Melancholy Beast

Melancholy Beast is the debut studio album by the Danish power metal band Pyramaze, released by Nightmare Records and Massacre Records in May 2004.

Melancholy Beast
Studio album by Pyramaze
Released	May 2004
Recorded	Hansen Studios, Denmark (except vocals recorded in the United States)
Genre	Power metal, progressive metal
Length	55:24
Label	Nightmare Records Massacre Records
Producer	Jacob Hansen Pyramaze
Pyramaze chronology
Melancholy Beast (2004) Legend of the Bone Carver (2006)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Metal Crypt

Track listing

All songs written and composed by Michael Kammeyer, except "The Nature of Triumph" by Jonah Weingarten.

1. "Sleepy Hollow" − 6:11
2. "Forsaken Kingdom" − 5:27
3. "Melancholy Beast" − 6:11
4. "The Journey" − 5:47
5. "Until We Fade Away" − 4:36
6. "Legend" − 7:11
7. "Mighty Abyss" − 8:03
8. "The Nature of Triumph" − 0:50
9. "Power of Imagination" − 6:29
10. "The Wizard" − 4:38 (Japanese bonus track)

Credits

Band members

• Lance King − vocals
• Michael Kammeyer − guitars
• Jonah Weingarten − keyboards
• Morten Gade Sørensen − drums
• Niels Kvist − bass

Songwriting

• Lyrics and music written and composed by Michael Kammeyer
• "The Nature of Triumph" written by Jonah Weingarten

Production and other

• Mixed at Hansen Studios
• Mastered at Hansen Studios
• Produced and mixed by Jacob Hansen
• Mastered by Jacob Hansen (www.jacobhansen.com)
• Artwork by Rob Alexander (www.robalexander.com)
• Layout by Claus Jensen (www.intromental.com/design)

Other

In 2023, Belgian brewer BramBrass made a tribute beer to Melancholy Beast. It was an imperial stout of 11% ABV aged in bourbon barrels. This beer came about through the input of Piet Van Esbroeck, a mutual friend of Michael Kammeyer and Bram Neudt, the brewer of BramBrass.

External links

• Pyramaze homepage
• Nightmare Records Inc.