''Bloodstained Endurance'' is the sixth

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by the Norwegian

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band

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. It was the first full-length album recorded after Kjetil Nordhus, Runar Hansen, Kjell Rune Hagen and Jonathan Perez left the band in November 2006, forcing frontman Ronny Thorsen to assemble a new band. It is also the first album to feature soprano Cathrine Paulsen since ''

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'' in 2002. The cover, by Travis Smith, uses the band logo from that album. On April 2, 2009, the song "The Feverish Alliance" was posted on the band's official Myspace profile.TRAIL OF TEARS: New Song Posted Online - News @ blabbermouth.net
/ref> Later, the song "Once Kissed by the Serpent (Twice Bitten by Truth)" was also added.

Track listing

;Digipak edition bonus track

Personnel

Trail of Tears

* Ronny Thorsen –

vocals Singing is the art of creating music with the voice. It is the oldest form of musical expression, and the human voice can be considered the first musical instrument. The definition of singing varies across sources. Some sources define sing ...

* Cathrine Paulsen −

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* Bjørn Erik Næss −

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* Pål Olsen − guitar * Endre Moe −

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* Cato Jensen −

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Additional musicians

*Audun Grønnestadt - additional orchestration, synths and programming

Production

*Terje Refsnes - producer, engineer, mixing *Mika Jussila - mastering at

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, Finland, January 2009 * Travis Smith - cover art

Release dates

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References

{{Authority control 2009 albums Trail of Tears (band) albums Napalm Records albums Albums with cover art by Travis Smith (artist)