traditional approach.

Track listing

1. "A Celtic Mourning" (instrumental) 4:01
2. "Celtica (Voice of the Morrigan)" 5:38
3. "The Fianna" 4:53
4. "A Druid's Passing" 3:22
5. "Is Fuair an Chroí" 4:51
6. "Cattle Raid of Cooley (Táin Bó Cuailnge)" 4:46
7. "The Middle Kingdom" 4:38
8. "Óró sé do bheatha abhaile" (traditional) 4:17
9. "Unstabled (Steeds of Macha)" 4:26
10. "The Butterfly" 3:46

Total length: 44:38

Jewel case version.

Manufactured in Russia by OOO FONO (Ltd.) under license from Hammerheart Records.

Произведено ООО ФОНО (Ltd.) по лицензии Hammerheart Records.

THIS CD MUST NOT BE SOLD OUTSIDE RUSSIA & CIS - STATES WITH ALLOWED TO BALTIC STATES

Recording information:

Recorded and mixed at Sun Studios (Dublin, Ireland), November 15-29, 1999.

Mixed by Dennis Buckley and Cruachan.

Primordial "Exile Amongst The Ruins (2018, 2CD, Metal Blade Records, Limited Edition, Mediabook)"

Exile Amongst the Ruins is the ninth full-length album by Irish metal band Primordial. The album was released on March 30, 2018 through Metal Blade Records.

Track listing

Disc 1

All lyrics are written by A.A. Nemtheanga. Music as indicated.

1. "Nail Their Tongues" Ciáran MacUiliam 9:00
2. "To Hell or the Hangman" MacUiliam 7:16
3. "Where Lie the Gods" Micheál O'Floinn 9:11
4. "Exile Amongst the Ruins" MacUiliam 7:59
5. "Upon Our Spiritual Deathbed" O'Floinn 8:28
6. "Stolen Years" MacUiliam 5:15
7. "Sunken Lungs" MacUiliam 7:52
8. "Last Call" MacUiliam 10:32

Total length: 65:33

Disc 2

1. Stolen Years 05:16   
2. Dark Horse on the Wind 05:36   
3. The Foggy Dew (Irish traditional cover) 05:14   
4. Babel's Tower (rehearsal demo) 07:48  
5. Come the Flood (rehearsal demo) 07:20  
6. Ghosts of the Charnel House (rehearsal demo) 07:37  

Time:   38:51

"Dark Horse on the Wind" and "The Foggy Dew" originally were released on the One and All, Together for Home compilation album exclusively.

Recording information:

Recorded in late 2017 at Camelot Studios in Dublin, Ireland.