Advance to the Fall

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Advance to the Fall
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Studio album by
ReleasedMarch 23, 2005
Genre Power metal, neoclassical metal
Length58:10
Label VAP
Galneryus chronology
The Flag of Punishment
(2003)
Advance to the Fall
(2005)
Beyond the End of Despair...
(2006)

Advance to the Fall is the second studio album by Japanese power metal band Galneryus. It was released on March 23, 2005. [1]

Contents

Track listing

All lyrics are written by Yama-B, except "Stillness Dawn", "Glorious Aggressor" and "Fly With Red Winds" (instrumentals); all music is composed by Syu, [2] except where noted

No.TitleLength
1."Stillness Dawn" (Yuhki)1:08
2."Silent Revelation"5:58
3."Ancient Rage"4:01
4."Fate of the Sadness"6:26
5."Deep Affection" (Yuhki)7:24
6."Dream Place"5:05
7."Glorious Aggressor"2:08
8."Whisper in the Red Sky"6:05
9."The Scenery" (Junichi)5:36
10."Eternal Regret"5:40
11."Quiet Wish"5:41
12."Fly with Red Winds"2:51

Credits

Chart performance

The album reached number 86 on the Oricon album charts. [3]

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References

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