Contagion (Arena album)

Contagion
Studio album by Arena
Released	2003
Recorded	between February and August 2002 at Thin Ice Studios, The Outhouse Studios and Arena Studios[1]
Genre	Progressive rock
Length	58:15
Producer	Clive Nolan
Arena chronology
Immortal? (2000) Contagion (2003) Pepper's Ghost (2005)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
DPRP	(8.75/10)[2]

Contagion is the fifth studio album by the British progressive rock band Arena, released in 2003.

Track listing

1. "Witch Hunt" (Clive Nolan) – 4.14
2. "An Angel Falls" (Nolan, John Mitchell) – 1.13
3. "Painted Man" (Nolan, Mick Pointer) – 4.39
4. "This Way Madness Lies" (Nolan, Pointer) – 3.35
5. "Spectre at the Feast" (Mitchell, Nolan, Pointer) – 5.33
6. "Never Ending Night" (Mitchell, Nolan, Pointer) – 3.23
7. "Skin Game" (Mitchell, Nolan, Pointer) – 4.42
8. "Salamander" (Nolan) – 3.55
9. "On the Box" (Nolan) – 2.38
10. "Tsunami" (Nolan, Pointer) – 2.36
11. "Bitter Harvest" (Mitchell, Nolan, Pointer) – 2.51
12. "The City of Lanterns" (Mitchell, Nolan) – 1.21
13. "Riding the Tide" (Nolan) – 4.26
14. "Mea Culpa" (Nolan) – 3.43
15. "Cutting the Cards" (Mitchell, Nolan, Pointer) – 4.55
16. "Ascension" (Mitchell, Nolan, Pointer) – 4.31

Personnel

• Clive Nolan – keyboards, background vocals
• Mick Pointer – drums
• Rob Sowden – vocals
• John Mitchell – guitar, background vocals
• Ian Salmon – bass

Productions

• Karl Groom – engineer
• Nick Webb – mastering
• Dave Wyatt – art direction, design

Contagion Max

A 10 year Anniversary limited edition was announced with a pre-order campaign in October 2013. All orders made before 7 December were signed by the core members of the band. This re- release adds the EP-tracks and inserts them in the correct places in the concept to finish the album off as was intended. ^[3]

Track listing

Disc 1

1. "Witch Hunt" (Clive Nolan) – 4.14
2. "An Angel Falls" (Nolan, John Mitchell) – 1.13
3. "Painted Man" (Nolan, Mick Pointer) – 4.39
4. "Vanishing Act (instrumental)" (Nolan,) – 4.11
5. "This Way Madness Lies (instrumental)" (Nolan, Mick Pointer) – 3.31
6. "The Hour Glass" (Nolan) – 5.58
7. "Bitter Harvest" (Mitchell, Nolan, Pointer) – 2.51
8. "I Spy" (Nolan) – 2.33
9. "Never Ending Night" (Mitchell, Nolan, Pointer) – 3.23
10. "Spectre at the Feast" (Mitchell, Nolan, Pointer) – 5.33
11. "Skin Game" (Mitchell, Nolan, Pointer) – 4.42

Disc 2

1. "Salamander" (Nolan) – 3.55
2. "On the Box (instrumental)" (Nolan) – 2.38
3. "Tsunami" (Nolan, Pointer) – 2.36
4. "On the Edge of Despair" (Nolan) – 5.40
5. "The City of Lanterns" (Mitchell, Nolan) – 1.21
6. "Riding the Tide (instrumental)" (Nolan) – 4.26
7. "Contagious (instrumental)" (Nolan) – 4.07
8. "March of Time" (Nolan) – 7.29
9. "Mea Culpa" (Nolan) – 3.43
10. "Cutting the Cards" (Mitchell, Nolan, Pointer) – 4.55
11. "Confrontation (instrumental)" (Mitchell, Nolan, Pointer) – 5.05
12. "Ascension" (Mitchell, Nolan, Pointer) – 4.31

References

1. "Arena (11) - Contagion (CD, Album) at Discogs". www.discogs.com. Retrieved 2009-10-11.
2. "DPRP CD Reviews - 2003 - Volume 4". www.dprp.net. Retrieved 2009-10-11.
3. "Arena news - Contagion max news (CD, Album) at arena band". www.arenaband.co.uk. Retrieved 2014-02-10.