Motherland (Daedalus album)

Motherland
Studio album by Daedalus
Released	May, 2011
Recorded	2011, Genoa, Italy
Genre	Progressive metal
Length	63
Label	Galileo Records
Daedalus chronology
The Never Ending Illusion (2009) Motherland (2011)

Motherland is the third studio album from Italian Progressive metal band Daedalus.
Roland Grapow (Helloween, Masterplan) mixed the recordings and played the guitar solo on the song Underground. Nerve Design (Threshold, Extrema, Vision Divine, Sadist) drew the album artwork.
Elisa Montaldo (Il Tempio delle Clessidre) recorded all the keyboard and synth sections, using her peculiar vintage sounds. Some vocal lines in "Sand" and "Empty Rooms" have been recorded by Trevor (Sadist). All the choir sections have been sung by Daedalus.
The lyrics analyze from different points of view the uneasiness in today’s world.

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"What a challenging world"	Gremo	2:20
2.	"Your lies"	Gremo	3:56
3.	"Until you're here"	Gremo	4:54
4.	"Perspective of the moon"	Gremo	4:58
5.	"For aye"	Merletto, Gremo	6:19
6.	"Motherland"	Gremo	6:53
7.	"Sand"	Torretta	5:06
8.	"Weather the storm"	La Rosa, Gremo	5:39
9.	"Underground"	Gremo	4:25
10.	"A tale"	Gremo	6:12
11.	"Empty rooms"	Gremo	6:43

Credits

• Davide Merletto - vocals
• Andrea Torretta - guitar
• Fabio Gremo - bass
• Davide La Rosa - drums

External links

• - Official website
• - Official Myspace page
• - Official Facebook page
• - Galileo Records