Bloodstained Endurance
Bloodstained Endurance is the sixth studio album by the Norwegian gothic metal band Trail of Tears. 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 A New Dimension of Might 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. Later, the song "Once Kissed by the Serpent " was also added.
Track listing
;Digipak edition bonus trackPersonnel
Trail of Tears
- Ronny Thorsen – vocals
- Cathrine Paulsen − soprano
- Bjørn Erik Næss − guitar
- Pål Olsen − guitar
- Endre Moe − bass guitar
- Cato Jensen − drums
Additional musicians
- Audun Grønnestadt - additional orchestration, synths and programming
Production
- Terje Refsnes - producer, engineer, mixing
- Mika Jussila - mastering at Finnvox Studios, Finland, January 2009
- Travis Smith - cover art
Release dates
Source:| Region | Date | Label | Format |
| Spain, Finland | May 27, 2009 | Napalm Records | Compact Disc |
| Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Italy, Benelux, France, Sweden | May 29, 2009 | Napalm Records | Compact Disc |
| The rest of Europe | June 1, 2009 | Napalm Records | Compact Disc |
| United States, Canada | June 2, 2009 | Napalm Records | Compact Disc |