{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2022}} {{Infobox album | name = Melancholy Beast | type = studio | artist = Pyramaze | cover = Melancholy Beast.jpg | alt = | released = May 2004 | recorded = Hansen Studios, Denmark (except vocals recorded in the United States) | venue = | studio = | genre = Power metal, progressive metal | length = 55:24 | label = Nightmare Records<br />Massacre Records | producer = Jacob Hansen<br />Pyramaze | prev_title = | prev_year = | next_title = Legend of the Bone Carver | next_year = 2006 }} {{Album ratings | rev1 = [http://metalcrypt.com/pages/review.php?revid=6685 Metal Crypt]| rev1Score = {{Rating|4|5}} }}
'''''Melancholy Beast''''' is the debut studio album by the Danish power metal band Pyramaze, released by Nightmare Records and Massacre Records in May 2004.
== Track listing == All songs written and composed by Michael Kammeyer, except "The Nature of Triumph" by Jonah Weingarten. # "Sleepy Hollow" − 6:11 # "Forsaken Kingdom" − 5:27 # "Melancholy Beast" − 6:11 # "The Journey" − 5:47 # "Until We Fade Away" − 4:36 # "Legend" − 7:11 # "Mighty Abyss" − 8:03 # "The Nature of Triumph" − 0:50 # "Power of Imagination" − 6:29 # "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 ([http://www.jacobhansen.com/ www.jacobhansen.com]) * Artwork by Rob Alexander ([http://www.robalexander.com/ www.robalexander.com]) * Layout by Claus Jensen ([http://www.intromental.com/design 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 == * [http://www.pyramaze.com/ Pyramaze homepage] * [http://www.nightmarerecords.com/ Nightmare Records Inc.]
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