Awakening the World

Awakening the World
Studio album by Lost Horizon
Released	8 May 2001
Genre	Power metal [1]
Length	42:37
Label	Kosh
Lost Horizon chronology
Awakening the World (2001) A Flame to the Ground Beneath (2003)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]
About.com	[3]
Sputnikmusic	[4]
Metal Storm	[5]
Metal Temple	[6]
Sea of Tranquility	[7]
The Metal Crypt	[8]

Awakening the World is the debut album of the heavy metal band Lost Horizon, released in 2001.

In 2025, Graham Hartmann of Metal Injection included the album in his list of "10 Extremely Underrated Metal Albums From The 2000s". ^[9]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Wojtek Lisicki, except where noted.

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"The Quickening"		1:06
2.	"Heart of Storm"		6:14
3.	"Sworn in the Metal Wind"		5:43
4.	"The Song of Air"		0:59
5.	"World Through My Fateless Eyes"		5:06
6.	"Perfect Warrior"		3:55
7.	"Denial of Fate"		3:37
8.	"Welcome Back"	Wojtek Lisicki, Baskim Zuta	5:39
9.	"The Kingdom of My Will"		9:13
10.	"The Redintegration"		1:42
Total length:			43:14

Personnel

• Transcendental Protagonist (Wojtek Lisicki) - guitars
• Cosmic Antagonist (Martin Furängen) - bass
• Preternatural Transmogrifyer (Christian Nyquist) - drums
• Ethereal Magnanimus (Daniel Heiman) - vocals

Notes

1. Lawson, Dom (19 October 2016). "The 10 essential power metal albums". Metal Hammer . Retrieved 5 May 2019.
2. Jonas, Liana. "Awakening the World - Lost Horizon | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic . Retrieved 28 May 2010.
3. Lyons, Todd. "Lost Horizon - Awakening The World Review". About.com . Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 5 May 2019.
4. Riva (19 March 2006). "Lost Horizon - Awakening the World (album review 2)". Sputnikmusic. Retrieved 21 April 2014.
5. Satariel (17 September 2003). "Lost Horizon - Awakening The World review". Metal Storm . Retrieved 21 April 2014.
6. Giannakopoulos, Stathis (15 February 2001). "Lost Horizon - Awakening The World (CD)". Metal Temple. Retrieved 21 April 2014.
7. Popke, Michael (19 October 2001). "Lost Horizon: Awakening the World". Sea of Tranquility. Retrieved 21 April 2014.
8. Renaud, Michel (12 September 2001). "Review: Lost Horizon - Awakening The World". The Metal Crypt. Retrieved 21 April 2014.
9. "10 Extremely Underrated Metal Albums From The 2000s". Metal Injection. 16 January 2025. Retrieved 21 December 2025.