Carpe Diem (Heavenly album)

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Carpe Diem
Heavenly - Carpe Diem.jpg
Studio album by
Released18 December 2009 (2009-12-18)
RecordedHeavenly's Studio, March to July 2009
Genre Power metal
Length45:12
Label AFM
Producer Philip Colodetti & Heavenly
Heavenly chronology
Virus
(2006)
Carpe Diem
(2009)

Carpe Diem is the fifth full-length album by French power metal band Heavenly. It was released on 18 December 2009 via AFM Records. [1]

Contents

Track listing

All tracks are written by Benjamin Sotto.

No.TitleLength
1."Carpe Diem"4:50
2."Lost in Your Eyes"3:48
3."Farewell"5:02
4."Full Moon"4:57
5."A Better Me"6:07
6."Ashen Paradise"5:22
7."The Face of Truth"5:54
8."Ode to Joy"4:52
9."Save Our Souls" (feat. Oliver Hartmann )4:20
Japanese edition
No.TitleLength
10."Playtime" (instrumental)3:17

Personnel

Band members

Additional musicians

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References

  1. "HEAVENLY to Release 'Carpe Diem' in December". Blabbermouth.net. 2009-11-09. Retrieved 2009-11-24.