tracks

The Ninth Wave
Twilight Of The Gods
Prophecies
At The Edge Of Time
Ashes Of Eternity
The Holy Grail
The Throne
Sacred Mind
Miracle Machine
Grand Parade

notes

Recorded, mixed and mastered at Twilight Hall Studio/Grefrath-Oedt, Germany between October 2012 and October 2014.
Orchestral and Choir recordings Budapest: TomTom Studio D/Budapest, Hungary between June and August 2014.
Orchestral and Choir recordings Prague: Rudolfinum, Dvorak Hall/Prague, Czech Republic in January 2014.
Choir recordings Boston: Futura Productions/Boston MA, USA in August 2014.
Piano recordings: (Miracle Machine) at Funkhaus Studio Berlin in May 2014.
Additional recordings: MAZ Tonstudio/Stuttgart, Germany.

"Gods must endure their going hence" freely adapted from William Shakespeare.
"Then all the charm is broken----all that phantom-world so fair Vanishes, and a thousand circlets spread" Samuel Taylor Coleridge.

℗ + © 2015 Nuclear Blast Records. "Distant Memories" is a bonus track, not listed on back-cover.

Recorded, mixed and mastered at Twilight Hall Studio/Grefrath-Oedt, Germany between October 2012 and October 2014.
Orchestral and Choir recordings Budapest: TomTom Studio D/Budapest, Hungary between June and August 2014.
Orchestral and Choir recordings Prague: Rudolfinum, Dvorak Hall/Prague, Czech Republic in January 2014.
Choir recordings Boston: Futura Productions/Boston MA, USA in August 2014.
Piano recordings: (Miracle Machine) at Funkhaus Studio Berlin in May 2014.
Additional recordings: MAZ Tonstudio/Stuttgart, Germany.

credits

Booking – HHK Concert Service,
Choir [Boston] – Vox Futura Choir Boston
Choir [Budapest] – Hungarian Studio Choir Budapest
Choir [Prague] – FILMharmonic Choir Prague
Concertmaster [Orchestra Recordings, Budapest] – Balazs Bujtor,
Conductor [Choir Recordings, Boston] – Andrew Shenton
Conductor [Choir Recordings, Budapest] – Peter Pejtsik,
Conductor [Choir Recordings, Prague] – Stanislav Mistr
Conductor [Orchestra Recordings, Budapest] – Peter Pejtsik,
Conductor [Orchestra Recordings, Prague] – Adam Klemens
Contractor [Orchestra Recordings, Budapest] – Sándor M. Jozsa
Contractor [Orchestra Recordings, Prague] – Petr Pycha
Coordinator [Production] [Orchestra Recordings, Prague] – Carsten Heusmann
Cover, Artwork [Booklet], Design [Booklet] – Felipe Machado Franco
Directed By [Orchestra Recordings, Boston] – Noel Smith,
Drums, Percussion – Frederik Ehmke
Engineer – Charlie Bauerfeind
Engineer [Keyboards] – Matthias Ulmer
Engineer [Recording] [Assistant] [Orchestra Recordings, Boston] – Daniel Schwartz, Travis Karpak
Engineer [Recording] [Orchestra Recordings, Boston] – John Weston
Engineer [Recording] [Orchestra Recordings, Budapest] – Tamás Kurina,
Engineer [Sound] [Orchestra Recordings, Budapest] – Thomas Geiger (3)
Engineer [Sound] [Orchestra Recordings, Prague] – Jan Kotzmann, Oldrich Slezak,
Guest, Bass – Barend Courbois
Guest, Choir – William "Billy" King, Olaf Senkbeil, Thomas Hackmann
Guest, Keyboards – Matthias Ulmer
Guest, Piano – Matthias Ulmer, Michael Schüren
Lead Guitar – André Olbrich
Management [Orchestra Recordings, Budapest] – Gergely Kiss
Management [Orchestra Recordings, Prague] – Petr Pycha
Mastered By – Charlie Bauerfeind
Mastered By [Master Sequence Assembling] – Wolfgang Eller
Mixed By – Charlie Bauerfeind (tracks: 1 to 8, 10), Thomas Geiger (3) (tracks: 9)
Orchestra [Budapest] – Hungarian Studio Orchestra Budapest,
Orchestra [Prague] – FILMharmonic Orchestra Prague,
Orchestrated By [Orchestra Recordings, Budapest] – Matthias Ulmer
Other [BG Office] – Daniel Kleckers
Other [Proof Reading, Lyrics] – Dr. Jason Breitweg, Dr. Magaret Gonzales
Other [Proof Reading, Storyboard] – Dr. Carolin Caliendo
Photography By, Design [Photo] – Hans-Martin Issler
Producer – Blind Guardian, Charlie Bauerfeind
Producer [Orchestra Recordings, Budapest] – Charlie Bauerfeind
Producer [Orchestra Recordings, Prague] – Carsten Heusmann, Charlie Bauerfeind, Matthias Ulmer
Recorded By [Piano] – Philipp Dusse (tracks: 9), Thomas Geiger (3) (tracks: 9)
Rhythm Guitar – André Olbrich, Marcus Siepen
Score Editor [Score Proof Reader] [Orchestra Recordings, Budapest] – Sugár Miklós,
Technician [Studio] [Orchestra Recordings, Prague] – Cenda Kotzmann
Transcription By [Choir Recordings, Boston] – Arturo Rodriguez (2)
Vocals – Hansi Kürsch
Booking – HHK Concert Service,
Choir [Boston] – Vox Futura Choir Boston
Choir [Budapest] – Hungarian Studio Choir Budapest
Choir [Prague] – FILMharmonic Choir Prague
Concertmaster [Orchestra Recordings, Budapest] – Balazs Bujtor,
Conductor [Choir Recordings, Boston] – Andrew Shenton
Conductor [Choir Recordings, Budapest] – Peter Pejtsik,
Conductor [Choir Recordings, Prague] – Stanislav Mistr
Conductor [Orchestra Recordings, Budapest] – Peter Pejtsik,
Conductor [Orchestra Recordings, Prague] – Adam Klemens
Contractor [Orchestra Recordings, Budapest] – Sándor M. Jozsa
Contractor [Orchestra Recordings, Prague] – Petr Pycha
Coordinator [Production] [Orchestra Recordings, Prague] – Carsten Heusmann
Cover, Artwork [Booklet], Design [Booklet] – Felipe Machado Franco
Directed By [Orchestra Recordings, Boston] – Noel Smith,
Drums, Percussion – Frederik Ehmke
Engineer – Charlie Bauerfeind
Engineer [Keyboards] – Matthias Ulmer
Engineer [Recording] [Assistant] [Orchestra Recordings, Boston] – Daniel Schwartz, Travis Karpak
Engineer [Recording] [Orchestra Recordings, Boston] – John Weston
Engineer [Recording] [Orchestra Recordings, Budapest] – Tamás Kurina,
Engineer [Sound] [Orchestra Recordings, Budapest] – Thomas Geiger (3)
Engineer [Sound] [Orchestra Recordings, Prague] – Jan Kotzmann, Oldrich Slezak,
Guest, Bass – Barend Courbois
Guest, Choir – William "Billy" King, Olaf Senkbeil, Thomas Hackmann
Guest, Keyboards – Matthias Ulmer
Guest, Piano – Matthias Ulmer, Michael Schüren
Lead Guitar – André Olbrich
Management [Orchestra Recordings, Budapest] – Gergely Kiss
Management [Orchestra Recordings, Prague] – Petr Pycha
Mastered By – Charlie Bauerfeind
Mastered By [Master Sequence Assembling] – Wolfgang Eller
Mixed By – Charlie Bauerfeind (tracks: 1 to 9, 11), Thomas Geiger (3) (tracks: 10)
Orchestra [Budapest] – Hungarian Studio Orchestra Budapest,
Orchestra [Prague] – FILMharmonic Orchestra Prague,
Orchestrated By [Orchestra Recordings, Budapest] – Matthias Ulmer
Other [BG Office] – Daniel Kleckers
Other [Proof Reading, Lyrics] – Dr. Jason Breitweg, Dr. Magaret Gonzales
Other [Proof Reading, Storyboard] – Dr. Carolin Caliendo
Photography By, Design [Photo] – Hans-Martin Issler
Producer – Blind Guardian, Charlie Bauerfeind
Producer [Orchestra Recordings, Budapest] – Charlie Bauerfeind
Producer [Orchestra Recordings, Prague] – Carsten Heusmann, Charlie Bauerfeind, Matthias Ulmer
Recorded By [Piano] – Philipp Dusse (tracks: 10), Thomas Geiger (3) (tracks: 10)
Rhythm Guitar – André Olbrich, Marcus Siepen
Score Editor [Score Proof Reader] [Orchestra Recordings, Budapest] – Sugár Miklós,
Technician [Studio] [Orchestra Recordings, Prague] – Cenda Kotzmann
Transcription By [Choir Recordings, Boston] – Arturo Rodriguez (2)
Vocals – Hansi Kürsch

companies

Phonographic Copyright (p) – Nuclear Blast Records
Copyright (c) – Nuclear Blast Records
Record Company – Nuclear Blast Europe
Record Company – Nuclear Blast USA
Published By – BG Publishing
Pressed By – Technicolor – CAP02685
Recorded At – Twilight Hall Studios
Recorded At – Tom-Tom Studio
Recorded At – Rudolfinum Studio
Recorded At – Dvořák Hall
Recorded At – Futura Productions
Recorded At – Funkhaus-Studio
Recorded At – MAZ Tonstudio
Mixed At – Twilight Hall Studios
Mastered At – Twilight Hall Studios
Phonographic Copyright (p) – Nuclear Blast Records
Copyright (c) – Nuclear Blast Records
Licensed To – Scarecrow Records (2)
Distributed By – Oz Productions
Published By – BG Publishing
Recorded At – Twilight Hall Studios
Recorded At – Tom-Tom Studio
Recorded At – Rudolfinum Studio
Recorded At – Dvořák Hall
Recorded At – Futura Productions
Recorded At – Funkhaus-Studio
Recorded At – MAZ Tonstudio
Mixed At – Twilight Hall Studios
Mastered At – Twilight Hall Studios

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