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Room V | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | June 7, 2005 | |||
Genre | Progressive metal, hard rock | |||
Length | 75:34 | |||
Label | InsideOut | |||
Producer | Carl Cadden-James, Gary Wehrkamp, and Shadow Gallery | |||
Shadow Gallery chronology | ||||
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Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
ProgArchives | 95% [1] |
ProgArchives | [2] |
Sea of Tranquility | [3] |
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.
The cover art was done by Rainer Kalwitz, who also did the art for Tyranny. [5]
All titles and song lengths taken from the Room V liner notes. [6]
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Lyrics | Length |
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1. | "Manhunt" (Instrumental) |
| 2:09 | |
2. | "Comfort Me" |
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| 6:51 |
3. | "The Andromeda Strain" |
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| 6:46 |
4. | "Vow" |
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| 8:27 |
5. | "Birth of a Daughter" (Instrumental) |
| 2:40 | |
6. | "Death of a Mother" (Instrumental) |
| 2:15 | |
7. | "Lamentia" |
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| 1:04 |
Total length: | 30:16 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Lyrics | Length |
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8. | "Seven Years" (Instrumental) |
| 3:37 | |
9. | "Dark" (Instrumental) |
| 1:03 | |
10. | "Torn" |
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| 8:23 |
11. | "The Archer of Ben Salem" |
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| 7:28 |
12. | "Encrypted" |
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| 8:01 |
13. | "Room V" |
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| 7:44 |
14. | "Rain" |
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| 8:59 |
Total length: | 45:17 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Lyrics | Length |
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1. | "Joe's Spotlight" |
| 3:06 | |
2. | "She Wants to Go Home" |
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| 2:40 |
3. | "Memories" (Demo) |
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| 1:59 |
4. | "Rain" (Acoustic Version) |
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| 5:53 |
5. | " Floydian Memories
| Pink Floyd | Pink Floyd | 24:36 |
Total length: | 38:16 |
All credits taken from the Room V liner notes. [6]
Shadow Gallery
Additional musicians
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