Back to Times of Splendor

Infobox Album | Name = Back to Times of Splendor
Type = studio
Artist = Disillusion
Released = April 6, 2004
Recorded = May-November, 2003 - Salvation Recording, Leipzig
Genre = Progressive metal
Melodic death metal
Length = 56:48
Label = Metal Blade Records
Producer = Vurtox
Reviews =
* [http://soundofmetal.se/ Sound Of Metal] Rating-10|9.9 [http://soundofmetal.se/index.php?page=disillusionbacktotimesofsplendorreview link]
* Allmusic Rating|4|5 [http://wc02.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:0nfwxqrald0e link]
* The Metal Observer rating-10|9 [http://www.metal-observer.com/articles.php?lid=1&sid=1&id=6276 link]
Last album = "The Porter"
(2002)
This album = "Back to Times of Splendor"
(2004)
Next album = "Gloria"
(2006)

"Back to Times of Splendor" is the full-length debut album by the German band Disillusion. It contains a concept-based story, written by Vurtox; with each song dividing the story into separate conjoined sections (or chapters). The album received positive reviews, and was rated as the second-best album of 2004 by public review congregation website Rate Your Music. [http://rateyourmusic.com/charts/top/album/2004]

Track listing

# "... And the Mirror Cracked" – 8:27
# "Fall" – 4:54
# "Alone I Stand in Fires" – 6:53
# "Back to Times of Splendor" – 14:39
# "A Day by the Lake" – 4:54
# "The Sleep of Restless Hours" – 17:03

Credits

* Vurtox − Vocals, Guitar, acoustic guitar, Bass guitar, Keyboards, Orchestral arrangements
* Rajk Barthel − Guitar
* Jens Maluschka − Drums

Guest 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 − Drumloops and percussion on "Alone I Stand in Fires"

Album information

* All songs by Vurtox and Disillusion
* Recorded May through Nov. 2003 by Vurtox and Jan Stצlzel at Salvation Recording/ Leipzig
* Vocals and acoustic guitars recorded by Alexander Tscholakov at TAM Recordings Nov / December 2003* Mixed by Alexander Tscholakov, Vurtox and Disillusion during Dec / Jan 2003 at TAM Recordings
* Mastered at Mastersound Studio / Fellbach January 2004 by Alexander Krull and Disillusion
* Art direction by Disillusion and Matka Hallmann
* Artwork by Maika Hallman and Vurtox
* Cover and portrait pictures by Natalie Pichler
* "The Wanderer" pictures taken by Axel Heyder

References