The Passage (DGM album)

The Passage
Studio album by DGM
Released	August 26, 2016
Venue	San Marino
Studio	Domination Studio, San Marino
Genre	Progressive metal, power metal [1]
Length	60:01, 64:03 (Japanese version)
Label	Frontiers
Producer	Simone Mularoni
DGM chronology
Momentum (2013) The Passage (2016) Tragic Separation (2020)
Singles from The Passage
"Animal" Released: June 13, 2016 "Fallen" Released: August 15, 2016

The Passage is the ninth full-length studio album by Italian progressive metal band DGM. This is the third album with this line-up and it was released on August 26, 2016, by Italian label Frontiers Records. ^[2] The album was produced by band guitarist Simone Mularoni. ^{[3] [4]}

On June 13, "Animal" was released as its first single and on August 15 "Fallen" was released. ^[5]

Track listing

All music written by Mark Basile and Simone Mularoni. All lyrics written by Basile, Mularoni, Andrea Arcangeli, Fabio Costantino and Luigi Sanese. ^[6]

No.	Title	Length
1.	"The Secret (Part I)" (additional orchestration by Andrea Anastasi)	8:24
2.	"The Secret (Part II)"	7:16
3.	"Animal"	5:19
4.	"Ghosts of Insanity" (featuring Tom Englund)	5:35
5.	"Fallen"	5:40
6.	"The Passage"	5:11
7.	"Disguise"	1:54
8.	"Portrait"	5:40
9.	"Daydreamer"	5:36
10.	"Dogma" (featuring Michael Romeo)	5:45
11.	"In Sorrow"	3:41
Total length:		60:01

Japanese version bonus track

No.	Title	Length
12.	"Animal" (Acoustic version)	4:02

Personnel

• Mark Basile – vocals
• Simone Mularoni – guitars
• Andrea Arcangeli – bass
• Fabio Costantino – drums
• Emanuele Casali – keyboards

Additional personnel

• Tom Englund – guest vocals on Ghosts of Insanity
• Michael Romeo ^[7] – guest guitar solo on Dogma
• Andrea Anastasi – additional orchestration on The Secret (Part I)

References

1. Hartranft, Craig. "DGM: The Passage". Dangerdog Music Reviews. Retrieved September 8, 2016.
2. "DGM THE PASSAGE". Frontiers Music Srl Record Label.
3. "DGM (3) – The Passage". discogs.
4. F. (CROMCarl), Carl. "DGM - "The Passage" (CD)". Metal Underground.com. Retrieved September 13, 2016.
5. "The Passage DGM Additional Notes". Encyclopaedia Metallum: The Metal Archives.
6. "DGM The Passage Overview". AllMusic.
7. Cope, Chris. "DGM - The Passage album review". Louder. Retrieved August 17, 2016.