''Engraved Within'' is a demo

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band Serenity released on April 17, 2005, in Europe on the

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label. The album was forerunner for Serenity's debut full-length album

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. The album was produced by lead vocalist

Georg Neuhauser Georg Neuhauser (born February 22, 1982) is an Austrian metal vocalist, best known as the lead vocalist and songwriter for the Austrian symphonic power metal band Serenity. He helped create the stable line up of Serenity in 2004, and has rele ...

, Thomas Buchberger, and Mario Hirzinger. Artworks and layout for the album were created by Thomas Buchberger. ''Engraved Within'' received outstanding reviews all over Europe upon release, among them "Demo of the Month" in German Rock Hard and Metal Hammer magazines. Tracks 2, 3, 4, & 6, would be remade and later appear on Serenity's album

. Track 5, "Journey's End", would be re-recorded as well, and appear as a bonus track on their 2008 album Fallen Sanctuary.

History

''Engraved Within'' was released on April 17, 2005, through an independent record label. The album was produced by band members Thomas Buchberger, Mario Hirzinger and

with the mixing and mastering done at Dreamscape Studios in Munich. The demo was shipped around to various recording companies and was eventually picked up by

Reception

''Engraved Within'' brought out strong reviews immediately upon its release from the metal world. Metal Observer, gave the album 9 out of 10, stating, " Serenity is a highly gifted band from Austria, and they deliver us a killer demo, which blew me totally away! ''Engraved Within'' is nearly perfect, that begins with the production, the songs, vocals, musicianship, songwriting...." Another review of the album, from Rock Report, states, "this 7-track demo clearly shows what great potential this band has. This material is so strong that it can only be a matter of time before these guys get signed." A website, selaludiam.com, stated, " Serenity is a highly gifted band from Austria, and they deliver us a killer demo, which blew me totally away."

Track listing

Personnel

- lead vocals * Thomas Buchberger - lead and rhythm guitars * Simon Holzknecht - bass guitar * Mario Hirzinger - keyboard, backing vocals * Andreas Schipflinger - drums, backing vocals * Franz-Josef Hauser - additional keyboards and piano

Production

* Produced by Buchberger/Hirzinger/ Neuhauser. * All songs written by Buchberger/Hirzinger/ Neuhauser except "Dead Man Walking". * "Dead Man Walking" written by Buchberger/Hirzinger/ Neuhauser and Anker. * Orchestrations by Franz-Josef Hauser * Recorded at Serenity Dungeon Wörgl, Giant Hall Studio, and Avalon Studios Kramsach * Drums recorded by Gottfried Plank at Hyperion Studios Schwaz * Mixed and mastered by Jan Vacik at Dreamscape Studios in

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References

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