Alloy is the fourth studio album by the Finnish

Finland

Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...

 funeral doom band Skepticism

Skepticism (band)

Skepticism is a funeral doom metal band from Finland. Formed in 1991, they are regarded as one of the pioneers of the genre.-Overview of studio work:...

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History

The album was released through Red Stream Inc. on October 20, 2008. The album was released five years after Skepticism's previous effort, Farmakon

Farmakon

Farmakon is the third album of the Finnish funeral doom metal band Skepticism."The Raven and the Backward Funeral" and "Farmakon Process" are alternate versions of tracks that appeared on the band's previous EP, The Process of Farmakon....

. Following the albums' release, Skepticism went on the "Exorcising the Funeral" tour, along with Pantheist and Ophis. Skepticism also performed at the Dutch Doom Days and have plans for "The Maniacal Alloy Tour" with Esoteric

Esoteric (band)

Esoteric is a British extreme doom metal band from Birmingham founded in 1992 that incorporates highly acute, distorted vocals and samples over slow paced riffs and atmospheric melodies.-Biography:...

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Track listing

1. "The Arrival" – 6:38
2. "March October" – 10:30
3. "Antimony" – 8:46
4. "The Curtain" – 5:48
5. "Pendulum" – 9:13
6. "Oars in the Dusk" – 6:22

Line-up

The long-lasting line-up of Skepticism remained unchanged from the previous albums, and was responsible for the recording of this album.

• Matti - vocals
• Jani Kekarainen - guitars
• Eero Pöyry - keyboards
• Lasse Pelkonen - drums