Colour Temple

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Colour Temple
Colour Temple cover.jpg
Studio album by Vanden Plas
Released 1994 (1994) [1]
Recorded ROKO Soundstudio in Schöneck, Hesse
Genre Progressive metal
Length58:33
Label Limb
Producer Vanden Plas, Robert Kohlmeyer
Vanden Plas chronology
Colour Temple
(1994)
AcCult
(1996)

Colour Temple is the first studio album by progressive metal band Vanden Plas, released in late 1994 through Limb Music and in June 1995 through Dream Circle Records; a two-disc edition was reissued in 2002 through Inside Out Music, which included the band's 1996 acoustic EP AcCult. [2]

Progressive metal is a fusion genre melding heavy metal and progressive rock that combines the loud "aggression" and amplified guitar-driven sound of the former with the more experimental, cerebral or "pseudo-classical" compositions of the latter.

Vanden Plas is a German progressive metal band, based in Kaiserslautern and founded in the mid-1980s. In 1991, they recorded the song "Keep On Running" as an anthem for the local national league football club FC Kaiserslautern, and did the same in 1994 with "Das ist für euch". All of its members have been involved in theatre projects and rock musicals such as Jesus Christ Superstar, The Rocky Horror Show, Little Shop of Horrors, and Evita.

Limb Music

Limb Music is an independent record label based in Hamburg, Germany and specialized in various subgenres of heavy metal music. It was also known as LMP, which stood for Limb Music Products, later changed to Limb Music GmbH. The music publishing firm Limb Music Publishing e.K. was established in 1989. Their mail order company Forever Rock (www.forever-rock.de) was founded in 2008.

Contents

Track listing

No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
1."Father" (Intro taken from "The Rite of Spring" by Igor Stravinsky) Andy Kuntz Stephan Lill 5:39
2."Push"KuntzS. Lill, Günter Werno4:16
3."When the Wind Blows"KuntzS. Lill7:10
4."My Crying"KuntzS. Lill5:26
5."Soul Survives"KuntzWerno9:07
6."Anytime"KuntzKuntz, S. Lill7:06
7."Judas"KuntzKuntz6:03
8."Back to Me"KuntzKuntz, S. Lill5:31
9."How Many Tears"KuntzS.Lill8:15
Total length:58:33
Japanese edition bonus tracks
No.TitleLength
10."Fire"5:18
11."Days of Thunder"4:45

Personnel

Andy Kuntz is a German Progressive Metal singer best known for his work with the band Vanden Plas. In addition to his work with Vanden Plas he has also participated in a production of the musical Jesus Christ Superstar.

The lead vocalist in popular music is typically the member of a group or band whose voice is the most prominent in a performance where multiple voices may be heard. The lead singer either leads the vocal ensemble, or sets against the ensemble as the dominant sound. In vocal group performances, notably in soul and gospel music, and early rock and roll, the lead singer takes the main vocal part, with a chorus provided by other band members as backing vocalists.

Backing vocalist singer who provides vocal harmony with the lead vocalist or other backing vocalists

Backing vocalists or backup singers are singers who provide vocal harmony with the lead vocalist or other backing vocalists. In some cases, a backing vocalist may sing alone as a lead-in to the main vocalist's entry or to sing a counter-melody. Backing vocalists are used in a broad range of popular music, traditional music and world music styles.

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References

  1. "Colour Temple - Vanden Plas". AllMusic . Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 2013-06-27.
  2. "Diskografie". vandenplas.de. Retrieved 2013-06-27.