Master of Light

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Master of Light
Freedom Call - "Master of Light" (album cover).jpg
Studio album by
ReleasedNovember 11, 2016
Recorded2016
Genre Power metal
Length49:45, 64:00 (with bonus CD)
Label Steamhammer
Producer Chris Bay & Stephan Ernst
Freedom Call chronology
Beyond
(2014)
Master of Light
(2016)
M.E.T.A.L.
(2019)

Master of Light is the ninth full-length album by the German power metal band Freedom Call. It was released on November 11, 2016, by SPV. Metal Hammer included the album cover on their list of "50 most hilariously ugly rock and metal album covers ever". [1]

Contents

Track listing

All tracks are written by Chris Bay except where noted

No.TitleLength
1."Metal Is for Everyone" (Bay, Ali)4:52
2."Hammer of the Gods"3:11
3."A World Beyond" (Bay, Ali)5:55
4."Masters of Light" (Bay, Ali)5:29
5."Kings Rise and Fall" (Rettkowitz)4:02
6."Cradle of Angels" (Bay, Ali)5:03
7."Emerald Skies"3:39
8."Hail the Legend" (Rettkowitz)3:58
9."Ghost Ballet"3:07
10."Rock the Nation"3:11
11."Riders in the Sky" (Rettkowitz)4:16
12."High Up"3:03
Total length:49:45
Limited edition bonus CD (Chants of Warriors - piano versions of four Freedom Call songs)
No.TitleLength
1."Beyond"4:45
2."Paladin"3:35
3."Emerald Skies"3:35
4."Hymn to the Brave"3:20
Total length:14:15

Personnel


  1. Young, Simon (9 May 2023). "The 50 most hilariously ugly rock and metal album covers ever". Metal Hammer . Future plc . Retrieved 9 December 2024.

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