''Impending Ascension'' is the second
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by the
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rock
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band
Magellan
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Track listing
All music and lyrics by Trent Gardner.
#"
Estadium Nacional" - 11:16
#"Waterfront Weirdos" - 11:05
#"Songsmith" - 5:33
#"Virtual Reality" - 5:28
#"No Time for Words" - 2:09
#"Storms and Mutiny" - 11:50
#"Under the Wire" - 1:42
Personnel
Musicians:
*
Trent Gardner
Trent Gardner (1961 - 2016) was an American progressive rock musician and producer. He died on June 11, 2016.
Magellan (band) Discography
Music Video
''Icons'' - Music Video (2015)
Singles
* ''Icons'' (2015)
* ''25 Or 6 To 4'' (2014)
* ''Cynic ...
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lead vocals
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,
keyboards
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, backing vocals
*
Wayne Gardner
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electric
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and
acoustic guitars
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, vocals
* Hal Stringfellow Imbrie -
bass
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, vocals
*
Doane Perry
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– drums on "Waterfront Weirdos" at Narnia Oaks Studio, Woodland Hills, Ca. All other drum tracks by Magellan.
* Hope Harris – female voice on "Virtual Reality"
Production:
* David Houston – engineer
* Shawn Lux – cover paintings and coat of arms c/o Lux Metals, Santa Rosa, Ca.
* Mike Martin – engineer
* Kenneth Lee Jr. – mastering at Rocket-Lab, San Francisco April 1993
* Trent Gardner – cover concept
* Wayne Gardner – Magellan portrait and "The Overseer & His Witnesses" painting
References
External links
Encyclopaedia Metallum page
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Magellan (band) albums
1994 albums