Freedom Call - Ages Of Light 1998 – 2013

Track listing CD 1

1. "We Are One"   4:58
2. "Tears Falling"   5:39
3. "Freedom Call"   5:19
4. "Farewell"   3:49
5. "Metal Invasion (Live)"   7:01
6. "Warriors"   4:19
7. "Land Of Light"   3:34
8. "Hunting High And Low"   4:01
9. "Mr. Evil"   3:43
10. "Far Away"   3:18
11. "Blackened Sun"   4:38
12. "Thunder God"   3:31
13. "Tears Of Babylon"   3:38
14. "A Perfect Day (Live)"   3:58
15. "Hero On Video"   3:42
16. "Power And Glory"   3:24
17. "Rockstars"   4:58
18. "Back Into The Land Of Light"   5:10

Track listing CD 2

1. "Rockin' Radio (Killerbilly Version)"   4:11
2. "Metal Invasion (Metal Folk Version)"   4:16
3. "Mr. Evil (Melodic Reggae Version)"   3:48
4. "Hero on Video (Speed Ska Version)"   3:35
5. "Age of the Phoenix (Power Swing Version)"   3:38
6. "Freedom Call (Campfire Strumming Version)"   4:23

Credits

Chris Bay – vocals, guitar, keyboards
Lars Rettkowitz – guitar, backing vocals
Samy Saemann – bass guitar, backing vocals
Klaus Sperling – drums, backing vocals

Therion - Les Fleurs du Mal

Track listing

"Poupée de cire, poupée de son" - 2:51
Originally composed by Serge Gainsbourg and performed by France Gall
"Une fleur dans le cœur" - 3:03
Originally performed by Victoire Scott in 1968
"Initials B.B." - 3:44
Originally composed and performed by Serge Gainsbourg, B.B is for Brigitte Bardot
"Mon amour, mon ami" - 4:35
Originally performed by Marie Laforêt
"Polichinelle" - 2:28
Originally performed by France Gall
"La Maritza" - 3:54
Originally performed by Sylvie Vartan
"Sœur Angélique" - 3:05
Originally performed by Annie Philippe
"Dis-moi poupée" - 3:24
Originally performed by Isabelle in 1967
"Lilith" - 2:30
Originally performed by Léonie
"En Alabama" - 2:39
Originally performed by Léonie
"Wahala Manitou" - 2:34
Originally performed by Léonie
"Je n’ai besoin que de tendresse" - 2:14
Originally performed by Claire Dixon in 1967
"La licorne d’or" - 2:45
Originally performed by Victoire Scott in 1968
"J’ai le mal de toi" - 2:51
Originally performed by Betty Mars in 1974
"Poupée de cire, poupée de son" - 2:31
Originally composed by Serge Gainsbourg and performed by France Gall
"Les sucettes" - 2:40 (bonus track)
Originally composed by Serge Gainsbourg and performed by France Gall in 1966

Personnel

Band members
Christofer Johnsson - rhythm guitars, synthesizers, programming
Christian Vidal - solo guitars
Johan Kullberg - drums
Lori Lewis - soprano and main vocals
Nalle Pahlsson - 4 chord and 8 chord bass
Thomas Vikström - tenor and main vocals

Guest musicians
Snowy Shaw - vocals in "Initials B.B." and "Dis-moi Poupee"
Mari Paul - vocals on "Mon Amour, Mon Ami"
Johanna Naila - vocals on "Initials B.B."
Mattias Olsson - synthesizers, mellotron and percussion on "En Alabama", "Mon Amour, Mon Ami" and "Lilith"
Mattias Torrel - acoustic guitars on "Mon Amour, Mon Ami" and "La Licorne D'or"
Stefan Jernståhl - accordion on "Wahala Manitou"

Timo Tolkki’s Avalon - The Land of New Hope

Track listing

All songs written and composed by Timo Tolkki.

1. "Avalanche Anthem"   Russell Allen, Rob Rock, Elize Ryd 4:52
2. "A World Without Us"   Elize Ryd, Russell Allen, Rob Rock 5:42
3. "Enshrined in My Memory"   Elize Ryd 4:05
4. "In the Name of the Rose"   Elize Ryd, Russell Allen, Rob Rock 4:26
5. "We Will Find a Way"   Rob Rock, Tony Kakko 4:24
6. "Shine"   Elize Ryd, Sharon den Adel 3:36
7. "The Magic of the Night"   Rob Rock 4:42
8. "To the Edge of the Earth"   Rob Rock 5:01
9. "I’ll Sing You Home"   Elize Ryd 5:01
10. "The Land of New Hope"   Michael Kiske 8:53

Personnel

Timo Tolkki - Guitar, Bass Guitar & Producer
Alex Holzwarth (Rhapsody Of Fire) - Drums
Derek Sherinian (Dream Theater) - Keyboards
Jens Johansson (Stratovarius) - Keyboards
Mikko Härkin (Luca Turilli's Rhapsody) - Keyboards

Guests

Singers
Elize Ryd (Amaranthe)
Michael Kiske (Unisonic, ex-Helloween)
Russell Allen (Symphony X, Allen-Lande, Adrenaline Mob)
Rob Rock (Impellitteri, ex-Axel Rudi Pell)
Sharon den Adel (Within Temptation)
Tony Kakko (Sonata Arctica)

Additional cast
Orchestrations: Sami Boman
Opera vocals: Magdalena Lee

Steven Wilson - The Raven That Refused to Sing (And Other Stories)

Track listing

All music composed by Steven Wilson.

1. "Luminol"   12:10
2. "Drive Home"   7:37
3. "The Holy Drinker"   10:14
4. "The Pin Drop"   5:03
5. "The Watchmaker"   11:42
6. "The Raven That Refused to Sing"   7:57

Deluxe edition disc 2 (CD)

1. "Luminol" (demo) 13:06
2. "Drive Home" (demo) 6:57
3. "The Holy Drinker" (demo) 9:37
4. "Clock Song" (unused idea) 4:31
5. "The Pin Drop" (demo) 5:15
6. "The Watchmaker" (demo) 12:26
7. "The Raven That Refused to Sing" (demo) 8:00

Deluxe edition disc 3 (DVD-V/Blu-Ray)

1. "Luminol" (5.1 mix)
2. "Drive Home" (5.1 mix)
3. "The Holy Drinker" (5.1 mix)
4. "The Pin Drop" (5.1 mix)
5. "The Watchmaker" (5.1 mix)
6. "The Raven That Refused to Sing" (5.1 mix)

Deluxe edition disc 4 (Blu-Ray)

1. "Luminol" (instrumental)
2. "Drive Home" (instrumental)
3. "The Holy Drinker" (instrumental)
4. "The Pin Drop" (instrumental)
5. "The Watchmaker" (instrumental)
6. "The Raven That Refused to Sing" (instrumental)
7. "Drive Home" (lounge version)


Personnel

Band
Steven Wilson — lead vocals, mellotron, keyboards, guitars, bass guitar on "The Holy Drinker"
Guthrie Govan — lead guitar
Nick Beggs — bass guitar, Chapman Stick on "The Holy Drinker", backing vocals
Adam Holzman — keyboards, hammond organ, piano, minimoog
Marco Minnemann — drums, percussion
Theo Travis — flute, saxophone, clarinet

Additional musicians
Jakko Jakszyk — additional vocals on "Luminol" and "The Watchmaker"
Alan Parsons — guitar solo on "The Holy Drinker"
Strings arranged by Dave Stewart, performed by the London Session Orchestra and recorded at Angel Studio 17th October 2012 (Soloist - Perry Montague-Mason)

Production
Steven Wilson - producer, mixing
Alan Parsons - associate producer, recording engineer
Brendan Dekora - assistant engineer

Aska - BOOKEND & 「僕にできること」いま歌うシリーズ

収録曲

▲マークは前作(STANDARD)収録曲。

Love Is A Many-Splendored Thing (en:Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing (song))
（作詞：Paul Francis Webster(en:Paul Francis Webster)、作曲：Sammy Fain）
1955年公開の映画「慕情」の主題歌。アカデミー歌曲賞を受賞。

Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas (en:Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas)
（作詞：Hugh Martin(en:Hugh Martin)、作曲：Ralph Blane(en:Ralph Blane)）
映画「若草の頃」（1944年）でジュディ・ガーランドが歌って大ヒットした曲。

Smile▲
（作詞：Geoffrey Parsons(en:Geoffrey Parsons) & John Turner(en:John Turner)、作曲：Charles Chaplin）
1936年に公開された映画「モダン・タイムズ」で使用された曲。

Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow! (en:Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!)
（作詞：Sammy Cahn、作曲：Jule Styne）
1945年リリース曲で、翌年ビルボードで1位を獲得。日本でもいくつものCMソングとして使用されている。映画「ダイハード」のエンディング曲としても有名。

The Christmas Song (en:The Christmas Song)▲
（作詞：Robert Wells(en:Robert Wells)、作曲：Mel Torme）
メル・トーメによる1944年作曲のクリスマスソング。

世界にMerry X'mas▲
（作詞・作曲：ASKA）
1992年にCHAGE and ASKA名義で発売した「GUYS」の収録曲のセルフカバー。

My Life
（作詞・作曲：Billy Joel）
1978年リリースのビリー・ジョエルの楽曲。

思い出すなら
（作詞・作曲：ASKA）
新曲。

Stardust▲
（作詞：Mitchell Parish(en:Mitchell Parish)、作曲：Hoagy Carmicheal）
1927年発表の曲。1929年に歌詞がつけられ1800以上のレコード録音が存在するスタンダード中のスタンダード曲。

Please
（作詞・作曲：ASKA）
1990年に光GENJIに提供し、翌年1991年には「SCENE II」に収録された曲のセルフカバー。

What A Wonderful World
（作詞・作曲：Bob Thiele and George David Weiss(en:George David Weiss)）
1968年、ルイ・アームストロングが歌って大ヒット。世界平和に願いを込めて作られた楽曲。

Good Night▲
（作詞：John Lennon、作曲：Paul McCartney）
1968年発売のビートルズのホワイトアルバムのラ
ストナンバー。


















収録曲:

01.君は薔薇より美しい
02.巴里にひとり
03.木綿のハンカチーフ
04.さらば恋人
05.廃墟の鳩
06.上を向いて歩こう
07.生きがい
08.蒼い星くず
09.七色のしあわせ
10.旅人よ
11.ここに幸あり
12.見上げてごらん夜の星を

Bad Salad - Uncivilized

Tracklist:

1. Crowded Sky (6:31)
2. Nemesis (11:33)
3. Mourning (10:10)
4. The Second Calling (12:37)
5. Damned (9:30)
6. Sights from Within (12:38)
7. Dawn of the Machine (15:29)


Caco Gonçalves (CG) - Drums
Denis Oliveira (DO) - Vocals
Felipe Campos (FC) - Bass
Thiago Campos (TC) - Guitar

Symphonic Theater of Dreams - A Symphonic Tribute to Dream Theater

Tracklist:

01. Overture – When Dreams Come True
02. Hell’s Kitchen
03. Sacrificed Sons
04. Beneath the Surface
05. The Ministry of Lost Souls
06. Losing Time / Grand Finale

Avantasia - The Mystery of Time

Track listing

Limited editions of the album will include a second CD with instrumental versions of all the tracks on the album, with the exception of the two limited edition bonus tracks.
All songs written and composed by Tobias Sammet.

1. "Spectres"   Joe Lynn Turner 6:09
2. "The Watchmakers' Dream"   Turner 4:14
3. "Black Orchid"   Biff Byford 6:52
4. "Where Clock Hands Freeze"   Michael Kiske 4:35
5. "Sleepwalking"   Cloudy Yang 3:52
6. "Savior in the Clockwork"   Turner, Byford, Kiske 10:40
7. "Invoke the Machine"   Ronnie Atkins 5:30
8. "What's Left Of Me"   Eric Martin 5:07
9. "Dweller in a Dream"   Kiske 4:45
10. "The Great Mystery"   Turner, Byford, Bob Catley 10:03

Limited Edition Bonus Tracks

11. "The Cross And You"   4:14
12. "Death Is Just A Feeling (Alternative Version)"   5:24

Personnel

Tobias Sammet - lead vocals, bass guitar
Sascha Paeth - guitars, producer
Miro – keyboards
Russell Gilbrook - drums

Special guests

Musicians
Guitars
Bruce Kulick (on tracks 3, 6, 10)
Oliver Hartmann (on tracks 4, 7, 9)
Arjen Anthony Lucassen (on track 2)

Singers
Joe Lynn Turner (ex-Rainbow, ex-Yngwie Malmsteen) (on tracks 1, 2, 6, 10)
Michael Kiske (ex-Helloween, Place Vendome, Unisonic) (on tracks 4, 6, 9)
Biff Byford (Saxon) (on tracks 3, 6, 10)
Ronnie Atkins (Pretty Maids) (on track 7)
Eric Martin (Mr. Big) (on track 8)
Bob Catley (Magnum) (on track 10)
Cloudy Yang (on track 5)

Gamma Ray - Master Of Confusion

Tracklist:
01. Empire Of The Undead (4:25)
02. Master Of Confusion (4:55)
03. Death Or Glory (3:46)
04. Lost Angels (4:00)
05. The Spirit (Live in Bochum) (4:22)
06. Wings Of Destiny (Live in Bochum) (6:18)
07. Gamma Ray (Live in Bochum) (4:44)
08. Farewell (Live in Bochum) (5:45)
09. Time To Break Free (Live in Bochum) (4:55)
10. Insurrection (Live in Bochum) (12:11)

Stratovarius - Nemesis

Track listing

1. "Abandon"   Timo Kotipelto Matias Kupiainen 4:51
2. "Unbreakable"   Kupiainen, Kotipelto Kupiainen 4:37
3. "Stand My Ground"   Kupiainen, Kotipelto Kupiainen 4:14
4. "Halcyon Days"   Kotipelto Kupiainen 5:29
5. "Fantasy"   Lauri Porra Porra 4:19
6. "Out of the Fog"   Kotipelto, Jani Liimatainen Kotipelto, Liimatainen, Kupiainen 6:58
7. "Castles in the Air"   Jens Johansson Johansson 6:02
8. "Dragons"   Johansson Johansson 4:04
9. "One Must Fall"   Kupiainen Kupiainen 4:27
10. "If the Story Is Over"   Liimatainen Liimatainen, Kotipelto 6:06
11. "Nemesis"   Kotipelto Kupiainen 6:33
Total length:57:40

Limited edition bonus tracks
12. "Fireborn"   Porra Porra 4:45
13. "Hunter"   Kotipelto, Perttu Vänskä Kupiainen 3:27

Japanese edition bonus track (Japan version also includes "Fireborn" and "Hunter")
14. "Kill It With Fire"   Johansson Johansson 4:52

Limited vinyl edition bonus track
15. "Old Man and the Sea"   Porra Porra 4:11


Personnel
Timo Kotipelto – vocals
Matias Kupiainen – guitar, mixing, production
Jens Johansson – keyboard
Rolf Pilve – drums
Lauri Porra – bass guitar
Jani Liimatainen – acoustic guitar, backing vocals
Joakin Jokela - whistling
"Shark Finns" - backing vocals - Susana Koski, Anna Maria Parkkinen, Anna-Maija Jalkenen, Alexa Leroux, Tipe Johnson, Hepa Waara, Ari Sievälä, James Lascelles, Dane Stefaniuk, Koop Arponen III
Mika Jussila – mastering
Perttu Vänskä - production assistant
Kalle Keski-Orvola - production assistant
Paavo Kurkela - production assistant
Gyula Havancsák - cover art
Sander Nebeling - layout and package coordination

Tellus Requiem - Invictus (The 11th Hour)

Songs / Tracks Listing
1. Ab Aeterno
2. Red Horizon
3. Eden Burns
4. Reflections Remain
5. Twilight Hour
6. Sands Of Gold
7. Tranquility
8. Redemption (Frontiers 2)
9. Invictus
10. Dies Irae

Line-up / Musicians
- Ben Rodgers / vocals
- Stig Nergård / guitars
- Ivar Hagen Bøe / bass
- Anders Sundbø / keys
- Vidar Lehmann / drums

Slash - Apocalyptic Love

Track listing

All lyrics written by Myles Kennedy, all music composed by Slash and Myles Kennedy, except "No More Heroes" co-composed by Eric Valentine.

1. "Apocalyptic Love"   3:28
2. "One Last Thrill"   3:09
3. "Standing In The Sun"   4:03
4. "You're a Lie"   3:50
5. "No More Heroes"   4:23
6. "Halo"   3:22
7. "We Will Roam"   4:49
8. "Anastasia"   6:07
9. "Not For Me"   5:21
10. "Bad Rain"   3:46
11. "Hard & Fast"   3:02
12. "Far And Away"   5:14
13. "Shots Fired"   3:48
Total length:54:20

Deluxe edition
14. "Carolina"   3:17
15. "Crazy Life"   3:40

Primary musicians
Slash – lead and rhythm guitars, acoustic guitar on "Anastasia", talkbox on "Carolina"
Myles Kennedy – lead vocals, rhythm guitar
Todd Kerns – bass, backing vocals, screams on "You're a Lie"
Brent Fitz – drums

Production personnel
Eric Valentine – production, engineering, mixing
Cian Riordan – engineering assistance
Bradley Cook – engineering assistance
Jame Chung – engineering junior assistant
Frank Maddocks – art direction, design
Casey Howard – artwork
Travis Shinn – photography