Back to Times of Splendor
Back to Times of Splendor is the debut studio album by German progressive metal band Disillusion. It contains a concept-based story, written by Vurtox ; with each song dividing the story into separate conjoined sections. The album received critical acclaim upon release and is considered by many to be a modern metal classic.
Track listing
- All Songs Written By Disillusion.
Personnel
Disillusion
- Vurtox − vocals, guitar, acoustic guitar, bass guitar, keyboards, orchestral arrangements
- Rajk Barthel − guitar
- Jens Maluschka − drums
Additional musicians
- Thomas Bremer − piano on "... And the Mirror Cracked"
- Matthias Schifter − fretless bass on "And the Mirror Cracked" and "A Day by the Lake"
- Denise Schneider − female voice on "Fall" and "The Sleep of Restless Hours"
- Stefan Launicke − piano intro on "Back to Times of Splendor" strings on "The Sleep of Restless Hours"
- Alex Tscholakov − drum loops and percussion on "Alone I Stand in Fires"
Production
- Recorded May through Nov. 2003 by Vurtox and Jan Stצlzel at Salvation Recording, Leipzig
- Vocals and acoustic guitars recorded by Alexander Tscholakov
- Mixed by Alexander Tscholakov, Vurtox and Disillusion during December to January 2003 at TAM Recordings
- Mastered at Mastersound Studio January 2004 by Alexander Krull and Disillusion