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| Released | October 5, 2011 [1] | |||
| Genre | Power metal, neo-classical metal | |||
| Length | 1:32:28 (including Bonus CD) 58:48 (without Bonus CD) | |||
| Label | VAP | |||
| Producer | Yorimasa Hisatake | |||
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Phoenix Rising is the seventh studio album by power metal/neo-classical metal band Galneryus. The album reached number 23 on the Oricon album charts [2] and #21 at the Billboard Japan Top Albums. [3]
All songs arranged by Galneryus and Yorimasa Hisatake.
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "The Rising" | Syu | Syu | 2:08 |
| 2. | "Tear Off Your Chain" | Sho | Syu | 6:47 |
| 3. | "Future Never Dies" | Syu | Syu | 5:36 |
| 4. | "Spirit of Steel" | Sho | Syu | 5:18 |
| 5. | "Scars" | Sho | Yuhki | 5:46 |
| 6. | "The Wind Blows" | Sho | Syu | 5:36 |
| 7. | "T.F.F.B." | Sho | Syu | 7:09 |
| 8. | "No More Tears" | Sho | Yuhki | 6:54 |
| 9. | "Bash Out!" | Sho, Taka | Syu | 4:57 |
| 10. | "The Time Has Come" | Syu | Syu | 5:26 |
| 11. | "The Phoenix" | (Instrumentals) | Syu | 3:12 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Against the Wind" (Stratovarius cover) | Timo Tolkki, Timo Kotipelto | 4:18 |
| 2. | "Rock You Like a Hurricane" (Scorpions cover) | Rudolf Schenker, Klaus Meine, Herman Rarebell [4] | 4:32 |
| 3. | "Secret Loser" (Ozzy Osbourne cover) | Ozzy Osbourne, Jake E. Lee, Bob Daisley | 5:17 |
| 4. | "1789" (Silver Mountain cover) | Jonas Hansson [5] | 4:11 |
| 5. | "Kiss of Death" (Dokken cover) | Don Dokken, George Lynch, Jeff Pilson [6] | 5:49 |
| 6. | "Never Die" (Yngwie Malmsteen cover) | Yngwie Malmsteen | 3:50 |
| 7. | "Street Lethal" (Racer X cover) | Paul Gilbert, Jeff Martin [7] | 5:45 |
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