Aeronautics (album)

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Aeronautics
Masterplan aeronautics.jpg
Studio album by
Released31 January 2005
RecordedCrazy Cat Studio
Genre Power metal
Length50:06
Label AFM Records
Producer Andy Sneap and Masterplan
Masterplan chronology
Back For My Life
(2004)
Aeronautics
(2005)
Lost and Gone
(2007)
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Aeronautics is the second album by the German power metal band Masterplan. It's the first album to feature playing and songwriting by members Axel Mackenrott (keyboards) and Iron Savior bassist Jan S. Eckert, who both joined the band shortly after the recordings of the debut album.

Contents

The song After This War is a re-written version of Iron Savior song After The War, which is on the album Dark Assault and was written by Jan S. Eckert and Piet Sielck.

Track listing

All songs were written by Masterplan, except where noted.

No.TitleLength
1."Crimson Rider"3:59
2."Back for My Life"4:12
3."Wounds"4:01
4."I'm Not Afraid"5:29
5."Headbanger's Ballroom"4:55
6."After This War" (M&L: Masterplan / Piet Sielck)3:51
7."Into the Arena"4:11
8."Dark from the Dying"4:09
9."Falling Sparrow"5:35
10."Black in the Burn"9:44
Total length:50:06
(Bonus Track Listing)
No.TitleLength
1."Treasure World" (Digipack Edition, as track # 11)3:49
2."Love is a Rock" (Japanese Version, as track # 6)4:31
3."Hopes and Dreams" (Japanese Version, as track # 12)2:04
Total length:60:30

Line-up

Credits

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