1996 (Royal Hunt album)

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1996
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Released1996 (1996)
Recorded1996 (1996)
VenueKaninhoken Hall, Tokyo, Japan
IMP Hall Osaka, Japan
StudioMirand Studio, Denmark
Genre Progressive metal, hard rock
Length110:53
Label Teichiku Records
Producer André Andersen
Royal Hunt chronology
Moving Target
(1995)
1996
(1996)
Paradox
(1997)

1996 is the first live album by the Danish progressive metal band Royal Hunt with singer D.C. Cooper. It was recorded during Royal Hunt tour in Japan promoting the album Moving Target and came out together with a VHS video of the show. The Japanese version of the album comes with three Royal Hunt guitar picks inside it.

Contents

Track listing

All songs written by André Andersen, except where noted.

Disc one

  1. "Flight" – 6:26
  2. "1348" – 4:55
  3. "Wasted Time" – 4:25
  4. "Stay Down" – 4:28
  5. "On the Run" – 3:45
  6. "Stranded" – 5:16
  7. "Keyboard Solo" (Instrumental) – 2:35
  8. "Martial Arts" (Instrumental) – 4:03
  9. "Far Away" – 5:43
  10. "Last Goodbye" – 5:42
  11. "Land of Broken Hearts" – 5:26
  12. "Makin' a Mess" – 3:59

Disc Two

  1. "Clown in the Mirror" – 5:23
  2. "Guitar Solo" (Instrumental) (Jacob Kjaer) – 2:53
  3. "Step by Step" – 4:14
  4. "Drum & Bass Solo" (Instrumental) (Kenneth Olsen, Steen Mogensen) – 4:23
  5. "Running Wild" – 6:26
  6. "Epilogue" – 9:11
  7. "Age Gone Wild" – 4:47
  8. "Ten to Life" – 5:13
  9. "Legion of the Damned" – 4:48
  10. "Kingdom Dark" – 6:30
  11. "Time" – 6:51
  12. "Restless" (Studio track) (Japanese bonus track)

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