Codex Atlanticus (album)

Codex Atlanticus
Studio album by Serenity
Released	January 20, 2016 (Avalon, Japan) January 29, 2016 (Napalm Records)
Genre	Symphonic metal Power metal Progressive metal
Length	1:04:52 (Napalm Records) 1:09:03 (Avalon, Japan)
Label	Napalm Avalon, Japan
Serenity chronology
War of Ages (2013) Codex Atlanticus (2016) Lionheart (2017)

Codex Atlanticus is the fifth studio album by the Austrian symphonic/progressive power metal band Serenity.

All lyrics created based on historical events inspired by Leonardo da Vinci and his legacy except on "Sail".

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Codex Atlanticus"	1:56
2.	"Follow Me"	3:52
3.	"Sprouts of Terror"	5:14
4.	"Iniquity"	5:33
5.	"Reason"	4:13
6.	"My Final Chapter"	4:11
7.	"Caught in a Myth"	5:33
8.	"Fate of Light"	4:43
9.	"The Perfect Woman"	4:54
10.	"Spirit in the Flesh"	5:00
11.	"The Order"	5:23
12.	"Forgive Me" (Bonus track)	5:32
13.	"Sail" (Bonus track)	4:13
14.	"My Final Chapter (Orchestral version)" (Bonus track)	4:13
Total length:		1:04:52

Japanese bonus track

No.	Title	Length
15.	"My Final Chapter (Instrumental)"	4:11
Total length:		1:09:03

Personnel

Band members

• Andreas Schipflinger - drums, backing vocals
• Georg Neuhauser - lead and backing vocals
• Fabio D'Amore ^{[ permanent dead link ‍]} - 5 & 4-string basses, lead and backing vocals
• Chris Hermsdörfer - electric, acoustic & classical guitars, backing vocals

Guest/session musicians

• Amanda Somerville - female vocals (tracks 1, 9)
• Simon Huber - cello (track 1)
• Natascha Koch - female vocals (track 13), backing vocals (tracks 4, 7)
• Lukas Knoebl - orchestrations and programming, composer (track 1)

Charts

Chart (2016)	Peak position
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria) [1]	61
Japanese Albums (Oricon) [2]	177

References

1. "Austriancharts.at – Serenity – Codex Atlanticus" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 11 February 2016.
2. "Oricon – Serenity – Codex Atlanticus". oricn ME inc. Retrieved 11 June 2016.