Bloodstained Endurance

Bloodstained Endurance
Cover art by Travis Smith
Studio album by Trail of Tears
Released	27 May 2009
Recorded	Sound Suite Studio, France, November–December 2008
Genre	Melodic death metal, gothic metal
Length	43:03
Label	Napalm
Producer	Terje Refsnes and Trail of Tears
Trail of Tears chronology
Existentia (2007) Bloodstained Endurance (2009) Oscillation (2013)

Bloodstained Endurance is the sixth studio album by the Norwegian gothic metal band Trail of Tears. It was the first full-length album recorded after Kjetil Nordhus, Runar Hansen, Kjell Rune Hagen and Jonathan Perez left the band in November 2006, forcing frontman Ronny Thorsen to assemble a new band. It is also the first album to feature soprano Cathrine Paulsen since A New Dimension of Might in 2002. The cover, by Travis Smith, uses the band logo from that album.

On April 2, 2009, the song "The Feverish Alliance" was posted on the band's official Myspace profile. Later, the song "Once Kissed by the Serpent (Twice Bitten by Truth)" was also added.

Track listing

1. "The Feverish Alliance" – 4:02
2. "Once Kissed by the Serpent (Twice Bitten by Truth)" – 3:22
3. "Bloodstained Endurance" – 3:36
4. "Triumphant Gleam" – 3:41
5. "In the Valley of Ashes" – 3:55
6. "A Storm at Will" – 4:00
7. "Take Aim. Reclaim. Prevail" – 3:12
8. "The Desperation Corridors" – 4:13
9. "Farewell to Sanity" – 4:32
10. "Dead End Gaze" – 3:58
11. "Faith Comes Knocking" – 4:32
12. "Onward March the Merciless" (Bonus track on digipak) – 3:08

Personnel

Trail of Tears

• Ronny Thorsen – vocals
• Cathrine Paulsen − soprano
• Bjørn Erik Næss − guitar
• Pål Olsen − guitar
• Endre Moe − bass guitar
• Cato Jensen − drums

Additional musicians

• Audun Grønnestadt - additional orchestration, synths and programming

Production

• Terje Refsnes - producer, engineer, mixing
• Mika Jussila - mastering at Finnvox Studios, Finland, January 2009
• Travis Smith - cover art

Release dates

Source:

Region	Date	Label	Format
Spain, Finland	May 27, 2009	Napalm Records	Compact Disc
Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Italy, Benelux, France, Sweden	May 29, 2009	Napalm Records	Compact Disc
The rest of Europe	June 1, 2009	Napalm Records	Compact Disc
United States, Canada	June 2, 2009	Napalm Records	Compact Disc