Cynosure (album)

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Cynosure
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Studio album by
ReleasedOctober 7th, 2014
RecordedAugust 2012 – February 2014 at Perfect Fifth Studio and Bard’s Tavern Studio
Genre Power metal, progressive metal
Length1:04:17
Label Independent
Producer Tomislav Crnkovic
Viathyn chronology
The Peregrine Way
(2010)
Cynosure
(2014)
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Cynosure is the second album by the power metal/progressive metal band by Viathyn. It was released physically and digitally in 2014. [4] [5] [6]

Contents

Track listing

All tracks are written by Viathyn.

No.TitleLength
1."Ageless Stranger"7:13
2."The Coachman"5:41
3."Edward Mordrake"6:24
4."Shadows in Our Wake"7:02
5."Countess of Discordia"7:12
6."Time Will Take Us All"7:01
7."Three Sheets to the Wind"7:21
8."Albedo"6:48
9."Cynosure"9:35
Total length:1:04:17

Personnel

Session musicians

Technical staff

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