Far Off Grace

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Far Off Grace
Far Off Grace cover.jpg
Studio album by
Released16 September 1999
StudioHouse of Audio, Karlsdorf, Germany
Genre Progressive metal
Length54:13
Label InsideOut Records
Producer Vanden Plas and Dennis Ward
Vanden Plas chronology
The God Thing
(1997)
Far Off Grace
(1999)
Spirit of Live
(2000)

Far Off Grace is the third full-length album by the German progressive metal band Vanden Plas. It was later re-released in 2004 as a special edition with two bonus track and multimedia material. [1] [2] [3]

Contents

Track listing

No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
1."I Can See"KuntzS.Lill4:01
2."Far Off Grace"KuntzS.Lill7:03
3."Into the Sun"KuntzWerno6:32
4."Where is the Man?"KuntzS.Lill6:10
5."Iodic Rain"KuntzS.Lill6:13
6."I Don't Miss You"KuntzKuntz/Werno3:51
7."Inside of Your Head"KuntzS.Lill6:54
8."Fields of Hope"KuntzWerno/S.Lill6:46
9."I'm in You"KuntzS.Lill6:43
Bonus tracks
No.TitleLength
1."Kiss of Death (Dokken cover)" (2004 reissue bonus track)5:42
2."Shape of My Heart (Sting cover)" (2004 reissue bonus track)4:47
3."Iodic Rain (enhanced video)" (2004 reissue bonus track)6:12

Personnel

Production

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