Far Away (EP)

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Far Away
Royal Hunt - Far Away (front).jpg
EP by Royal Hunt
Released May 1995
Genre Progressive metal, hard rock
Length33:00
Label Teichiku Records
Producer André Andersen
Royal Hunt chronology
Clown in the Mirror
(1993)		Far Away
(1995)		 Moving Target
(1995)

Far Away is a 1995 EP released to introduce the then upcoming album Moving Target by the Danish progressive metal band Royal Hunt. The instrumental "Double Conversion" appears only on this release. The live tracks were recorded in Japan in 1995 during the "Clown in the Mirror" tour. Royal Hunt dedicated the song "Far Away" to all the people of Japan who lost their relatives and friends in the 1995 Great Hanshin earthquake.

<i>Moving Target</i> (Royal Hunt album) album by Royal Hunt

Moving Target is the third studio album released by the Danish progressive metal band Royal Hunt.

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.

Royal Hunt Danish progressive metal band

Royal Hunt is a progressive metal band based in Denmark. Royal Hunt was founded in 1989 by keyboardist Andre Andersen.

Contents

Track listing

All songs written by André Andersen.

  1. "Far Away" – 4:59
  2. "Double Conversion" (Instrumental) – 4:18
  3. "Intro/Wasted Time" (Live) – 6:29
  4. "Flight" (Live) – 4:37
  5. "Stranded" (Live) – 4:55
  6. "Epilogue" (Live) – 7:37

Personnel

D. C. Cooper American musician

Donald Christopher "D. C." Cooper is an American singer and musician.

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.

André Andersen Russia-born multi-instrumentalist

André Andersen is a Russian-born multi-instrumentalist and composer best known as the keyboardist and founder of the Denmark-based progressive metal band Royal Hunt. He claims to be of mixed Danish and Georgian royal blood.

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