The End of Days
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The End of Days is the eleventh album by steampunk
band Abney Park
, and their third steampunk-themed album. The album was released on October 15, 2010.
Steampunk
Steampunk is a sub-genre of science fiction, fantasy, alternate history, and speculative fiction that came into prominence during the 1980s and early 1990s. Steampunk involves a setting where steam power is still widely used—usually Victorian era Britain or "Wild West"-era United...
band Abney Park
Abney Park (band)
Abney Park is a band based in Seattle that mixes elements of industrial dance, world music, and steampunk influenced lyrics in their work. Their name comes from Abney Park Cemetery in London...
, and their third steampunk-themed album. The album was released on October 15, 2010.
Digital release
The album was released for download on November 2, 2010, three weeks after the release of the physical album.Track listing
- "The End of Days" - 3:24
- "Neobedouin" - 3:41
- "The Wrath of Fate" - 3:05
- "I've Been Wrong Before" - 2:54
- "Inside the Cage" - 0:21
- "Fight or Flight" - 3:15
- "Victorian Vigilante" - 4:12
- "Chronofax" - 0:32
- "Letters Between a Little Boy and Himself as an Adult" - 3:47
- "Beautiful Decline" - 4:04
- "Off the Grid" - 2:36
- "To The Apocalypse in Daddy's Sidecar" - 4:02
- "Space Cowboy" - 3:11
Regular band members
- "Captain" Robert BrownRobert Brown (musician)Robert Brown is the leader and lead vocalist of the steampunk band Abney Park. Brown was born on May 27, 1970 in Washington.-Early years:...
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, harmonicaHarmonicaThe harmonica, also called harp, French harp, blues harp, and mouth organ, is a free reed wind instrument used primarily in blues and American folk music, jazz, country, and rock and roll. It is played by blowing air into it or drawing air out by placing lips over individual holes or multiple holes...
, accordionAccordionThe accordion is a box-shaped musical instrument of the bellows-driven free-reed aerophone family, sometimes referred to as a squeezebox. A person who plays the accordion is called an accordionist....
, darbukaGoblet drumThe goblet drum is a hand drum with a goblet shape used mostly in the Middle East, North Africa, and Eastern Europe.... - Kristina Erickson - keyboards, pianoPianoThe piano is a musical instrument played by means of a keyboard. It is one of the most popular instruments in the world. Widely used in classical and jazz music for solo performances, ensemble use, chamber music and accompaniment, the piano is also very popular as an aid to composing and rehearsal...
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- Jody Ellen - voice
Guest artists
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, alto fluteAlto fluteThe alto flute is a type of Western concert flute, a musical instrument in the woodwind family. It is the next extension downward of the C flute after the flûte d'amour. It is characterized by its distinct, mellow tone in the lower portion of its range... - Carey Rayburn - vintage muted trumpetTrumpetThe trumpet is the musical instrument with the highest register in the brass family. Trumpets are among the oldest musical instruments, dating back to at least 1500 BCE. They are played by blowing air through closed lips, producing a "buzzing" sound which starts a standing wave vibration in the air...
- Erica "Unwoman" Mulkey - celloCelloThe cello is a bowed string instrument with four strings tuned in perfect fifths. It is a member of the violin family of musical instruments, which also includes the violin, viola, and double bass. Old forms of the instrument in the Baroque era are baryton and viol .A person who plays a cello is...