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The Fourth Legacy | ||||
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Released | September 19, 1999 | |||
Recorded | 1999 | |||
Studio | Gate Studio, Wolfsburg, Germany | |||
Genre | Symphonic power metal [1] | |||
Length | 48:18 | |||
Label | Noise/Modern Music | |||
Producer | Sascha Paeth and Miro | |||
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Amazon.com | [4] |
The Fourth Legacy is the fourth studio album by American power metal band Kamelot. It was released in 1999 by Noise Records/Modern Music. It is the first album to credit vocalist Roy Khan as a writer on all tracks, establishing him as the main songwriter of the band together with founder and guitarist Thomas Youngblood.
All tracks are written by Roy Khan and Thomas Youngblood, except where noted.
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "New Allegiance" (instrumental) | 0:54 |
2. | "The Fourth Legacy" | 4:55 |
3. | "Silent Goddess" | 4:15 |
4. | "Desert Reign" (instrumental) | 1:39 |
5. | "Nights of Arabia" | 5:26 |
6. | "The Shadow of Uther" (Glenn Barry, Khan, Youngblood) | 4:45 |
7. | "A Sailorman's Hymn" | 4:05 |
8. | "Alexandria" | 3:54 |
9. | "The Inquisitor" (Barry, Khan, Youngblood) | 4:35 |
10. | "Glory" | 3:42 |
11. | "Until Kingdom Come" | 4:11 |
12. | "Lunar Sanctum" | 5:59 |
Total length: | 48:18 |
No. | Title | Length |
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13. | "Can You Remember" (live) | 4:27 |
Total length: | 52:45 |
All information from the album booklet. [5]
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