Chapter One (Level 10 album)

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Chapter One
Level 10 Chapter One.jpg
Studio album by
ReleasedJanuary 23, 2015
Studio
  • Russell Allen Studio, South River, New Jersey, US;
  • Level 10 Studio, Ostfildern, Germany;
  • Guitarslinger Studio, Spiesen-Elversberg, Germany;
  • Ivorytears Music Works, Somma Lombardo, Italy
Genre Heavy metal
Length53:02(International version)
56:34 (Japanese version)
Label Frontiers Records
Producer Mat Sinner
Singles from Chapter One
  1. "Blasphemy"
    Released: December 15, 2014
  2. "Cry No More"
    Released: January 23, 2015

Chapter One is the first album by project Level 10 featuring Symphony X and Adrenaline Mob vocalist Russell Allen and bassist/producer Mat Sinner. It was released via Frontiers Records [1] on January 23, 2015 [2] with Cry No More single lyric video [3] and it was anticipated by single Blasphemy on December 15, 2014. [4]

Contents

The lineup is completed by drummer Randy Black and guitar players Alex Beyrodt of Primal Fear, Roland Grapow of Masterplan and Alessandro Del Vecchio (Hardline, Jorn, Edge of Forever) on keyboards. [5]

The album also features songs from Amanda Somerville, Carsten Schulz, Magnus Karlsson and Sander Gommans.

Track listing

All songs written by Russell Allen, Alex Beyrodt, Sander Gommans, Magnus Karlsson, Carsten Schulz, Mat Sinner, Amanda Somerville and Alessandro Del Vecchio. [6]

No.TitleLength
1."Cry No More"4:23
2."Soul Of A Warrior"5:49
3."When The Nighttime Comes"4:05
4."One Way Street"5:02
5."Blasphemy"4:31
6."Last Man On Earth"3:35
7."In For The Kill"4:16
8."Voice Of The Wilderness"4:22
9."All Hope Is Gone"4:13
10."Demonized"3:57
11."The Soul Is Eternal"4:51
12."Forevermore"3:58
Total length:53:02
Japanese bonus track
No.TitleLength
13."All Hope Is Gone" (acoustic version)3:32

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Personnel

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Musicians

Additional personnel

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