Back to Times of Splendor
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| 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 |
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| 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).
Contents |
[edit] 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 |
[edit] Personnel
[edit] Disillusion
- Vurtox − Vocals, Guitar, acoustic guitar, Bass guitar, Keyboards, Orchestral arrangements
- Rajk Barthel − Guitar
- Jens Maluschka − Drums
[edit] 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"
[edit] 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
