Gather the Faithful

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Gather the Faithful
Gather the Faithful Cover.jpg
Studio album by
ReleasedSeptember 11, 2009
Recorded2009 in DrumForest Studios, Astia Studio, Studio 57, Cornerstone Studio, Cave Studio and Living Room Glory Studio
Genre Symphonic Power Metal
Length45:43
Label Avalon (Japan)
Frontiers (Europe, USA)
Producer Jani Liimatainen
Cain's Offering chronology
Gather the Faithful
(2009)
Stormcrow
(2015)

Gather the Faithful is the debut studio album of Finnish power metal band Cain's Offering, an all-star project started by former Sonata Arctica guitarist Jani Liimatainen. It was recorded in 2009 in different studios in Finland and was released on July 22, 2009 in Japan via Avalon. On the band's website the band stated that they're "right now concentrating on the following European/US release, which most likely will be end of August" and that they're "in negotiations with a well-known label, and will soon be able to announce the deal and tentative release date." The album was mixed by Jimmy Westerlund in Los Angeles, Hollywood and mastered by Eddy Schreyer at Oasis Mastering, Los Angeles, Burbank. On June 25 the band announced that their debut album will be released on August 28 in Europe and on September 11 in the USA by Frontiers Records.

Contents

The tracks "Stolen Waters" and "Ocean of Regrets" were written when Liimatainen and Jani Hurula were still members of Paul Di'Anno's touring band. [1]

Track listing

All songs written by Jani Liimatainen.

  1. "My Queen of Winter" - 4:15
  2. "More Than Friends" - 4:20
  3. "Oceans of Regret" - 6:21
  4. "Gather the Faithful" - 3:50
  5. "Into the Blue" - 4:25
  6. "Dawn of Solace" - 4:18
  7. "Thorn in My Side" - 4:07
  8. "Morpheus in a Masquerade" - 6:51
  9. "Stolen Waters" - 4:35
  10. "Tale Untold" (Bonus track for Japan) - 4:08
  11. "Elegantly Broken" - 2:46

Charts

Chart (2009)Peak
position
Finnish Albums Chart [2] 20

Credits

Cain's Offering
Additional musicians

Unreleased Track

On Jani Hurula's Myspace profile, he uploaded an unreleased track called "13th Disciple" with Jani Liimatainen on vocals rather than Timo Kotipelto.

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  2. Finnish Album Charts, Suomen virallinen lista [ permanent dead link ]