Distant Is the Sun

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Distant Is the Sun
Studio album by
Vanishing Point
Released18 February 2014
Genre Melodic metal
Length63:00
Label AFM Records
Vanishing Point chronology
The Fourth Season
(2007)		Distant Is the Sun
(2014)		 Dead Elysium
(2020)

Distant Is the Sun is the fifth album by the Australian melodic metal band Vanishing Point.

Contents

Tony Kakko of Sonata Arctica made a guest appearance on "Circle of Fire". [1]

Reception

Rock Hard gave the album a 8.5 out of 10 score, [2] Metal Express Radio gave 8, [3] whereas according to Powermetal.de  [ de ] it deserved a 9/10 score. Hands down, Vanishing Point was "the best melodic metal band in the world right now". This album was more subtle than the previous; with "sophisticated and subtle" and "finely balanced" arrangements, "intelligent compositions and a truly unique aesthetic quality". The songwriting had resulted in "a wealth of wonderful, truly enchanting melodies and enduring hooks", with excellent performances as well. Finally, the band stood out from similar acts by managing to create a "soothingly warm atmosphere". [1] The same score, 4.5 out of 5, was given by Australia's The Music . [4]

Norway's Scream Magazine scored the album 3 out of 6. There was no drawbacks in musicianship or production, but except for "Let the River Run", the songwriting was very bland, "not particularly engaging", "dime-a-dozen, middle-of-the-road power metal and lighter prog". [5]

Track listing

  1. "Beyond Redemption (Intro)" – 1:00
  2. "King of Empty Promises" – 4:48
  3. "Distant Is the Sun" – 4:46
  4. "When Truth Lies" – 5:17
  5. "Circle of Fire" – 4:47
  6. "Let the River Run" – 5:55
  7. "Denied Deliverance" – 4:30
  8. "Story of Misery" – 4:44
  9. "Era Zero" – 3:30
  10. "Pillars of Sand" – 5:50
  11. "As December Fades" – 4:31
  12. "Handful of Hope" – 4:20
  13. "Walls of Silence" – 4:35
  14. "April" – 4:27

Personnel

References

  1. 1 2 van der Laan, Martin (17 February 2014). "VANISHING POINT - Distant Is The Sun". Powermetal.de  [ de ] (review) (in German). Retrieved 10 December 2025.
  2. ↑ "VANISHING POINT Distant Is The Sun". Rock Hard (review) (in German). No. 322. 26 February 2014. Retrieved 10 December 2025.
  3. ↑ Skiba, Dan (21 February 2014). "VANISHING POINT – Distant Is The Sun". Metal Express Radio (review). Retrieved 10 December 2025.
  4. ↑ "Album Review: Vanishing Point - 'Distant Is The Sun'". The Music. 3 February 2014. Retrieved 10 December 2025.
  5. ↑ Eitrheim, Affen (2014). "VANISHING POINT "Distant Is The Sun"". Scream Magazine (review) (in Norwegian). No. 183. p. 48.
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