Far from the Madding Crowd is the third full-length album by Danish band Wuthering Heights, their first with current lead vocalist Nils Patrik Johansson.[2] It has been received with great reviews, though "Only subtle approaches remain from the former neoclassical Speed Metal; instead, the quintet serves us a very high proportion of folk on the third album, which easily brings the band on a par with the audience favorites from FALCONER.

"Well, the comparison lags a bit at first glance, as WUTHERING HEIGHTS are still rooted in progressive Melodic Metal, but the guys around Erik Ravn manage to bridge the gap from melodic Speed ​​Metal to Viking Metal and are convincing across the board."[3]

Track listing

All songs written by Erik Ravn.

1. Gather Ye Wild - 01:46
2. The Road Goes Ever On - 07:52
3. Tree - 05:06
4. Longing for the Woods (Part 1: The Wild Children) - 05:37
5. Highland Winds - 06:58
6. Longing for the Woods (Part 2: The Ring of Fire) - 06:17
7. The Bollard (The McGalster Clan cover) - 03:32
8. Bad Hobbits Die Hard - 03:23
9. Longing for the Woods (Part 3: Herne's Prophecy) - 08:41
10. Land of Olden Glory - 06:21
11. Lament for Lórien - 05:52

Japanese edition bonus track:
12. Memory Within a Memory - 05:41

Personnel

• Erik Ravn – guitar, keyboards, bass, backing vocals
• Rune S. Brink – keyboards
• Henrik Flyman – guitar
• Morten Sørensen – drums
• Nils Patrik Johansson – vocals

References