Falconer-Among Beggars And Thieves-Promo-2008-QTXMp3

Release comments
Note: the promo version does not include the songs
"Dark ages" "Vi S lde v ra Hemman"and "Carnival of
Disgust"
In 1999 FALCONER recorded a demo as a solo project by
Stefan Weinerhall (ex-MITHOTYN) and Mathias Blad was
found to do the vocals as a session member. Karsten
Larsson (ex-MITHOTYN) joined on drums and the project
became more of a band
The debut album "Falconer" was released in March 2001
They were chosen as "Newcomer of the year" by many
leading magazines. From the beginning the band was not
planned to play live but with the success of the album
the offers came
Exactly one year after the last recording session
FALCONER returned to the studio to record "Chapters
From A Vale Forlorn", which was released in March 2002
Joining the band's touring line-up were Anders
Johansson on second guitar and Peder Johansson on bass
In order to play live more they had to get a new
vocalist, since Mathias had a tight schedule at work
and couldn't give the band more time. They split
amicably in November 2002
Kristoffer G bel got to fill his shoes. In November
2003 the new album "Sceptre of deception" was released
After its release the band embarked on a small tour of
Europe
Anders and Peder parted with the band in mutual
agreement in 2004 and was soon replaced with Jimmy
Hedlund (guitar) and Magnus Linhardt (bass). This gave
the band an always attending bass player and a extra
ordinary lead guitarist
In May 2005 "Grime vs. grandeur" was released, but it
wasn't the typical FALCONER album. It was harder and
more mainstream than before. Many thought that it
didn't fit under the FALCONER moniker. Slowly the band
started to realise this too. As the song writing for a
next album progressed, folk music and epic metal found
it's way back into the band's style more and more. They
felt that to do this material justice, it had to be
sung by former member Mathias Blad, who returned in
November 2005
So does this mean there won't be any live activity in
the future since the first split with him was because
of this matter? Well, the band will play live, but pick
the gigs worth rehearsing for
The new album "Northwind" was released in September
2006. They played some summer festivals in 2007. Back
on track and feeling at home again musically speaking
the went straight on to writing the next album
For the sixth time they returned to Andy La Rocque s
studio Sonic train studio to record "Among beggars and
thieves" which have a bit more tempo and action than
it's predecessor and with the lyrics revolving around
the misery, poverty and hard times of medieval Sweden
"Among Beggars And Thieves" release dates:
Germany/Austria/Switzerland/Italy: August 22nd, 2008
Europe: August 25th, 2008
Enjoy!
Tracklist
01.Field of Sorrow 05:36
02.Man of the Hour 03:57
03.A Beggar Hero 02:08
04.Vargaskall 04:20
05.Carnival of Disgust 04:05
06.Mountain Men 04:39
07.Viddernas Man 03:44
08.Pale Light of Silver Moon 04:06
09.Boiling Led 04:58
10.Skula, Skorpa, Skalk 03:52
11.Dreams and Pyres 07:48
Total Size: 72.9 MB
Total Playtime: 49:13