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.[1][2] 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.[3]
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.[3][5] 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".[4]
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| 1. | "Hypnos" | 5:41 |
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| 2. | "At Least You Tried" | 4:04 |
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| 3. | "King of Thieves" | 3:29 |
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| 4. | "Open Eyes" | 3:56 |
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| 5. | "Insomnia" | 4:57 |
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| 6. | "I'm Not Alone" | 3:57 |
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| 7. | "Strength of the Endless" | 3:41 |
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| 8. | "Heather" | 3:44 |
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| 9. | "The Morrigan" | 4:01 |
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| 10. | "Mercy on this Wounded Heart" | 4:35 |
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| 11. | "Maddy" (Dedicated to Marina Schäefer (1977-2010); founder of Kingfisher Sky fan website Sempre Fedele[6]) | 5:14 |
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- Kingfisher Sky
- Guest Musicians
- Kristoffer Gildenlöw - bass guitar (tracks 2, 4, 5, 6, 7 and 8)
- Ludo de Goeje - violin (tracks 1, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 10)
- Fieke Van Den Hurk - hurdy gurdy (track 5)
- Bouke Visser - tin whistle (track 8)
- Valerio Recenti - backing vocals (track 8)
- Others
