''The Watchers'' is an album released by Danish

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band

Royal Hunt Royal Hunt is a Danish progressive metal band. The band was founded in 1989 by keyboardist André Andersen in order to combine basic values of classic rock with progressive, current musical elements. The name originated from a painting seen i ...

, comprising a new long suite, already published in Japan in the EP titled ''Intervention - Part 1'', re-recorded versions of old songs and some live tracks. The live tracks were recorded from May to August 2000.

Track listing

All songs written by André Andersen. # "Intervention" – 14:02 # "Lies" (live) – 9:42 # "Flight" (live) – 4:32 # "Message to God" (live) – 6:10 # "Epilogue" (live) – 8:04 # "One by One" (re-recorded Version) – 5:33 # "Clown in the Mirror" (re-recorded Version) – 5:36 # "Day In Day Out" (re-recorded Version) – 3:59 # "Legion of the Damned" (re-recorded Version) – 5:17 # "Intervention" (Radio Edit) – 5:56

Personnel

* André Andersen – keyboards and

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s * John West –

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*Jacob Kjaer –

s *Steen Mogensen –

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*Allan Sorensen –

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*Maria McTurk backing vocals *Kenny Lubcke backing vocals

References

External links

Heavy Harmonies page
{{DEFAULTSORT:Watchers (Royal Hunt Album) Royal Hunt albums 2001 albums Century Media Records albums