The Last Alliance (album)

The Last Alliance
Studio album by Battlelore
Released	September 24, 2008
Recorded	Sound Supreme Studios, Hämeenlinna, Finland, April–May 2008
Genre	Symphonic metal, Gothic metal, Power metal
Length	53:42
Label	Napalm
Producer	Janne Saksa, Battlelore
Battlelore chronology
Evernight (2007) The Last Alliance (2008) Doombound (2011)
Alternative cover
Special edition Digipak cover

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Metal Review	(4.4/10)[1]
Lords of Metal	(85/100)[2]
Terrorizer	[3]
Metal.de	[4]

The Last Alliance is the fifth album by the Finnish heavy metal band Battlelore, released in 2008. It was issued as a jewel case CD and a digipack with a bonus DVD featuring footage of a live show at Metal Female Voices Fest in Wieze, Belgium in 2007.

It peaked at position 26 in The Official Finnish Charts.^[5]

Track listing

All music and lyrics by Battlelore.

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Third Immortal"	04:45
2.	"Exile the Daystar"	04:45
3.	"The Great Gathering"	04:09
4.	"Guardians"	04:57
5.	"Voice of the Fallen"	04:09
6.	"Daughter of the Sun"	06:22
7.	"Green Dragon"	03:52
8.	"Awakening"	05:05
9.	"Epic Dreams"	04:25
10.	"Moontower"	04:51
11.	"The Star of High Hope"	06:25
Total length:		53:42

Bonus DVD

1. "Ghân of the Woods"
2. "Ocean's Elysium"
3. "Into the New World"
4. "Buccaneers Inn"
5. "We Are the Legions"
6. "House of Heroes"
7. "Beneath the Waves"
8. "Sons of Riddermark"

Credits

Band members

• Kaisa Jouhki - vocals
• Tomi Mykkänen - vocals
• Jussi Rautio - guitar
• Jyri Vahvanen - guitar
• Timo Honkanen - bass
• Henri Vahvanen - drums
• Maria Honkanen - keyboards, flute

Production

• Janne Saksa - producer, engineer
• Dan Swanö - mixing, mastering

Lyrical references

• "Third Immortal" deals with the wizard Radagast and his part in the defeat of Saruman.
• "Exile the Daystar" describes the effects of the Sun on the creatures of the dark.
• "The Great Gathering" is about the last alliance against Sauron at the end of the Second Age.
• "Guardians" makes reference to the eagles of Middle-Earth.
• "Voice of the Fallen" tells the story of the Mouth of Sauron.
• "Daughter of the Sun" is about Éowyn.
• "Green Dragon" is about the Green Dragon inn in Bywater.
• "Awakening" describes the creation of the Dwarves by the Vala Aulë.
• "Epic Dreams" deals with the dreams sent by the Vala Ulmo to the elven kings Turgon and Finrod Felagund.
• "Moontower" tells the story of Minas Ithil, the Tower of the Rising Moon.
• "The Star of High Hope" is about the voyages of Eärendil.

References

1. Yancey, Kris (7 October 2008). "Review of Battlelore - The Last Alliance". Metal Review.com. Retrieved 2012-06-02.
2. "Battlelore - The Last Alliance". Lords of Metal.nl. Retrieved 2012-06-02.
3. "Battlelore - The Last Alliance". Terrorizer (176). November 2008.
4. "Battlelore "The Last Alliance"" (in German). Metal.de. 30 September 2008. Retrieved 2012-06-02.
5. "Battlelore in Finnish Charts". finnishcharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 2012-09-23.

External links

• Battlelore Official Homepage
• "Third Immortal" music video on YouTube