The Mission (Royal Hunt album)

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The Mission
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Studio album by Royal Hunt
Released 21 August 2001
Genre Progressive metal
Length51:46
Label Century Media
8073
Producer André Andersen
Royal Hunt chronology
Fear
(1999)		The Mission
(2001)		 The Watchers
(2001)
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The Mission is the sixth studio album released by Royal Hunt. It is a concept album based on Ray Bradbury's sci-fi classic 'The Martian Chronicles'. Each track from this album is dedicated to the defined chapter of the book.

Royal Hunt Danish progressive metal band

Royal Hunt is a progressive metal band based in Denmark. Royal Hunt was founded in 1989 by keyboardist Andre Andersen.

Concept album album with a theme

A concept album is an album in which its tracks hold a larger purpose or meaning collectively than they do individually. This is typically achieved through a single central narrative or theme, which can be instrumental, compositional, or lyrical. Sometimes the term is applied to albums considered to be of "uniform excellence" rather than an LP with an explicit musical or lyrical motif. The exact criterion for a "concept album" varies among critics, with no discernible consensus.

Ray Bradbury American author and screenwriter

Ray Douglas Bradbury was an American author and screenwriter. He worked in a variety of genres, including fantasy, science fiction, horror, and mystery fiction.

Contents

Track listing

All songs written by André Andersen except where noted.

André Andersen Russia-born multi-instrumentalist

André Andersen is a Russian-born multi-instrumentalist and composer best known as the keyboardist and founder of the Denmark-based progressive metal band Royal Hunt. He claims to be of mixed Danish and Georgian royal blood.

  1. "Take Off" (Instrumental) – 1:04
  2. "The Mission" – 5:50
  3. "Exit Gravity" (Instrumental) – 1:05
  4. "Surrender" – 5:30 (Andersen/West)
  5. "Clean Sweep" – 1:57
  6. "Judgement Day" – 6:28
  7. "Metamorphosis" (Instrumental) – 1:25
  8. "World Wide War" – 6:26 (Andersen/West)
  9. "Dreamline" (Instrumental) – 2:07 (Andersen/Kjaer)
  10. "Out of Reach" – 5:26
  11. "Fourth Dimension" (Instrumental) – 2:34
  12. "Days of No Trust" – 4:55
  13. "Total Recall" – 6:59

The Mission and 'The Martian Chronicles'

  1. "Take Off" - "August 2001 - The Settlers"
  2. "The Mission" – "January 1999 - Rocket Summer"
  3. "Exit Gravity" - "October 2002 - The Shore"
  4. "Surrender" – "April 2000 - The Third Expedition"
  5. "Clean Sweep" – "April 2005 - Usher II"
  6. "Judgement Day" – "June 2001 - And The Moon Be Still As Bright"
  7. "Metamorphosis" - "February 2002 - The Locusts"
  8. "World Wide War" – "August 2026 - There Will Come Soft Rain"
  9. "Dreamline" (Instrumental) – "February 2003 - Interim"
  10. "Out of Reach" – "August 2002 - Night Meeting"
  11. "Fourth Dimension" - "November 2005 - The Watchers"
  12. "Days of No Trust" – "April 2026 - The Long Years"
  13. "Total Recall" – "November 2005 - The Off Season"

Personnel

John Michael West is an American vocalist and guitarist, perhaps best known for being the lead vocalist of Artension and the former lead vocalist of Royal Hunt.

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