Kingdom of the Night

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Kingdom of the Night
AxxisKingdomofthenight.jpg
Studio album by
Released1989
Recorded1988
StudioEMI Studio Cologne
Genre Heavy metal
Length45:34
Label EMI
Producer Rolf Hanekamp, Bernhard Weiss, Walter Pietsch
Axxis chronology
Kingdom of the Night
(1989)
Axxis II
(1990)
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Kingdom of the Night is the debut album by Axxis, released in 1989.

Contents

Track listing

All songs by Bernhard Weiß and Walter Pietsch

  1. "Living in a World" - 3:53
  2. "Kingdom of the Night" - 3:50
  3. "Never Say Never" - 3:41
  4. "Fire and Ice" - 4:00
  5. "Young Souls" - 3:16
  6. "Singing for a Song" - 4:03
  7. "Love Is Like an Ocean" - 3:24
  8. "The Moon" - 3:40
  9. "Tears of the Trees" - 4:10
  10. "Just One Night" - 3:13
  11. "Kings Made of Steel" - 3:32
  12. "Living in a World (Extended Version)" - 5:08

Personnel

With additional vocals by Ava Cimiotti and Frank Pieper.

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References

  1. Henderson, Alex. Kingdom of the Night at AllMusic