Argonath (Ir) - The Cattle Raid Of Cooley
The Cattle Raid Of Cooley
1. Overture
2. The Pillow Talk
3. The Táin Begins
4. The Boyhood Deeds of Cú Chulainn
5. The Ambitions of Queen Medb
6. The Curse of the Ulstermen
7. The Gae Bolga
8. The Right of Single Combat
9. The Chariot
10. The Discovery of the Bull
11. The Goddess Morrigan
12. The Skirmishing
13. The Healing Powers of Lugh
14. The Battle Frenzy & the Great Slaughter
15. The Death of Ferdia
16. The Ulstermen Arise
17. The Last Battle
18. The Promise of Fergus and the Retreat
19. The Ridge of the Bull
Total Time
105:19
Released
May 25, 2017
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"The energy and devotion to the source material is almost paltitaple with a record that is both mastered in its themes but also its dreamy melodies..." - Hollywoodmetal.com
"The album, a little raw here and there, is the best Argonath has done thus far. The story is engaging, the music is emotional, swelling here and there to emphasis its points but not being overly insistent...This is the album you must unequivocally buy." - Resoundingfootsteps.wordpress.com
"An extremely compelling release, notable for its sense of sonic scope within the boundaries of dungeon synth...I think that in the near future folks in this scene will look to “The Cattle Raid of Cooley” as a kind of survey album akin to Nargaroth’s “Black Metal Ist Krieg”, something that skillfully shows off a wide selection of the possibilities of the genre at this point in its history." - Nahadoth (fellow musician)
Argonath presents a concept album based on the early medieval Irish tale of 'Táin Bó Cúailnge' (The Cattle Raid of Cooley).
Queen Medb of Connaught has strong intentions on claiming the Brown Bull of Cooley in order to match the wealth of her husband King Aillil. Her ambitions start a war with Ulster who fields the teenage hero Cú Chulainn to the battlefield, the only Ulsterman free from... more
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released May 25, 2017
All music written and performed by Taoiseach Ceoldubh.
Artwork by Silvana Massa (www.facebook.com/SilvMassa.Art/)
"The album, a little raw here and there, is the best Argonath has done thus far. The story is engaging, the music is emotional, swelling here and there to emphasis its points but not being overly insistent...This is the album you must unequivocally buy." - Resoundingfootsteps.wordpress.com
"An extremely compelling release, notable for its sense of sonic scope within the boundaries of dungeon synth...I think that in the near future folks in this scene will look to “The Cattle Raid of Cooley” as a kind of survey album akin to Nargaroth’s “Black Metal Ist Krieg”, something that skillfully shows off a wide selection of the possibilities of the genre at this point in its history." - Nahadoth (fellow musician)
Argonath presents a concept album based on the early medieval Irish tale of 'Táin Bó Cúailnge' (The Cattle Raid of Cooley).
Queen Medb of Connaught has strong intentions on claiming the Brown Bull of Cooley in order to match the wealth of her husband King Aillil. Her ambitions start a war with Ulster who fields the teenage hero Cú Chulainn to the battlefield, the only Ulsterman free from... more
credits
released May 25, 2017
All music written and performed by Taoiseach Ceoldubh.
Artwork by Silvana Massa (www.facebook.com/SilvMassa.Art/)
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Added By:
Naginah
October 28, 2019
Edited By:
Shroudedgate
November 22, 2020