Arms of Morpheus is the third studio album by the Dutch progressive metal band Kingfisher Sky. The album was originally released on the 24th of October, 2014 and peaked at #31 on the Netherlands album charts the week after its release.[3][4] The funding for the album was obtained via an online crowdfunding campaign, which successfully raised enough money to get the album released.
| Arms of Morpheus | ||||
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| Studio album by Kingfisher Sky | ||||
| Released | October 24th, 2014[1] | |||
| Genre | Progressive Rock, Progressive Metal, Symphonic Metal, Folk Rock
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| Length | 47:19 | |||
| Label | Suburban Records | |||
| Producer | Ivar de Graaf, Judith Rijnveld[2] | |||
| Kingfisher Sky chronology | ||||
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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.[5]
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Spectrum Pulse | 6/10[6] |
| Femme Metal Webzine | 88/100[7] |
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.[5][7] 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".[6]
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 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[8]) | 5:14 |