''Dark Chambers of Déjà Vu''
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melodic power metal
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band Sebastien, released in 2015 under German record label Pride & Joy Music.
The album includes the collaboration of several renowned guest musicians, as Ailyn Gimenez (Sirenia
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), Martin "Marthus" Skaroupka (Cradle of Filth
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), Roland Grapow
Roland Grapow (born 30 August 1959 in Hamburg) is a German professional guitarist and music producer. Grapow is best known for his time in the power metal band Helloween, with which he played for 12 years after replacing founding member Kai Hans ...
( Masterplan), Tony Martin (ex-Black Sabbath
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) and Zak Stevens
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(ex-Savatage
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), among others.
A special version of the album includes two bonus tracks, “Dorian” (song from their previous album) and "Headless Cross", (Black Sabbath cover) which are the live performances at Masters of Rock festival, recorded on 12 July 2014.
Track listing
*All songs written & arranged by George Rain, Andy Mons, Petri Kallio & Pavel "Dvorkys“ Dvorak.
*All lyrics written by Jan Petričko, except “Lamb Of God” by Tony Martin & Jan Petričko.
# "Stranger at the Door" - 4:14
# "Highland Romance" - 4:17
# "Crucifixion of the Heart" - 3:17
# "Lamb of God" - 3:56
# "The Wall of Lyman-Alpha" - 3:10
# "Sphinx in Acheron" - 4:11
# "Frozen Nightingales" - 4:32
# "Sleep in the Glass" - 4:06
# "The Ocean" - 4:30
# "Man in the Maze" - 3:44
# "The House of Medusa" - 3:25
# "My Deepest Winter" - 4:31
# "Last Dance at Rosslyn Chapel" - 3:56
Bonus tracks
# "Dorian" (Live) - 5:41
# "Headless Cross" (Live) (Black Sabbath
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cover) - 7:32
Personnel
Band members
*George Rain - Vocals
*Andy Mons - Guitars
*Petri Kallio - Bass
*Pavel "Dvorkys" Dvorak - Keyboards
Guest musicians
* Ailyn Gimenez - Vocals (female) (track 13)
*Marlin Rya Poemy - Vocals (female) (track 6)
* Martin "Marthus" Skaroupka - Drums
*Roland Grapow
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- Vocals (track 12), Vocals (backing)
*Sergey "Filth" Baidikov - Vocals (tracks 1, 10)
* Tony Martin - Vocals (track 4)
*Zak Stevens
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- Vocals (track 9)
Production
*Roland Grapow
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- Producer, Recording, Mixing, Mastering
*Jan Petricko - Lyrics
* Tony Martin - Lyrics (track 4)
* Hans Trasid (Dis-Art Design) - Artwork, Design
* Martin Hruby - Photography
*Recorded, mixed and mastered at Grapow Studios in Zvolenská Slatina
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History
In historical records the village was first mentioned in 1263.
Geograph ...
, Slovakia.
*Acoustic guitars and keyboards recorded at Skala Music Studios in Czech Republic.
References
External links
Metallum Archives
2015 albums
Sebastien (band) albums
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