Absolute Power Metal 2004: The Definitive Collection

~ Release by Various Artists (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

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1Game of Fear
recording of:
Game of Fear
lyricist and composer:
Andre Andersen
publisher:
Warner Chappell (Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.)
Royal Hunt34:33
2Battlefield
additional recording engineer and assistant engineer:
Nordin Hammadi Amrani
recording engineer:
Charlie Bauerfeind (sound engineer), Detlef (German engineer?) (background vocals) and Clemens von Witte (background vocals)
producer and mixer:
Charlie Bauerfeind (sound engineer)
acoustic guitar and electric guitar:
André Olbrich
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Thomas Stauch
electric guitar [rhythm guitar]:
Marcus Siepen
guest bass guitar:
Oliver Holzwarth
guest keyboard:
Pad Bender, Sascha Pierro, Boris Schmidt (keyboard/sound effects?) and Matthias Wiesner
guest other instruments [sound effects]:
Pad Bender, Sascha Pierro and Boris Schmidt (keyboard/sound effects?)
guest synthesizer [orchestral stuff]:
Matthias Wiesner
background vocals and lead vocals:
Hansi Kürsch (metal vocalist)
choir vocals:
Thomas Hackmann, Billy King (American‐born producer & songwriter, based in Hamburg), Rolf Köhler (vocalist/musician/record producer) and Olaf Senkbeil
orchestrator:
Charlie Bauerfeind (sound engineer), André Olbrich and Matthias Wiesner
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
NEMS Enterprises (Argentinian label) (in 2002)
recorded at:
Hammer Music Studios in Brackel, Niedersachsen (Lower Saxony), Germany (background vocals) and Twilight Hall Studios in Grefrath, Nordrhein-Westfalen (North Rhine-Westphalia), Germany (from 2000-10 until 2001-12)
mixed at:
Twilight Hall Studios in Grefrath, Nordrhein-Westfalen (North Rhine-Westphalia), Germany (from 2000-10 until 2001-12)
recording of:
Battlefield
lyricist:
Hansi Kürsch (metal vocalist)
composer:
Hansi Kürsch (metal vocalist), André Olbrich and Thomen Stauch
publisher:
BG Publishing
Blind Guardian4.355:35
3Signs of Danger
recording of:
Signs of Danger
lyricist and composer:
Pete Ahonen
Burning Point4:33
4Gatekeeper
Cryonic Temple6:12
5The Night of the Age
recording engineer and mixer:
Luigi Stefanini
producer:
Dark Moor and Luigi Stefanini
bass guitar:
Anan Kaddouri
drums (drum set):
Jorge Sáez
guitar:
Enrik García and Albert Maroto
keyboard:
Roberto Peña De Camus
additional vocals:
Dan Keying
background vocals:
Enrik García, Albert Maroto and Elisa C. Martín
choir vocals:
Valcavasia's Choir
lead vocals:
Elisa C. Martín
keyboard arranger:
Roberto Peña De Camus
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
NEMS Enterprises (Argentinian label) (in 2002)
recorded at and mixed at:
New Sin Studio in Loria, Treviso, Veneto, Italy
recording of:
The Night of the Age
composer:
Enrik García and Albert Maroto
publisher:
Arise Records (Spanish metal)
Dark Moor4:38
6Event Horizon
Desdemona5:10
7Arioch, the Chaos Star
Domine5:07
8Return to the Sea
Dreamtale7:29
9Starlight Reverie
recording of:
Starlight Reverie
lyricist and composer:
Lanvall
Edenbridge3.54:12
10The Eyes of the World
recording of:
The Eyes of the World
lyricist and composer:
Chris Bay and Dan Zimmermann (German drummer)
Freedom Call43:55
11The Rise of Triopticon
Guardians of Time4:57
12Hometown Star
Horizon3:47
13Wings of Despair
engineer, producer and mixer:
Sascha Paeth and Michael Rodenberg
acoustic guitar and electric guitar:
Thomas Youngblood
additional guitar:
Sascha Paeth
bass guitar:
Glenn Barry
drums (drum set):
Casey Grillo
guest cello:
Patrick Sepec (German cellist)
guest keyboard and guest background vocals:
Michael Rodenberg
guest shakuhachi:
Farouk Asjadi
guest viola:
Marie-Theres Stumpf (viola player)
guest violin:
Corinna Guthmann and Tobias Rempe
guest choir vocals:
Corinna Guthmann, Robert Hunecke‐Rizzo and Olaf Hayer
lead vocals:
Roy Khan
arranger:
Roy Khan and Thomas Youngblood
orchestrator:
Michael Rodenberg
recorded at:
Gate Studio in Wolfsburg, Niedersachsen (Lower Saxony), Germany (from 2000-12 until 2001-03) and Pathway Studio in Wolfsburg, Niedersachsen (Lower Saxony), Germany (from 2000-12 until 2001-03)
recording of:
Wings of Despair
lyricist and composer:
Roy Khan and Thomas Youngblood
Kamelot3.654:33
14Ange ou démon
Manigance5:21
15Crucified
MVP3:35
16Well of Souls
engineer and mixer:
Wolf G. Stach
producer:
Axel Thubeauville (producer)
recorded at:
T&T Studio in Gelsenkirchen, Nordrhein-Westfalen (North Rhine-Westphalia), Germany (in 1992)
Phantom3:02
17Times Gate
recording of:
Time's Gate
lyricist:
Luisma Hernández
composer:
José A. Garrido
Arwen6:33
18Colliding Worlds
Black Majesty5:12
19The Highest Price
Chinchilla5:17
20Against the Wind
engineer, producer and mixer:
Timo Tolkki
bass guitar:
Jari Kainulainen
drums (drum set):
Tuomo Lassila
guitar:
Timo Tolkki
keyboard:
Antti Ikonen
background vocals:
Kimmo Blom, Timo Kotipelto, Timo Tolkki and Marko Vaara
lead vocals:
Timo Kotipelto
recorded at:
Soundtrack Studios (Helsinki 1975–2010) in Helsinki, Uusimaa, Finland (from 1994-06 until 1994-11)
mixed at:
Hot House Studios in Helsinki, Uusimaa, Finland (in 1994-11)
recording of:
Against the Wind
lyricist:
Timo Kotipelto and Timo Tolkki
composer:
Timo Tolkki
Stratovarius3.53:47