The Sceptre of Deception

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The Sceptre of Deception
Studio album by Falconer
Released	4 September 2003
Recorded	May–June 2003
Studio	Los Angered Recording Studio, Gothenburg
Genre	Power metal
Length	49:07
Label	Metal Blade Records
Producer	Andy LaRoque and Falconer
Falconer chronology
Chapters from a Vale Forlorn (2002) The Sceptre of Deception (2003) Grime vs. Grandeur (2005)

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The Sceptre of Deception is the third album by Swedish power metal band Falconer, the first with vocalist Kristoffer Göbel and also the first to feature a full band line-up. The album covers events during the reign of King Birger of Sweden and lengthy strife between him, his brothers, and the Danish and Norwegian crowns.