Far from the Madding Crowd (album)

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.

Far from the Madding Crowd
Studio album by
Wuthering Heights
ReleasedJanuary 19, 2004
Recorded2003
GenreNeo-classical metal, progressive metal, folk metal, speed metal, Viking metal, power metal
Length61:25, 67:06 (Japanese edition)
LabelSensory
ProducerTommy Hansen
Wuthering Heights chronology
To Travel for Evermore
(2002)		 Far from the Madding Crowd
(2004)		 The Shadow Cabinet
(2006)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Roadie Metal8/10[1]

"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
  12. Memory Within a Memory (Japanese edition bonus track) - 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
  1. "Review: Wuthering Heights - Far From The Madding Crowd (2004) - Roadie Metal". Roadie Metal. Retrieved 4 December 2021.
  2. "Wuthering Heights | Biography, Albums, Streaming Links". AllMusic. Retrieved 24 April 2020.
  3. "Review | WUTHERING HEIGHTS – Far from the Madding Crowd". Powermetal.de. 13 January 2004. Retrieved 4 December 2021.
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