Albion (Ten album)

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Albion
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Studio album by
Ten
ReleasedNovember 21, 2014 (2014-11-21)
Recorded2014
Genre Hard rock
Length59:07
Label Rocktopia Records
Avalon Records
Producer Gary Hughes
Ten chronology
Heresy and Creed
(2012)
Albion
(2014)
Isla De Muerta
(2015)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
The Rock PitStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [1]
Heavy Paradise(9/10) [2]
Hard Rock Heaven(8/10) [3]
Metal Temple(10/10) [4]
Reviews By Jon(8.5/10) [5]
MyGlobalMind(10/10) [6]
Metal Message(10/10) [7]
Rock Avenue(9.5/10) [8]
Melodicrock.it(8/10) [9]
Rock EyezStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [10]
Danger DogStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svg [11]
Rock-Garage(8.5/10) [12]
AllaroundMetal WebzineStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svg [13]
Metal-Only.de(10/10) [14]
Grande Rock E-Zine(8/10) [15]
Monkey Castle Rock(8/10) [16]
Musik An Sich(16/20) [17]
Firebrand Magazine(10/10) [18]
MelodicRock.com(93/100) [19]
The Power of Metal(96/100) [20]

Albion is the eleventh studio album by British hard rock band Ten. The album was released on 21 November 2014 and derives its name from the name for the collective British Isles from the time of Queen Boadicia. According to the band, the album was another first for Ten with the release of a limited edition double gatefold vinyl album, which included a large number of highly collectable items. [21] [22] [23] The leading singles from the album were the tracks "'Die For Me" and "Alone In The Dark Tonight".

Contents

The album cover was illustrated by Gaetano Di Falco, who also illustrated the band's next studio album, Isla De Muerta .

Track listing

All songs written by Gary Hughes.

  1. Alone in the Dark Tonight – 4:25
  2. Battlefield – 5:00
  3. It's Alive – 5:02
  4. Albion Born – 5:24
  5. Sometimes Love Takes The Long Way Home – 5:14
  6. A Smuggler's Tale – 5:57
  7. It Ends This Day – 5:37
  8. Die For Me – 7:28
  9. Gioco D'Amore – 4:59
  10. Wild Horses – 5:55

Asian version (Avalon Records MICP-11194) adds

  1. Good God in Heaven What Hell Is This – 4:00

Personnel

Production

Concepts

Chart positions

YearChartPosition
2014
Japanese Sales Charts9

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  4. Metal Temple Review
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  6. MyGlobalMind Review
  7. Metal Message Review
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  10. Rock Eyez Review
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