The Visitation (Magnum album)

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The Visitation
TheVisitation.jpg
Studio album by
Magnum
Released14 January 2011
RecordedM2 Studios, Coven, Staffordshire
Genre Rock
Length57:01
Label SPV/Steamhammer
Producer Tony Clarkin
Magnum chronology
Into the Valley of the Moonking
(2009)		The Visitation
(2011)		 Evolution
(2011)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [1]
Classic Rock Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [2]

The Visitation is the 16th studio album by the English rock band Magnum, released in 2011 by SPV. The album registered the following chart positions: Germany No. 19, [3] Sweden No. 28, [4] UK No. 55, [5] and Switzerland No. 56. [6]

Contents

The cover was painted by Rodney Matthews. It refers to the track Doors to Nowhere, in which Tony Clarkin looks back at his childhood. [7] According to Catley, the album was heavier than the previous one, with more emphasis on guitars. Clarkin commented,

This release sounds more rock-oriented and at the same time more personal than anything we've recorded so far, and it definitely features the widest range of stylistic directions and atmospheres. What makes it so special is the fact that the music's arrangements match the atmosphere and the lyrics' statements. [8]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Tony Clarkin.

Original 2011 release
No.TitleLength
1."Black Skies"5:53
2."Doors to Nowhere"5:43
3."The Visitation"5:48
4."Wild Angels"5:41
5."Spin Like a Wheel"7:21
6."The Last Frontier"5:29
7."Freedom Day"6:22
8."Mother Nature's Final Dance"5:04
9."Midnight Kings"4:49
10."Tonight's the Night"4:53
Bonus DVD
No.TitleLength
1."Brand New Morning" (live at the High Voltage Festival 2010) 
2."Les Morts Dansant" (live at the High Voltage Festival 2010) 
3."All My Bridges" (live at the High Voltage Festival 2010) 
4."When We Were Younger" (live at the High Voltage Festival 2010) 
5."Eyes Like Fire - Footage" (this is one of the tracks that didn't make the album) 
6."Behind the artwork video with Al Barrow" 
7."Rodney Matthews artwork" 
8."Photo galleries" 
9."The Visitation lyrics" 
10."Moonblog - Montage" 

Personnel

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References

  1. ↑ O'Brien, Jon. "Magnum - The Visitation review". AllMusic . Rovi Corporation . Retrieved 7 September 2014.
  2. ↑ Dome, Malcolm (February 2011). "Magnum - The Visitation". Classic Rock . 154. London, UK: Future plc. p. 87.
  3. ↑ "Album - Magnum, The Visitation". Charts.de. Media Control Charts. Archived from the original on October 11, 2014. Retrieved 2014-10-07.
  4. ↑ "Magnum - The Visitation (album)". Swedischarts.com. Media Control Charts . Retrieved 2014-10-07.
  5. ↑ "Artist Chart History: Magnum". Official Charts Company . Retrieved 2014-10-07.
  6. ↑ "Magnum - The Visitation". Hitparade.ch. Media Control Charts . Retrieved 2014-10-07.
  7. ↑ Haunted By Musical Spirits – The Visitation
  8. ↑ 24. Haunted By Musical Spirits – The Visitation, Magnum Biography.
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