II (Lords of Black album)

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II
Studio album by
Released18 March 2016
RecordedEstudios "Casa de la Música" – Fuenlabrada (Spain) and Grapow Studios, Zvolenská Slatina, (Slovakia)
Genre
Length1:03:06
LabelFrontiers Records
Producer
Lords of Black chronology
Lords of Black
(2014)
II
(2016)
Icons of the New Days
(2018)

II is the second album by Spanish power metal band Lords of Black, released on 18 March 2016 under Italian record label Frontiers Records.[1]

Track listing[edit]

All lyrics are written by Tony Hernando; all music is composed by Tony Hernando, except where noted

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Malevolently Beautiful (Intro)" (Instrumental)Tony Hernando0:48
2."Merciless"Tony Hernando5:13
3."Only One Life Away"Tony Hernando6:10
4."Everything You're Not"Andy C. / Tony Hernando4:20
5."New World's Comin'"Tony Hernando4:37
6."Cry No More"Tony Hernando4:52
7."Tears I Will Be"Tony Hernando6:16
8."Insane"Tony Hernando4:40
9."Live by the Lie, Die by the Truth"Tony Hernando4:28
10."Ghost of You"Tony Hernando9:04
11."The Art of Illusions Part III: The Wasteland"Tony Hernando / Ronnie Romero4:51
12."Shadows of War"Tony Hernando4:15
Total length:1:03:06
Bonus tracks
No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
13."Lady of the Lake" (Rainbow cover)Ronnie James DioDio / Ritchie Blackmore3:32
14."Innuendo" (Queen cover)Freddie Mercury / Roger TaylorFreddie Mercury6:14
Total length:9:46

Personnel[edit]

  • Ronnie Romero – lead vocals
  • Tony Hernando – guitars, bass, additional keyboards, synths, narrated voices
  • Andy C. (Andres Cobos) – drums, piano

Guest musicians[edit]

  • Victor Díez – piano on "New Worlds Comin'", "Tears I Will Be", "Insane (Acoustic Version)"

Production[edit]

  • Tony Hernando – production
  • Roland Grapow – co-production, recording, mixing, mastering
  • Anti Horrillo, Daniel Luna, and Miguel Sanz – recording and engineering
  • Felipe Machado Franco – cover art
  • Manuel Giménez Caballero –layout designs
  • Antonio Garci – photography

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