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2014 studio album by Kingfisher Sky
Arms of Morpheus
Studio album by Kingfisher Sky
Released24 October 2014
Length47:19
LabelSuburban Records
ProducerIvar de Graaf, Judith Rijnveld
Kingfisher Sky chronology
Skin of the Earth
(2010)
Arms of Morpheus
(2014)
Technicoloured Eyes
(2018)

Arms of Morpheus is the third studio album by the Dutch progressive metal band Kingfisher Sky. The album was released on 24 October 2014 and peaked at #31 on the Netherlands album charts the week after its release. The funding for the album was obtained via an online crowdfunding campaign, which successfully raised enough money to get the album released.

The album; befitting its name referencing Greek god of sleep and dreams Morpheus; draws on themes of sleeping, dreams, coma, insomnia and myths amongst others.

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Spectrum Pulse6/10
Femme Metal Webzine88/100

Arms of Morpheus received somewhat positive reviews from critics on release. Critics praised the album's broad range of musical influences and general musicianship of the band and their guests. While another critic praised the folk oriented elements of the album; they expressed disappointment at the perceived lack of dynamics in the vocals and expressed a dislike of the heavier metal elements of the album, describing them as "just not clicking with this record".

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Hypnos"5:41
2."At Least You Tried"4:04
3."King of Thieves"3:29
4."Open Eyes"3:56
5."Insomnia"4:57
6."I'm Not Alone"3:57
7."Strength of the Endless"3:41
8."Heather"3:44
9."The Morrigan"4:01
10."Mercy on this Wounded Heart"4:35
11."Maddy" (Dedicated to Marina Schäefer (1977-2010); founder of Kingfisher Sky fan website Sempre Fedele)5:14

Personnel

Kingfisher Sky
Guest Musicians
Others

References

  1. "Dutch Albums Top 100 (week 44 of 2014)". Acharts.co. Retrieved 2021-06-24.
  2. "Dutch Album Top 100 (01/11/2014)". Dutch Charts. Retrieved 2021-06-24.
  3. ^ Henri Strik. "Kingfisher Sky - Arms Of Morpheus". Background Magazine. Retrieved 2021-06-24.
  4. ^ Mark Grondin (2014-11-13). "Album Review: 'Arms of Morpheus' by Kingfisher Sky". Spectrum Pulse. Retrieved 2021-06-24.
  5. ^ Tony Cannella (2014-11-23). "Reviews: Arms of Morpheus". Femme Metal Webzine. Retrieved 2021-06-24.
  6. "Marina". Sempre Fedele. Retrieved 2021-06-24.

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