Where at Night the Wood Grouse Plays

by Empyrium

Where at Night the Wood Grouse Plays cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 12 July 1999
  • Label: Prophecy Productions
  • Country: Germany
  • Length: 32:01
  • Community rating: 4.03/5 from 7 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Shedding their previous metal elements entirely, Empyrium delivers a pure, unadulterated exploration of dark folk on 'Where at Night the Wood Grouse Plays'. The album is characterized by somber, highly melancholic acoustic arrangements that evoke a lonely, pastoral forest atmosphere.

Genres

Descriptors: acoustic, forest, nature, folklore, pagan, sorrowful, bleak

Tracklist

  1. Where at Night the Wood Grouse Plays (5:31)
  2. Dying Brokenhearted (5:34)
  3. The Shepherd and the Maiden Ghost (3:22)
  4. The Sad Song of the Wind (2:52)
  5. Wehmut (2:59)
  6. A Pastoral Theme (1:56)
  7. Abendrot (2:06)
  8. Many Moons Ago (4:20)
  9. When Shadows Grow Longer 99 (3:16)

Credits

  • Empyrium - primary artist
  • Theodor Kittelsen - painting [slipcase]
  • Andreas Bach - performer [uncredited]
  • Ulf Theodor Schwadorf - performer [uncredited]
  • Thomas Helm - performer [with the most appreciated help of]
  • J眉rgen Holzhausen - photography by

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