Thane to the Throne

Thane to the Throne
Studio album by Jag Panzer
Released	June 19, 2000
Recorded	FTM Studios, Lakewood, Colorado, Man in the Boat Sound Design, South Park, Colorado, and Morrisound Studios, Tampa, Florida, United States [1]
Genre	Power metal heavy metal
Length	64:43
Label	Century Media
Producer	Jim Morris
Jag Panzer chronology
The Age of Mastery (1998) Thane to the Throne (2000) Mechanized Warfare (2001)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Brave Words & Bloody Knuckles	7/10 [2]

Thane to the Throne is the fifth studio album released by American power metal band Jag Panzer, released on June 19, 2000.

Thane to the Throne is a concept album with a plot that is a musical retelling of William Shakespeare's Macbeth.

A video was made for "King at a Price". It had been included on the Era of Kings and Conflict DVD released independently by the band in 2002. The video features snippets of the '97-'08 lineup playing live on stage and overdubbed by the studio track. ^[3]

In 2024, the album had a limited vinyl edition re-issue through Atomic Fire Records, the label that the band signed to on December 28, 2022. ^[4] The album had received a full range master by Bart Gabriel and featured a new cover artwork by Dusan Markovic. ^[5]

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Thane of Cawdor"	4:50
2.	"King at a Price"	3:50
3.	"Bloody Crime"	5:34
4.	"The Premonitions" (instrumental)	0:28
5.	"Treachery's Stain"	4:11
6.	"Spectres of the Past"	3:47
7.	"Banquo's Final Rest" (instrumental)	0:21
8.	"Three Voices of Fate "	5:14
9.	"Hell to Pay "	4:31
10.	"The Prophecies (Fugue in D minor)" (instrumental)	1:44
11.	"Insanity's Mind"	5:25
12.	"Requiem for Lady Macbeth " (instrumental)	0:24
13.	"Face of Fear"	3:21
14.	"Fall of Dunsinane"	5:17
15.	"Fate's Triumph"	4:38
16.	"The Downward Fall " (instrumental)	2:49
17.	"Tragedy of Macbeth"	8:19
Total length:		64:43

Personnel

Jag Panzer

• Harry Conklin – Vocals
• Chris Broderick –  Guitars, Keyboards
• Mark Briody –  Guitars, Keyboards
• John Tetley – Bass, Backing Vocals
• Rikard Stjernquist – Drums

Additional musicians

• Todd Ehle – Violin
• Kimberly Kendall – Choir
• M. Wayne Jones – Choir
• Jim Morris – Choir
• The Moscow String Quartet – Strings on The Prophecies (Fugue in D minor)
• Mike Rice – Marching Snares
• Steve Yates – Marching Snares
• Jeff Gust – Marching Snares

Production

• Jim Morris –  Engineer, Producer
• Rob Valdez – Engineer
• Steve Barkus – Artwork
• Travis Smith – Artwork
• Charles Mulhall – Photography

References

1. Thane to the Throne (Compact Disc) (Liner Notes). Century Media Records. 2000. 7993-2.
2. Gromen, Mark (June 15, 2000). "Jag Panzer - Thane To The Throne". Brave Words & Bloody Knuckles .
3. "Jag Panzer "The Era Of Kings And Conflict"" . Retrieved January 13, 2025.
4. "JAG PANZER sign to Atomic Fire Records" . Retrieved January 13, 2025.
5. "RELEASES - Atomic Fire Records" . Retrieved January 13, 2025.