''Artemesia'' is the second studio album by the

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band Sun Caged, released on March 23, 2007 by

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. The album features the band's current lineup, which has steadied after many replacements during the years of their productions. The Japanese version of the album features a

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band

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Track listing

# "Lyre's Harmony" − 7:22 # "A Fair Trade" − 6:26 # "Unborn" − 6:27 # "Blood Lines" − 9:30 # "Painted Eyes" − 4:26 # "Engelbert the Inchworm" − 4:36 # "Afraid to Fly" − 7:09 # "Dialogue" − 8:24 # "Departing Words" − 8:05 # "Doldrums" − 7:32 # "Land of Confusion" (

cover) − (Bonus track for Japan)

Credits

Band members

* Paul Adrian Villarreal −

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, acoustic guitar * Marcel Coenen −

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, rhythm guitar * Rene Kroon − keyboards * Roel Vink − bass *

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− drums and

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Guest musicians

* Barend Tromp − (Fretless) bass on "A Fair Trade" and "Afraid to Fly", additional fretless bass parts on "Doldrums",

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on "Departing Words".

Other

Production * Keyboards were recorded at Rene's home studio. * Mixed by Marcel, Hans and Rene. * Mastered by Marcel and Hans. * All

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written by Sun Caged, except "Engelbert", written by Sun Caged and Rob Van Der Loo. * All

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by Paul Adrian Villarreal. * Artwork by Jeroen Evers on www.porcupine.nl. * Photographs by Wim Van Het Hof. Miscellaneous * Nick Hameury − voice of Engelbert * Lee Loveless − voice on "Blood Lines" * Amanda Loveless − voice on "Departing Words"

References

Sun Caged albums 2007 albums {{2000s-metal-album-stub