The Empire of Future

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The Empire of Future
Silent Force, front album cover, 2000.jpg
Studio album by
Released2000
Genre Power metal
Length52:39
Label Massacre Records (Europe)
Victor Entertainment (Japan/Asia)
NTS (France)
Moria Records (South America)
Producer Alex Beyrodt, Dennis Ward
Silent Force chronology
The Empire of Future
(2000)
Infatuator
(2001)

The Empire of Future is the debut studio album released by Silent Force.

Contents

Track listing

All songs written by Alex Beyrodt and D.C. Cooper, except when noted.

  1. "The Beginning" – 2:58
  2. "Live for the Day" – 5:44
  3. "Empire of Future" – 6:22
  4. "Saints And Sinners" – 4:59
  5. "Tell Me Why" – 4:44
  6. "New Experiment" – 6:56
  7. "Six Past The Hour" – 4:44 (Beyrodt, Michael Bormann, Cooper)
  8. "Broken Wings" – 5:04 (Beyrodt, Cooper, André Hilgers)
  9. "We Must Remain" – 5:11
  10. "I'll Be There" - 5:57 (Beyrodt, Cooper, Günter Werno)
  11. "See Beyond" - 5:34 (Japanese bonus track) (Beyrodt, Hilgers, Cooper)
  12. "Saints And Sinners (Acoustic)" - 5:46 (2007 remastered release)

Personnel

Guest musicians

Production

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