''Doombound'' is the sixth album by the Finnish

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band

Battlelore Battlelore are a Finnish heavy metal band from Lappeenranta, founded in 1999 by guitarist Jyri Vahvanen and bassist Miika Kokkola. The name derives from the union of the words 'battle' and 'folklore'. Many of Battlelore's lyrics concern J. R. ...

, released on January 26, 2011. It was their final album before their hiatus. A digipak version including the CD, a bonus DVD, and a poster is available at

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website, which also released a sample for the song "Kärmessurma". According to the band's blog:

Track listing

All music and lyrics by Battlelore.

''10 Years of Battlelore'' - bonus DVD

*Live at Club Nosturi, Helsinki, Finland June 27, 2008 *Live at Club Nosturi, Helsinki, Finland January 1, 2009 *"Evernight over Europe" Tour 2007 *"The Last Alliance" Tour in Finland 2008 *Photo galleries *Music videos: #"Third Immortal" #"House of Heroes" #"Storm of the Blade" #"Journey to Undying Lands"

Credits

;Band members * Kaisa Jouhki –

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– vocals *

Jussi Rautio Jussi () is a male given name. In Finnish originally it is short for Juhani or Juho, Finnish for Johannes/ John, but is also recognized as a name in its own right for official purposes. It can also be short for Justus, or a Finnish form of Just ...

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guitar The guitar is a fretted musical instrument that typically has six strings. It is usually held flat against the player's body and played by strumming or plucking the strings with the dominant hand, while simultaneously pressing selected string ...

* Jyri Vahvanen – guitar * Timo Honkanen –

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* Henri Vahvanen –

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* Maria Honkanen – keyboards, flute ;Additional musicians *Markus Vuoristo - cello on "Doombound" and "Kielo" *

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- guitar solo on "Last of the Lords" *Janne Saksa - backing vocals ;Production *Janne Saksa - producer, engineer *Dan Swanö - mixing, mastering

Release history

The specific release dates follow: *January 26, 2011 – ESP/FIN/SWE *January 28, 2011 – GAS/BENELUX/ITA *January 31, 2011 – Rest of Europe *February 8, 2011 – USA/CAN

References

External links

Battlelore Official Homepage
{{DEFAULTSORT:Doombound Battlelore albums Napalm Records albums 2011 albums Concept albums