Crows Fly Black

2006 studio album by Tarot
Crows Fly Black
Studio album by
Tarot
Released27 October 2006
Recorded2006
GenreHeavy metal
LabelKing Foo Entertainment
ProducerJ. Tolsa/M. Hietala
Tarot chronology
Suffer Our Pleasures
(2003)
Crows Fly Black
(2006)
Gravity of Light
(2010)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Metal Temple [1]

Crows Fly Black is the seventh album by Finnish heavy metal band Tarot, released on 27 October 2006. This album is accompanied by the single "You", and the music video "Ashes to the Stars". This is the first album to officially acknowledge Tommi 'Tumple' Salmela as a member of the band, referred to as an 'old-new' member; until then, Tommi's role was limited to sampling and backing vocals, while in this album, Tommi takes role of fully fledged vocalist.

Track listing

  1. Crows Fly Black - 6:31
  2. Traitor - 3:38
  3. Ashes to the Stars - 5:25
  4. Messenger of Gods - 4:23
  5. Before the Skies Come Down - 4:06
  6. Tides - 5:33
  7. Bleeding Dust - 4:23
  8. You - 3:44
  9. Howl! - 4:22
  10. Grey - 4:49
  11. *Veteran of Psychic Wars (Bonus Track) - 5:06

Charts

Chart (2006) Peak
position
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[2] 5

Personnel

Tarot

  • Marko Hietala – vocals & backing vocals, bass, acoustic guitar
  • Zachary Hietala – guitars
  • Janne Tolsa – keyboards
  • Pecu Cinnari – drums
  • Tommi Salmela – samples, vocals & backing vocals

Guest musicians

  • Emppu Vuorinen (Nightwish) – guitar solo on "Traitor"
  • MC Raaka Pee (Turmion Kätilöt) – backing vocals

References

  1. ^ Metal Temple review Archived 6 February 2010 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ "Tarot: Crows Fly Black" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland.
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