Caledonia is the eighth studio album by the German melodic death metal

Melodic death metal

Melodic death metal is a heavy metal music style that combines elements from the New Wave of British Heavy Metal with elements of death metal. The style was developed during the early and mid-1990s, primarily in England and Scandinavia...

 band SuidAkrA

Suidakra

SuidAkrA is a melodic death metal band from Germany with Celtic folk influences. During their fourteen-year career, they have performed over 200 live shows for several European and Russian tours, as well as a North American tour...

. The lyrical themes of Caledonia are the mystical side of the tribe of the Picts

Picts

The Picts were a group of Late Iron Age and Early Mediaeval people living in what is now eastern and northern Scotland. There is an association with the distribution of brochs, place names beginning 'Pit-', for instance Pitlochry, and Pictish stones. They are recorded from before the Roman conquest...

, their war against the attacking Roman Empire

Roman Empire

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 and the co-incidence of these two completely different worlds.

Caledonia was recorded and mixed between and by Martin Buchwalter at Gernhart Recording Studio in Siegburg, Germany. The album was released on by Armageddon Music. It was released in the USA on through Locomotive Records.

Track listing

All music by SuidAkrA. All lyrics written by Marcel Schoenen.

1. "Highland Hills" – 8:01
2. "A Blackened Shield" – 5:15
3. "The Ember Deid (part II)" – 3:15
4. "Evoke the Demon" – 5:27
5. "Forth-Clyde" – 5:31
6. "Ramble" – 2:57
7. "Dawning Tempest" – 5:13
8. "The Distant Call" – 3:34
9. "On Torrid Sand" – 3:52
10. "The IXth Legion" – 5:44
11. "Farewell" – 1:14

Personnel

• Arkadius Antonik – guitar
  Guitar
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  s, vocals
• Marcel Schoenen – guitars, vocals, lyrics
  Lyricist
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• Marcus Riewaldt – bass
  Bass guitar
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• Lars Wehner – drums
  Drum kit
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• Axel Römer - bagpipes
  Bagpipes
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• Martin Buchwalter – mixing
  Re-recording mixer
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• Michael Schwabe – mastering
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External links

• Lyrics on the official SuidAkrA website