''State of Triumph – Chapter Two'' is second album recorded by the German
power metal
Power metal is a subgenre of heavy metal combining characteristics of traditional heavy metal with speed metal, often within symphonic context. Generally, power metal is characterized by a faster, lighter, and more uplifting sound, in contra ...
band
Metalium
Metalium was a power metal band from Hamburg, Germany, founded in 1999 and disbanded in 2011. Their style of music was that of the traditional power metal sound which was pioneered by bands such as Helloween and Blind Guardian.
History
The band ...
. It was released in 2000, following their first release, ''
Millennium Metal - Chapter One'' and continues the story which began in the first album.
Track listing
All songs by Lange and Ratz, except "Music" by
John Miles and "Dust in the Wind" by
Kerry Livgren
Kerry Allen Livgren (born September 18, 1949) is an American musician, best known as one of the founding members and primary songwriters for the American rock band Kansas.
Biography
Livgren was raised in Topeka, Kansas, by his father Allen L ...
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#"Elements" - 1:42
#"Steel Avenger" - 3:21
#"Years of Darion" - 5:06
#"Break Out" - 4:11
#"Erania" - 4:27
#"Stygian Flames" - 4:16
#"Prophecy" - 7:55
#"Eye of the Storm" - 4:24
#"Inner Sight" - 5:54
#"State of Triumph" - 7:40
#"Music" - 5:55
Japanese bonus track
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Dust in the Wind
"Dust in the Wind" is a song recorded by American progressive rock band Kansas and written by band member Kerry Livgren, first released on their 1977 album ''Point of Know Return''.
The song peaked at No. 6 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 the wee ...
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Kansas
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Personnel
;Band members
*Henning Basse - vocals
*Matthias Lange - guitars
*
Jack Frost
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- guitars
*Lars Ratz - bass, producer, mixing
*
Mark Cross - drums
;Additional musicians
*
Paul Morris - keyboards and orchestration
*
Jutta Weinhold
Jutta Weinhold (born 19 October 1947) is a German rock singer.
Biography
Jutta Weinhold was born in Mainz. In the late 1960s, she sang in amateur bands. In 1969, she was engaged in the role of "Sheila" in the musical ''Hair'', followed by enga ...
, Jacqueline Wenk, Simone Barthel, Uta Delbridge - backing vocals
;Production
*JP Genkel - co-producer, engineer, mixing
References
External links
Metalium Official Website
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Metalium albums
2000 albums
Massacre Records albums