Red Silent Tides
Red Silent Tides is the sixth studio album by Italian folk metal band Elvenking. It was released on 17 September 2010 through AFM Records in both standard and deluxe editions. The deluxe edition included a second disc which contained the band's first demo album To Oak Woods Bestowed as a bonus disc.
The album features Raffaello "Rafahel" Indri on guitars alongside Aydan. It does not feature Elyghen on violins due to his trip out of Italy; he was replaced by session player Fabio "Lethien" Polo for the remainder until Elyghen's return.
Two singles from the album were released: "The Cabal" and "Your Heroes Are Dead".
Reception
Eduardo Rivadavia of AllMusic called Red Silent Tides "an extremely well-crafted collection of melodic power metal with prog/folk/gothic benefits." Metal.de gave it a score of 7/10, saying it was an improvement over the band's previous releases.David E. Gehlke of Dead Rhetoric gave the album a mostly positive review, but criticized the band's "untapped potential". Trevor Portz of Hard Rock Haven called it "well-written, fun heavy metal."
Personnel
- Damnagoras – vocals
- Aydan – guitars
- Rafahel – guitars
- Gorlan – bass
- Zender – drums
- Lethien – violin