Heroes

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Tracklist

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1Heroes
33:45
2We Are Not Alone
additional recording engineer:
Matias Kupiainen (guitar, keyboard) and Perttu Vänskä (keyboard)
recording engineer:
Jens Johansson (keyboard), Leevi Kohonen (choir vocals [Värina Chamber Choir]), Matias Kupiainen (lead vocals, background vocals, drums (drum set), guitar), Jani Liimatainen (background vocals), Elmo Syrjäläinen (background vocals, choir vocals, choir vocals [Värinä Chamber Choir], choir vocals [male choir], drums (drum set), bass guitar) and Perttu Vänskä
additional programming:
Matias Kupiainen
engineer:
Leevi Kohonen (choir vocals [Värina Chamber Choir]), Matias Kupiainen (drums (drum set)) and Elmo Syrjäläinen (choir vocals [Värinä Chamber Choir], drums (drum set))
producer and mixer:
Matias Kupiainen
assistant mixer:
Elmo Syrjäläinen
editor:
Matias Kupiainen and Elmo Syrjäläinen
bass guitar:
Lauri Porra
drums (drum set):
Rolf Pilve
guitar:
Matias Kupiainen
keyboard:
Jens Johansson
alto vocals [Kamarikuoro Värinä]:
Linnea Hartwall (alto vocal), Katriina Kalliomäki (alto vocal), Terhi Lehtiniemi, Mari Myllys (alto vocal), Anna-Leena Rönnback (alto vocal), Lara McCoy Roslof (alto vocal) and Henriikka Tavi
background vocals:
Jani Liimatainen and Elmo Syrjäläinen
bass vocals [Kamarikuoro Värinä]:
Olli Junkkari (bass vocal), Lauri Lampi (bass vocal), Leevi Mänttäri (bass vocal), Sauli Norja (bass vocal) and Seppo Ranta-aho (bass vocal)
choir vocals:
Kamarikuoro Värinä
choir vocals [Male choir]:
Petri Aho (Altaria), Rafael Castillo (choir singer), Mikko Herranen, Viljami Holopainen, Antti Lappalainen, Jani Liimatainen, Heikki Mäkäräinen (singer), Mikael Salo, Ari Sievälä, Anssi Stenberg (vocalist (Stratovarius, Thunderstone)) and Hepa Waara
soprano vocals [Kamarikuoro Värinä]:
Sirkku Hanski (soprano), Reeta Holma (soprano), Aino Launis (soprano), Meri Liimatainen (soprano), Susanna Moliski (soprano), Onerva Oja (soprano), Chrisu Ruth (soprano), Kanerva Sunila (soprano) and Sonya Volynets (soprano)
tenor vocals [Kamarikuoro Värinä]:
Martti Anttila (tenor), Petri Juujärvi (tenor), Antti Mäkinen (tenor), Eric Nguyen (tenor), Santtu Repo (tenor), Ville Rissanen (tenor), Aki Vähä (tenor) and Mikko Vepsäläinen (tenor)
vocals:
Timo Kotipelto
chorus master:
Noora Hirn
choir vocals arranger:
Perttu Vänskä
orchestrator:
Perttu Vänskä
additionally recorded at:
5 by 5 Studio in Helsinki, Uusimaa, Finland (guitar)
recorded at:
5 by 5 Studio in Helsinki, Uusimaa, Finland (bass guitar), Finnvox (Finnvox Studios) in Helsinki, Uusimaa, Finland (choir vocals [Värinä Chamber Choir], drums (drum set)), High and Loud Studios (lead vocals, background vocals, guitar), Moon Path Alpha (keyboard) and Sonic Pump Studios in Helsinki, Uusimaa, Finland (choir vocals [Male Choir])
mixed at:
5 by 5 Studio in Helsinki, Uusimaa, Finland and Estudio Eiffel in Santo André, São Paulo, Brazil
recording of:
We Are Not Alone
lyricist:
Timo Kotipelto and Matias Kupiainen
34:35
3Dragons
recording engineer:
Matias Kupiainen (from 2012-08 until 2012-10)
assistant producer:
Paavo Kurkela (engineer, producer), Kalle‐Keski Orvola and Perttu Vänskä
producer and mixer:
Matias Kupiainen
drums (drum set):
Rolf Pilve (from 2012-08 until 2012-10)
electric guitar:
Matias Kupiainen (from 2012-08 until 2012-10)
instruments:
Lauri Porra (from 2012-08 until 2012-10)
keyboard:
Jens Johansson
choir vocals:
Ari "Homopomo" Sievälä (from 2012-08 until 2012-10), Hepa "Waara" Waara (from 2012-08 until 2012-10), Anna-Maija Jalkanen (from 2012-08 until 2012-10), James "Danger" Lascelles (born 1983) (from 2012-08 until 2012-10), Jani "Liimis" Liimatainen (from 2012-08 until 2012-10), Koop "the Pope" Arponen III (from 2012-08 until 2012-10), Susanna Koski (from 2012-08 until 2012-10), Anna-Maria Parkkinen (mezzosoprano) (from 2012-08 until 2012-10), Dane Stefaniuk (from 2012-08 until 2012-10), Tipe "One Wheel" Johnson (from 2012-08 until 2012-10) and Alexa Leroux (from 2012-08 until 2012-12)
lead vocals:
Timo Kotipelto (from 2012-08 until 2012-10)
produced for:
Export Metal Music Oy
recorded at:
Wolfsschanze in Sweden (keyboard) and 5by5 Studios in Helsinki, Uusimaa, Finland (from 2012-08 until 2012-10)
mixed at:
5by5 Studios in Helsinki, Uusimaa, Finland
recording of:
Dragons (from 2012-08 until 2012-10)
lyricist and composer:
Jens Johansson
4.254:05
4The Game Never Ends
additional recording engineer and additional editor:
Kalle‐Keski Orvola and Perttu Vänskä
recording engineer:
Matias Kupiainen and Santtu Lehtiniemi (guitar)
additional keyboard programming:
Matias Kupiainen, Risto Kupiainen and Lauri Porra
producer:
Matias Kupiainen
mixer:
Mikko Karmila
bass guitar:
Lauri Porra
drums (drum set):
Jörg Michael (German drummer)
guitar:
Matias Kupiainen
keyboard:
Jens Johansson
choir vocals:
Tipe Johnson, Jani Liimatainen, Aleksi Parviainen, Arzka Sievälä, Anssi Stenberg (vocalist (Stratovarius, Thunderstone)) and Hepa Waara
lead vocals:
Timo Kotipelto
recorded at:
5 by 5 Studio in Helsinki, Uusimaa, Finland
mixed at:
Finnvox (Finnvox Studios) in Helsinki, Uusimaa, Finland
recording of:
The Game Never Ends
lyricist and composer:
Jens Johansson
33:54
5Rise Above It
recording engineer:
Matias Kupiainen, Jani Liimatainen (lead vocals, choir vocals) and Orko (engineer) (keyboard)
assistant producer and assistant mixer:
Francisco Cresp
producer and mixer:
Matias Kupiainen
bass guitar:
Lauri Porra
drums (drum set):
Rolf Pilve
guitar:
Matias Kupiainen
keyboard:
Jens Johansson
guest choir vocals:
Petri Aho (Altaria), Francisco Cresp, Viljami Holopainen, Carlo Kyllönen, Antti Lappalainen, Alexa Leroux, Jere Martikainen, Kata Mertanen, Anna-Maria Parkkinen (mezzosoprano), Antti Railio, Joonas Sergin, Ari Sievälä and Tuomas Yli-Jaskari
lead vocals:
Timo Kotipelto
choir vocals arranger:
Perttu Vänskä
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Export Metal Music Oy
recorded at:
5 by 5 Studio in Helsinki, Uusimaa, Finland, Rokkiranta (lead vocals, choir vocals) and Wolfsschanze in Sweden (keyboard)
mixed at:
5 by 5 Studio in Helsinki, Uusimaa, Finland
recording of:
Rise Above It
lyricist:
Timo Kotipelto and Jani Liimatainen
composer:
Matias Kupiainen
34:26