Back to Times of Splendor

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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). The album received critical acclaim upon release and is considered by many to a modern metal classic.^{[citation needed]}

Track listing

All Songs Written By Disillusion.

No.	Title	Length
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

Personnel

Disillusion

Vurtox − Vocals, Guitar, acoustic guitar, Bass guitar, Keyboards, Orchestral arrangements
Rajk Barthel − Guitar
Jens Maluschka − Drums

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"

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

References

[1] Allmusic review

[2] Obnoxious Listeners review

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