Battle Magic

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Battle Magic
Studio album by Bal-Sagoth
Released	1998
Genre	Symphonic black metal
Label	Cacophonous Records
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Bal-Sagoth chronology
Starfire Burning Upon the Ice-Veiled Throne of Ultima Thule (1996) Battle Magic (1998) The Power Cosmic (1999)

Battle Magic is the third album by Bal-Sagoth, released in 1998 on Cacophonous Records. It is the last album to feature Jonny Maudling on drums, who would go on to concentrate on the keyboards and composition of Bal-Sagoth.

The band were awarded one full month to record, much of which was spent on orchestral arrangements and recording - Circus Maximus' keyboards alone took six full days to complete. [1]

[edit] Track listing

1. "Battle Magic" – 2:45
2. "Naked Steel (The Warriors Saga)" – 4:44
3. "A Tale from the Deep Woods" – 5:37
4. "Return to the Praesidium of Ys" – 6:30
5. "Crystal Shards" – 2:17
6. "The Dark Liege of Chaos is Unleashed at the Ensorcelled Shrine of A'Zura Kai (The Splendour of a Thousand Swords Gleaming Beneath the Blazon of the Hyperborean Empire Part II)" – 4:14
7. "When Rides the Scion of the Storms" – 6:17
8. "Blood Slakes the Sand at the Circus Maximus" – 8:53
9. "Thwarted by the Dark Blade (Blade of the Vampyre Hunter)" – 6:19
10. "And Atlantis Falls" – 2:22

[edit] References

• Jonny Maudiling official site