Welcome to the Show

Infobox Album
Name = Welcome_To_The_Show


Type = Album
Artist = Evil Masquerade
Released = 2004
Genre = Theatrical Metal
Label = Marquee/Avalon
Producer = Henrik Flyman
Reviews = *Lords of Metal 94/100 [http://www.lordsofmetal.nl/showreview.php?id=3669&lang=en link]

*Heavy Law 10/10 [http://www.heavylaw.com/c133-Evil-Masquerade-Welcome-to-the-Show.html link]
*HeavyMusic.Ru 9,5/10 [http://www.heavymusic.ru/reviews.php?id=372&title=Evil+Masquerade+(2004)+Welcome+to+the+Show link]
*Magnum Aspiration 90/100 [http://www.magnumaspiration.com/welcometothashow.htm link]
*Tuhma 5/5 [http://www.tuhma.fi/modules/levyarviot/index.php?id=152 link]
*Metal Kings 5/5 [http://metalkings.com/reviews/november2k4.htm#e link]
*Powermetal.dk 93/100 [http://www.powermetal.dk/reviews/2004/evil_masquerade_review.htm link]
*Nightfall In Metal Earth 5/5 [http://metal.nightfall.fr/index.php?idchoix=2929 link]
*Obskure 91/100 [http://www.obskure.com/fr/kro_model.php?n_kro=1884 link]
*Metalicos 98/100 [http://www.metalicos.com/Paginas/Compact%20Disc/Resenas/EvilMasquerade_WelcomeToTheShow.htm link]
*Metal Rules 4,5/5 [http://www.metal-rules.com/review/viewreview.php?band=Evil+Masquerade&album=Welcome+to+the+Show link]

This album = "Welcome to the Show"
(2004)
Next album = "Theatrical Madness"
(2005)

Welcome to the Show is the debut album from the Danish band Evil Masquerade.

Track listing

#Intro (Ride of the Valkyries/Grand Opening)
#Welcome to the Show
#The Wind Will Rise
#Oh Harlequin
#Surprises in the Dark
#But You Were Smiling...
#Children of the Light
#Lucy the Evil
#Badinerie
#Deliver Us
#Evil Masquerade

The Japanese version of the album contains the bonus track:

Kimi ga Yo (君が代).

Line-up:

*Henrik Flyman - guitar, vocals
*Henrik Brockmann - vocals
*Dennis Buhl - drums
*Kasper Gram - bass

Guest musicians:

*Mats Olausson - keyboard
*André Andersen - keyboard
*Richard Andersson - keyboard
*Lars Boutrup - keyboard
*Stenbroens Drengekor - choir
*Sanna Thor - laughter
*Anders Juhl Nielsen - trumpet
*Katja Handberg - pizzo violin
*Monica Pedersen - vocals
*Tommy Hansen - moog & bongo

Credits:

*Written, composed, arranged and produced by Henrik Flyman.First part of "Intro" is a newly arranged version of Richard Wagner's Ride of the Valkyries, "Badinerie" origins from the Orchestral Suite (BWV 1067) No. 2 in B minor for flute and strings by Johann Sebastian Bach,"Deliver Us" by Göran Jacobsson/Henrik Flyman.
*Recorded by Henrik Flyman at Digital Bitch, drums recorded by Peter Brander and Henrik Flyman at Media Sound.
*Mixed by Steen Mogensen at Media Sound.
*Mastered by Andy Horn at Famous Kitchen.
*Paintings by Katja Handberg
*Photos by Thomas Trane
*Artwork by Gunbarrel Offensive Design