Back to Times of Splendor
Back to Times of Splendor | ||||
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Studio album by Disillusion | ||||
Released | April 6, 2004 | |||
Recorded | May–November, 2003 - Salvation Recording, Leipzig | |||
Genre |
Progressive metal Melodic death metal | |||
Length | 56:48 | |||
Label | Metal Blade Records | |||
Producer | Vurtox | |||
Disillusion chronology | ||||
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Allmusic | [1] |
Obnoxious Listeners | [2] |
Back to Times of Splendor is the full-length debut album by the German band Disillusion. It contains a concept-based story, written by Vurtox; with each song dividing the story into separate conjoined sections (or chapters). The album received critical acclaim upon release and is considered by many to a modern metal classic.
Track listing
- All Songs Written By Disillusion.
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "...And the Mirror Cracked" | 8:27 |
2. | "Fall" | 4:54 |
3. | "Alone I Stand in Fires" | 6:53 |
4. | "Back to Times of Splendor" | 14:39 |
5. | "A Day by the Lake" | 4:54 |
6. | "The Sleep of Restless Hours" | 17:03 |
Personnel
Disillusion
- Vurtox − Vocals, Guitar, acoustic guitar, Bass guitar, Keyboards, Orchestral arrangements
- Rajk Barthel − Guitar
- Jens Maluschka − Drums
Additional Musicians
- Thomas Bremer − Piano on "... And the Mirror Cracked"
- Matthias Schifter − Fretless bass on "And the Mirror Cracked" and "A Day by the Lake"
- Denise Schneider − Female voice on "Fall" and "The Sleep of Restless Hours"
- Stefan Launicke − Piano intro on "Back to Times of Splendor" strings on "The Sleep of Restless Hours"
- Alex Tscholakov − Drum loops and percussion on "Alone I Stand in Fires"
Production
- Recorded May through Nov. 2003 by Vurtox and Jan Stצlzel at Salvation Recording, Leipzig
- Vocals and acoustic guitars recorded by Alexander Tscholakov
- Mixed by Alexander Tscholakov, Vurtox and Disillusion during December to January 2003 at TAM Recordings
- Mastered at Mastersound Studio (Fellbach) January 2004 by Alexander Krull and Disillusion
References
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