''Into the Valley of the Moonking'' is the 15th

studio album An album is a collection of audio recordings issued on compact disc (CD), Phonograph record, vinyl, audio tape, or another medium such as Digital distribution#Music, digital distribution. Albums of recorded sound were developed in the early ...

by the English rock band Magnum, released on 15 June 2009 by SPV. The album charter number 82 in the

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, going slightly back compared to the previous album. * Below top 100: The album also charted in

Switzerland ). Swiss law does not designate a ''capital'' as such, but the federal parliament and government are installed in Bern, while other federal institutions, such as the federal courts, are in other cities (Bellinzona, Lausanne, Luzern, Neuchâtel ...

for the first time since 1994. The artwork was illustrated by

Rodney Matthews Rodney Matthews (born 6 July 1945) is a British illustrator and conceptual designer of fantasy and science-fiction. Career Trained at the West of England College of Art, Matthews worked in advertising for Plastic Dog Graphics before turning ...

following his sleeve design for Magnum's previous album ''

Princess Alice and the Broken Arrow ''Princess Alice and the Broken Arrow'' is the 14th studio album by the English rock band Magnum. The album was released by SPV in Germany on 23 March 2007, in the rest of Europe on 26 March 2007 and in the USA on 3 April 2007. The album title ...

'' and ''

Wings of Heaven Live ''Wings of Heaven Live'' is a live album by the English rock band Magnum, released in 2008 by SPV. The album was recorded on the 20th anniversary tour of Magnum's ''Wings of Heaven'' album. The original album was released in 1988 and reache ...

''. ''Into the Valley of the Moonking'' was released in three different versions: a regular jewel case CD, a Digipak consisting of a CD and bonus DVD, and a vinyl format for collectors with two LPs and a fold-out cover.

Track listing

Personnel

Tony Clarkin Tony Clarkin (born Anthony Michael Clarkin, 24 November 1946) is an English musician and record producer, best known as the guitarist of the rock band Magnum. He has been the sole songwriter throughout Magnum's history, writing all of the mat ...

– Guitar *

Bob Catley Robert Adrian Catley is an English singer and musician, best known by his stage name as Bob Catley. He is the lead singer of the British rock band Magnum. He is also a solo artist. Biography Early years (1947–1972) Born in Aldershot on ...

– Vocals *

Al Barrow Al Barrow (born 1968, in Wolverhampton, England) is an English bassist best known as the former member of the hard rock band Magnum. Barrow joined Magnum in 2001 after he was a member of Hard Rain, a group formed by Magnum members, Bob Catl ...

– Bass guitar *

Mark Stanway Mark Stanway (born 27 July 1954) is an English musician. He was the keyboard player for the prog rock band Magnum from 1980 until the end of 2016. Career Stanway first appeared with Magnum on the 1980 recording of ''Chase the Dragon'' (rel ...

– Keyboards *

Harry James Harry Haag James (March 15, 1916 – July 5, 1983) was an American musician who is best known as a trumpet-playing band leader who led a big band from 1939 to 1946. He broke up his band for a short period in 1947 but shortly after he reorganized ...

– Drums

Charts

References

External links

www.magnumonline.co.uk
– Official Magnum site

– at rodneymatthews.com {{DEFAULTSORT:Into The Valley of the Moonking 2009 albums Magnum (band) albums Albums produced by Tony Clarkin SPV/Steamhammer albums Albums with cover art by Rodney Matthews