Novum Initium

Novum Initium
Studio album by Masterplan
Released	June 14, 2013
Genre	Power metal
Length	51:09
Label	AFM Records
Producer	Roland Grapow
Masterplan chronology
Time to Be King (2010) Novum Initium (2013)

Novum Initium is the fifth album by German power metal band Masterplan, released on June 14, 2013. In an 2012 interview with producer Roland Grapow over the then upcoming album, he stated that "We are looking for a more powerful album this time... still with great melodies and feelings, but also with more orchestration and faster stuff again… just more metal."^[1]

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Per Aspera Ad Astra"	1:01
2.	"The Game"	5:28
3.	"Keep Your Dream Alive"	3:49
4.	"Black Night of Magic"	3:43
5.	"Betrayal"	4:42
6.	"No Escape"	4:24
7.	"Pray on My Soul"	4:37
8.	"Earth Is Going Down"	3:42
9.	"Return from Avalon"	4:27
10.	"Through Your Eyes"	4:59
11.	"Novum Initium"	10:17

(Bonus Track Listing)
No.	Title	Length
1.	"1492" (Digipack edition bonus track)	3:48
2.	"Fear The Silence" (Digipack edition bonus track)	3:48

Source: ^[2]

Line-up

• Rick Altzi - vocals
• Roland Grapow - guitars
• Axel Mackenrott - keyboards
• Jari Kainulainen - bass
• Martin Marthus Škaroupka - drums

Source: ^[1]

References

1. "MASTERPLAN: 'Novum Initium' Track Listing Revealed". Blabbermouth. Retrieved October 2015.
2. "Novum Initium". Allmusic. Retrieved October 2015.