The Black Halo
| Artist | |
|---|---|
| Type | Studio Full-length |
| Released | 2005-03-14 |
| Genres | Power Metal, Rock Opera, Symphonic Metal, Progressive Metal |
| Labels | Steamhammer |
| Format | CD, Vinyl (LP) |
| Length | 57:21 |
| Ranked | #25 for 2005 , #814 all-time |
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Track listing (Songs)
| Title | Length | Rating | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | March of Mephisto | 5:29 | 85 | 1 |
| 2. | When the Lights Are Down | 3:42 | 85 | 1 |
| 3. | The Haunting (Somewhere in Time) | 5:40 | 90 | 1 |
| 4. | Soul Society | 4:18 | - | 0 |
| 5. | Interlude I: Dei Gratia | 0:57 | - | 0 |
| 6. | Abandoned | 4:07 | 85 | 1 |
| 7. | This Pain | 3:59 | - | 0 |
| 8. | Moonlight | 5:11 | - | 0 |
| 9. | Interlude II: Un Assassinio Molto Silenzioso | 0:41 | - | 0 |
| 10. | The Black Halo | 3:43 | - | 0 |
| 11. | Nothing Ever Dies | 4:46 | - | 0 |
| 12. | Memento Mori | 8:54 | 95 | 1 |
| 13. | Interlude III: Midnight - Twelve Tolls for a New Day | 1:21 | - | 0 |
| 14. | Serenade | 4:33 | - | 0 |
Line-up (Members)
- Khan : Vocals
- Thomas Youngblood : Guitars
- Glenn Barry : Bass
- Casey Grillo : Drums
Guest / session musicians
- Thomas Rettke : Choirs
- Herbie Langhans : Choirs
- Michael Rodenberg : Keyboards, Orchestrations, Choirs
- Geoff Rudd : "Usher At the Theater" (pre-gap), "Mayor of Gatesville" (track 13)
- Shagrath : Vocals [as Mephisto] (tracks 1, 12)
- Elisabeth Kjærnes : Choirs
- Amanda Somerville-Scharf : Choirs
- Sascha Paeth : Additional Guitars
- Mari : Vocals [as Helena] (track 6, 12)
- Jens Johansson : Keyboard (solos) (tracks 1, 2)
- Gerit Göbel : Choirs
- Simone Simons : Vocals [as Marguerite] (track 3)
- André Neygenfind : D-bass (track 6)
- Wolfgang Dietrich : Oboe (track 12)
- Annelise Youngblood : "Baby Alena" (track 4)
- Cinzia Rizzo : Vocals (cabaret singer) (track 9)
Production staff / artist
- Miro : Producer
- Roy Khan : Executive Producer
- Sascha Paeth : Producer, Mastering Engineer
- Thomas Youngblood : Executive Producer
- Michael Tibes : Mastering Engineer
- Philip Colodetti : Mastering Engineer
- Derek Gores : Cover Artwork
Additional notes
Recorded June-October 2004 at Gate Studios, Wolfsburg, Germany.
Drums recorded at Above the C Studios, Tampa, Florida.
The second and final part of the Faust concept story that was started on Epica.
There is an unlisted track (01:20) hidden in the pre-gap before the first track.
Track 9 means "A Very Quiet Murder", and it's entirely sung in Italian.
Drums recorded at Above the C Studios, Tampa, Florida.
The second and final part of the Faust concept story that was started on Epica.
There is an unlisted track (01:20) hidden in the pre-gap before the first track.
Track 9 means "A Very Quiet Murder", and it's entirely sung in Italian.
The Black Halo Comments
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