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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 | |||
| Length | 56:47 | |||
| Label | Metal Blade Records | |||
| Producer | Vurtox | |||
| Disillusion chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   |
| Obnoxious Listeners | |
| Deliligin Daglari | |
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 (Andy Schmidt); 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 be a modern metal classic.
Track listing
- All Songs Written By Disillusion.
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "...And the Mirror Cracked" | 8:27 |
| 2. | "Fall" | 4:53 |
| 3. | "Alone I Stand in Fires" | 6:53 |
| 4. | "Back to Times of Splendor" | 14:39 |
| 5. | "A Day by the Lake" | 4:53 |
| 6. | "The Sleep of Restless Hours" | 17:02 |
| Total length: | 56:47 | |
Personnel
Disillusion
- Vurtox (Andy Schmidt) − 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
- Allmusic review
- "Obnoxious Listeners review". Archived from the original on 2010-12-16. Retrieved 2009-08-27.
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