The Cattle Raid of Cooley

by Argonath

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Kaptain Carbon Aragonath has already had a productive year with the release of Journey to the Otherworld which was a delightful survey of Celtic lore and mythology. The Cattle Raid of Cooley doubles down on this interest with a full album dedicated to the tale of Táin Bó Cúailnge. The energy and devotion to the source material is almost palpable with a record that is both mastered in its themes but also its dreamy melodies. Favorite track: The Boyhood Deeds of Cú Chulainn.

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1.	Overture 04:24	buy track
2.	The Pillow Talk 09:01	buy track
3.	The Táin Begins 02:30	buy track
4.	The Boyhood Deeds of Cú Chulainn 05:38	buy track
5.	The Ambitions of Queen Medb 09:45	buy track
6.	The Curse of the Ulstermen 10:43	buy track
7.	The Gae Bolga 02:37	buy track
8.	The Right of Single Combat 07:46	buy track
9.	The Chariot 03:36	buy track
10.	The Discovery of the Bull 02:43	buy track
11.	The Goddess Morrigan 04:26	buy track
12.	The Skirmishing 09:20	buy track
13.	The Healing Powers of Lugh 00:57	buy track
14.	The Battle Frenzy & the Great Slaughter 03:40	buy track
15.	The Death of Ferdia 02:50	buy track
16.	The Ulstermen Arise 07:07	buy track
17.	The Last Battle 07:57	buy track
18.	The Promise of Fergus and the Retreat 04:01	buy track
19.	The Ridge of the Bull 06:18	buy track

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"The energy and devotion to the source material is almost paltitaple with a record that is both mastered in its themes but also its dreamy melodies..." - Hollywoodmetal.com

"The album, a little raw here and there, is the best Argonath has done thus far. The story is engaging, the music is emotional, swelling here and there to emphasis its points but not being overly insistent...This is the album you must unequivocally buy." - Resoundingfootsteps.wordpress.com

"An extremely compelling release, notable for its sense of sonic scope within the boundaries of dungeon synth...I think that in the near future folks in this scene will look to “The Cattle Raid of Cooley” as a kind of survey album akin to Nargaroth’s “Black Metal Ist Krieg”, something that skillfully shows off a wide selection of the possibilities of the genre at this point in its history." - Nahadoth (fellow musician)

Argonath presents a concept album based on the early medieval Irish tale of 'Táin Bó Cúailnge' (The Cattle Raid of Cooley).

Queen Medb of Connaught has strong intentions on claiming the Brown Bull of Cooley in order to match the wealth of her husband King Aillil. Her ambitions start a war with Ulster who fields the teenage hero Cú Chulainn to the battlefield, the only Ulsterman free from a curse that is restraining the armies of the kingdom. The story follows the battle for the Bull, Cú Chulainn's encounters with the armies of Medb, his meeting with the Goddess Morrigan, a bloody battle with his half-brother and the final battle for the bull between the two armies.

In what is Argonath's longest release to date, it attempts to cover each aspect of the story sourcing Kinsella's translation as it's guide. Musically, it fuses the dark ambience and drawn out sound of traditional dungeon synth and the melodies of both neo-classical and neo-folk music with an Irish and Celtic aesthetic.

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released May 25, 2017

All music written and performed by Taoiseach Ceoldubh.

Artwork by Silvana Massa (www.facebook.com/SilvMassa.Art/)

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