The new Elvenking album "Reader of the Runes - Rapture". This is the limited 100pcs exclusive Black Dust 2LP Vinyl version in gatefold sleeve, available only from Backstage Rock Shop, order yours now! 

A return to fantasy: On April 28, 2023, Elvenking will continue their epic quest with “Reader Of The Runes – Rapture”, the sequel to their 2019 blockbuster record “Reader of the Runes – Divination”! Forging a potent magic stronger than ever by evoking the essence of heavy metal, pagan metal, folk and melodic death metal, Elvenking set sail to horizons more distant than ever before, boldly taking the world by storm with their quintessentially unique approach to heavy, powerful music.

"How would we have approached musically the second chapter of the “Reader of the Runes” trilogy? That’s a question we asked ourselves many times before finalizing the songwriting process.“ Damna and Aydan explain. "We feel that with this album we have cast a milestone and set a further limit in what we can do by mixing wisely what we deeply love in metal. We are very satisfied with all the shades that compose these eleven songs; altogether they make a canvas we are very proud of. Part 3 instead will explore the disclosure of all the mysteries narrated in the first two chapters and for this very reason you'll have to expect even further different musical nuances in the future of this trilogy."

1. Rapture
2. The Hanging Tree
3. Bride Of Night
4. Herdchant
5. The Cursed Cavalier
6. To The North
7. Covenant
8. Red Mist
9. Incantations
10. An Autumn Reverie
11. The Repentant

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