Room V

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Room V
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Studio album by
ReleasedJune 7, 2005
Genre Progressive metal, hard rock
Length75:34
Label InsideOut
Producer Carl Cadden-James, Gary Wehrkamp, and Shadow Gallery
Shadow Gallery chronology
Legacy
(2001)
Room V
(2005)
Prime Cuts
(2007)
Professional ratings
Review scores
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Room V is the fifth album by the progressive metal group Shadow Gallery, released in 2005 (see 2005 in music). It continues the story started in Tyranny , picking up after Tyranny's Act II. It is the band's first album not featuring longtime keyboardist Chris Ingles, although he did have input in the album's writing process before his departure. [4] It is also their last album to feature longtime lead vocalist Mike Baker, who died of a heart attack in 2008.

Contents

The cover art was done by Rainer Kalwitz, who also did the art for Tyranny. [5]

Track listing

All titles and song lengths taken from the Room V liner notes. [6]

Act III
No.TitleWriter(s)LyricsLength
1."Manhunt" (Instrumental) 2:09
2."Comfort Me"
  • Wehrkamp
  • Carl Cadden-James
  • Wehrkamp
6:51
3."The Andromeda Strain"
  • Allman
  • Cadden-James
  • Wehrkamp
  • Cadden-James
6:46
4."Vow"
  • Cadden-James
  • Wehrkamp
8:27
5."Birth of a Daughter" (Instrumental)
  • Allman
  • Wehrkamp
 2:40
6."Death of a Mother" (Instrumental)
  • Allman
  • Wehrkamp
 2:15
7."Lamentia"
  • Wehrkamp
  • Cadden-James
1:04
Total length:30:16
Act IV
No.TitleWriter(s)LyricsLength
8."Seven Years" (Instrumental)
  • Allman
  • Ingles
 3:37
9."Dark" (Instrumental)
  • Cadden-James
 1:03
10."Torn"
  • Cadden-James
8:23
11."The Archer of Ben Salem"
  • Allman
  • Ingles
  • Wehrkamp
  • Cadden-James
7:28
12."Encrypted"
  • Allman
  • Ingles
  • Cadden-James
8:01
13."Room V"
  • Allman
  • Wehrkamp
  • Cadden-James
7:44
14."Rain"
  • Allman
  • Cadden-James
8:59
Total length:45:17
Special Edition bonus disc
No.TitleWriter(s)LyricsLength
1."Joe's Spotlight"
  • Joe Nevolo
 3:06
2."She Wants to Go Home"
  • Allman
  • Allman
2:40
3."Memories" (Demo)
  • Wehrkamp
  • Baker
1:59
4."Rain" (Acoustic Version)
  • Allman
  • Cadden-James
5:53
5."" Pink Floyd Pink Floyd 24:36
Total length:38:16

Personnel

All credits taken from the Room V liner notes. [6]

Shadow Gallery

Additional musicians

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