Wearing a Martyr's Crown

Wearing a Martyr's Crown
Studio album by
Nightrage
Released22 June 2009
RecordedFebruary–March 2009
StudiosStudio Fredman, Gothenburg, Sweden
GenreMelodic death metal
Length51:42
LabelLifeforce
ProducerFredrik Nordström
Nightrage chronology
A New Disease Is Born
(2007)		 Wearing a Martyr's Crown
(2009)		 Insidious
(2010)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
laut.de4/5[1]
Powermetal.de8/10[2]
Rock Hard8/10[3]

Wearing a Martyr's Crown[4] is the fourth album by the melodic death metal band Nightrage. The album was released on 22 June 2009 through German label, Lifeforce Records.[4] 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." 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.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Shed the Blood"Iliopoulos/Mörck/Hämäläinen4:13
2."Collision of Fate"Iliopoulos/Mörck/Hämäläinen5:13
3."A Grim Struggle"Iliopoulos/Mörck/Hämäläinen5:03
4."Wearing a Martyr's Crown"Iliopoulos/Mörck/Hämäläinen4:30
5."Among Wolves"Iliopoulos/Mörck/Hämäläinen4:29
6."Abandon"Iliopoulos/Mörck/Hämäläinen4:30
7."Futile Tears"Iliopoulos/Mörck/Hämäläinen5:18
8."Wounded Angels"Iliopoulos/Mörck/Hämäläinen4:00
9."Mocking Modesty"Iliopoulos/Mörck/Hämäläinen4:29
10."Failure of All Human Emotions"Iliopoulos/Mörck/Hämäläinen4:36
11."Sting of Remorse [instrumental]"Iliopoulos/Mörck5:21

[4]

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 30 June 2011 "A Grim Struggle" was made available for download on the PlayStation 3 console.

Band members

Guest musicians

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

  1. ↑ Edele, Michael. ""Wearing A Martyr's Crown" von Nightrage". laut.de (in German). Archived from the original on 18 April 2015. Retrieved 6 April 2026.
  2. ↑ Sievers, Markus (13 June 2009). "Review - NIGHTRAGE - Wearing A Martyr's Crown". Powermetal.de (in German). Archived from the original on 18 June 2009. Retrieved 6 April 2026.
  3. ↑ "Review - NIGHTRAGE - Wearing A Martyr´s Crown". Rock Hard (in German). 17 June 2009. Archived from the original on 6 April 2026. Retrieved 6 April 2026. Ausgabe: Rock Hard Vol. 266
  4. 1 2 3 "Nightrage: New Album Track Listing, Artwork Unveiled". April 29, 2009. Retrieved 2009-04-30.
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