CRUACHAN Announce Release Date for ‘Nine Years of Blood’

One of Ireland’s most successful heavy metal bands ever (and creators of the ‘Folk Metal’ genre), CRUACHAN, have announced the date of the release of their 8^th studio album, ‘Nine Year of Blood’, for 27^th April through German label, Trollzorn.

It’s CRUACHAN’s second album for Trollzorn and the third and final episode of the ‘blood’ trilogy that also birthed 2011’s ‘Blood On The Black Robe’, and 2014’s ‘Blood for the Blood God. ‘Nine Years of Blood’ is a concept album telling the story of the epic Nine Years War fought between Ireland and England hundreds of years ago.

‘Nine Years of Blood’ track listing:

• I am Tuan
• Hugh O’Neill – Earl of Tyrone
• Blood and Victory
• Queen of War
• The Battle of the Yellow Ford
• Cath naBrioscai
• The Harp, the Lion, the Dragon and the Sword
• An Ale before Battle
• Nine Years of Blood
• The Siege of Kinsale
• Flight of the Earls
• Back Home in Derry

Cruachan are:
 
Keith Fay – Vocals/Guitar/Keyboard/Bouzouki/Mandolin/Tin Whistle/Bodhrán
John Ryan – Violin/Cello/BowedBass
Kieran Ball – Guitar
Eric Fletcher – Bass
Mauro Frison – Drums