- rock, space rock
- 37 min
- 11 tracks
- Flicknife Records
The Chronicle of the Black Sword is the fourteenth studio album by the English space rock group Hawkwind, released in 1985. It spent two weeks on the UK Albums Chart peaking at #65. The album is based upon the adventures of Elric of Melniboné, a recurring character in the novels of science fiction author Michael Moorcock, a long-standing associate of the group, who contributes lyrics to one track on the album.
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Grave, epic, unpretentious and earnest.
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- intimateepic
- unpretentiousprestige
- earnestironic
- cooloverwhelming
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Tracks
- A1Song of the Swords3:28
- A2Shade Gate3:01
- A3The Sea King3:24
- A4The Pulsing Cavern2:33
- A5Elric the Enchanter4:50
- B1Needle Gun4:13
- B2Zarozinia3:21
- B3The Demise1:03
- B4Sleep of a Thousand Tears4:10
- B5Chaos Army0:52
- B6Horn of Destiny6:20
11 tracks, 37 minutes.
About the album
- Artist
- Hawkwind
- Label
- Flicknife Records
- Released
- November 11, 1985
- Type
- Album
- Format
- 12" Vinyl
- Country
- GB
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