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Back to Times of Splendor | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | April 6, 2004 | |||
Recorded | May–November, 2003 - Salvation Recording, Leipzig | |||
Genre | Progressive metal Melodic death metal | |||
Length | 56:47 | |||
Label | Metal Blade Records | |||
Producer | Vurtox | |||
Disillusion chronology | ||||
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Allmusic | [1] |
Obnoxious Listeners | [2] |
Deliligin Daglari |
Back to Times of Splendor is the full-length debut album by the German band Disillusion. It contains a concept-based story, written by Vurtox (Andy Schmidt); with each song dividing the story into separate conjoined sections (or chapters). The album received critical acclaim upon release and is considered by many to be a modern metal classic.
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "...And the Mirror Cracked" | 8:27 |
2. | "Fall" | 4:53 |
3. | "Alone I Stand in Fires" | 6:53 |
4. | "Back to Times of Splendor" | 14:39 |
5. | "A Day by the Lake" | 4:53 |
6. | "The Sleep of Restless Hours" | 17:02 |
Total length: | 56:47 |
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