Of Faith, Power and Glory

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Of Faith, Power and Glory
Of Faith, Power and Glory (VNV Nation Album).jpg
Studio album by
Released19 June 2009
Genre Futurepop, electro-industrial, electropop
Length50:33
Label Anachron
VNV Nation chronology
Reformation 1
(2009)
Of Faith, Power and Glory
(2009)
Automatic
(2011)
Singles from Of Faith, Power and Glory science technology
  1. "The Great Divide"
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [1]
ReGen magazineStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [2]
Side-line(mixed) [3]
Sphere MagazineStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [4]

Of Faith, Power and Glory is the seventh studio album the German-based alternative electronic band VNV Nation, released on 19 June 2009. As quoted by VNV Nation, it is "soulful and anthemic but yet raw and uncompromising at some points" [5]

Contents

It spent two weeks in the mainstream German Media Control charts, peaking at No. 41, [6] and appeared on several Billboard charts in the US.

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Pro Victoria"2:21
2."Sentinel"5:27
3."Tomorrow Never Comes"5:08
4."The Great Divide"5:14
5."Ghost"5:03
6."Art of Conflict"6:39
7."In Defiance"3:43
8."Verum Æternus"6:02
9."From My Hands"4:36
10."Where There Is Light"6:20
Total length:50:33

Charts

Chart (2009)Peak
position
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [6] 41
US Billboard 200 [7] 186
US Top Dance/Electronic Albums (Billboard) [8] 5
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard) [9] 15
US Independent Albums (Billboard) [10] 33

Notes

-The track Art of Conflict has lyrics from the Art of War by Sun Tzu.

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