The Closing Chronicles

The Closing Chronicles (subtitled: The Breathing Shadow II) is the second studio album by the Swedish rock band Nightingale, released by Black Mark Production in 1996. The album continues the story begun on The Breathing Shadow. This is the first album to feature Dag Swanö (with alias "Tom Nouga") on guitars and keyboards, as well as produce the album.

The Closing Chronicles
Studio album by Nightingale
Released	1996 (1996)
Genre	Gothic rock[1] progressive rock[1] hard rock[1]
Length	42:28
Label	Black Mark
Producer	Dag Swanö
Nightingale chronology
The Breathing Shadow (1995) The Closing Chronicles (1996) I (2000)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[2]
Encyclopaedia Metallum	(89%)[3]

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Deep Inside of Nowhere"	7:12
2.	"Revival"	4:24
3.	"Thoughts from a Stolen Soul"	9:00
4.	"So Long (Still I Wonder)"	4:47
5.	"Steal the Moon"	3:17
6.	"Intermezzo"	4:22
7.	"Alive Again" "The Release" "Shadowland Revisited" "Breathless"	9:26
Total length:		42:28

Credits

Nightingale

• Dan Swanö - vocals, guitars, keyboards, drums^[4]
• Dag Swanö - guitars, keyboards, bass guitar

Production and design

• Dag Swanö - producer
• Dan Swanö - engineering, mixing
• Peter In de Betou - mastering
• Juha Vuorma - cover art
• Maren Lotz - design, layout
• Anders Storm - photography
• Börje Forsberg - executive producer