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Tales of Ancient Prophecies
Studio album by
Twilight Force
ReleasedJune 4, 2014 (2014-06-04) (Scandinavia) June 6, 2014 (2014-06-06) (Worldwide) September 17, 2014 (2014-09-17) (Japan)
Recorded2011–2014
Studio
  • dB-Studios
  • Ridge Street Studios
  • The Twilight Forge
Genre
Length36:00
Label
Producer
Twilight Force chronology
Tales of Ancient Prophecies
(2014) 		Heroes of Mighty Magic
(2016)
Singles from Tales of Ancient Prophecies
  1. "Power of the Ancient Force"
    Released: April 15, 2014 (2014-04-15)
  2. "Gates of Glory"
    Released: April 24, 2015 (2015-04-24)

Tales of Ancient Prophecies is the debut studio album by Swedish symphonic power metal band Twilight Force, released on June 4, 2014 in Scandinavia and June 6 to worldwide audiences. It is the band's only album on Black Lodge Records; for their next studio album, Heroes of Mighty Magic, the band signed to Nuclear Blast Records. To support the album, the band embarked on a month-long European tour alongside Gloryhammer known as The Unicorn Invasion of Europe 2014. Although the album failed to chart internationally, it was a minor commercial success in the band's home country of Sweden, peaking at number 29 for 2 weeks.[1]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Daniele[note 1] and Felipe[note 2]

No.TitleLength
1."Enchanted Dragon of Wisdom"4:43
2."The Power of the Ancient Force"5:03
3."Twilight Horizon"4:59
4."The Summoning"0:43
5."Whispering Winds"0:51
6."Fall of the Eternal Winter"4:54
7."Forest of Destiny"4:06
8."In the Mighty Hall of the Fire King"0:55
9."Made of Steel"4:46
10."Sword of Magic Steel"1:05
11."Gates of Glory"3:55
Total length:36:00
Japanese edition
No.TitleLength
12."Eagle Fly Free" (Helloween cover)5:26
Total length:41:26

Personnel

Twilight Force

  • Daniele[note 1] – keyboards, piano, violin, cembalo, narration, backing vocals
  • Borne[note 3] – bass guitar
  • Felipe[note 2] – lead guitar, acoustic guitar, lute, backing vocals
  • Christian Hedgren[note 4] – lead vocals
  • Roberto – drums, percussion

Additional musicians

  • Joakim Brodén – vocals (1, 2, 11)
  • Kenny Leckremo – vocals (6)
  • Andreas Olander – rhythm guitar, backing vocals
  • Hanna Berglund – backing vocals
  • Barbro Beckman – backing vocals
  • Twilight Choir – backing vocals

Production

Charts

Chart (2014) Peak
position
Sverigetopplistan[1] 29

Notes

During the recording of the album, some musicians were known under different nicknames. After the album's release, several members changed their pseudonyms.

  1. ^ a b c d Blackwald
  2. ^ a b c d Lynd
  3. ^ Born
  4. ^ a b Chrileon

References

  1. ^ a b TWILIGHT FORCE – TALES OF ANCIENT PROPHECIES
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