Dawn of the Dragonstar

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Dawn of the Dragonstar
Twilight Force - Dawn of the Dragonstar cover.jpg
Studio album by
ReleasedAugust 16, 2019 (2019-08-16)
Recorded2016–2019
StudioThe Twilight Forge
Valley Sound Studio
Mediehuset
The Grosvenor Room
Genre Symphonic power metal [1]
Length57:21
Label Nuclear Blast
Producer
  • Lynd
  • Blackwald
Twilight Force chronology
Heroes of Mighty Magic
(2016)
Dawn of the Dragonstar
(2019)
At the Heart of Wintervale
(2023)

Dawn of the Dragonstar is the third studio album by Swedish symphonic power metal band Twilight Force. It was released on August 16, 2019. [2] It is the band's second album with Nuclear Blast Records, the first to feature vocalist Allyon, and the last to feature drummer De'Azsh. On June 7, 2019, the band revealed the first single from the album, "Night of Winterlight".

Contents

Recording and production

Most guitar solos on the album were recorded with a Fender Stratocaster tuned in fourths, which guitarist Lynd states "opened up a whole new world of possibilities for my playing". Compared to the previous albums released by the band, the recording process was slightly different: with Chrileon, all members of the band were in close proximity in Sweden. With Allyon, a native Italian, the band had to work around this. In a 2018 interview, the band gave an in-character response that "the dragons are swift and reliable. Distance is of little concern in this day and age. Dragons and Town Portal Scrolls are equally efficient in times of need." [3]

Artwork

Like the band's last album, cover artwork was designed by Kerem Beyit. The band believes that the artwork "brilliantly captures the adventurous and magical world of the Twilight Kingdoms; and a sparkling adventure it shall be indeed." [4]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Blackwald and Lynd.

No.TitleLength
1."Dawn of the Dragonstar"3:37
2."Thundersword"4:58
3."Long Live the King"4:22
4."With the Light of a Thousand Suns"6:53
5."Winds of Wisdom"5:35
6."Queen of Eternity"5:02
7."Valley of the Vale"3:44
8."Hydra"5:34
9."Night of Winterlight"5:07
10."Blade of Immortal Steel"12:29
Total length:57:21
Digibook and vinyl bonus disc
No.TitleLength
1."The Power of the Ancient Force" (Hanna Turi version)4:58
2."With the Light of a Thousand Suns" (orchestral version)6:52
3."Enchanted Dragon of Wisdom" (2007 demo version)4:44
4."Forest of Destiny" (2007 demo version)4:30

Personnel

Twilight Force

Additional musicians

Production

Charts

Chart (2019)Peak
position
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [5] 43
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) [6] 36

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