''State of Triumph – Chapter Two'' is the 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 a symphonic context. Generally, power metal is characterized by a faster, lighter, and more uplifting sound, in co ...
band
Metalium
Metalium is a power metal band from Hamburg, Germany, Hamburg, Germany, who released eight albums from 1999 to 2011 before disbanding. The band was reactivated in 2023 by founding members Henning Basse and Matthias Lange. Their style of music is ...
. 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.
Livgren, raised in Topeka, Kansas, developed an early interest in musi ...
.
#"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
Music is the arrangement of sound to create some combination of Musical form, form, harmony, melody, rhythm, or otherwise Musical expression, expressive content. Music is generally agreed to be a cultural universal that is present in all hum ...
" (
John Miles cover) - 5:55
Japanese bonus track
#"
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 w ...
" (
Kansas
Kansas ( ) is a landlocked U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern region of the United States. It borders Nebraska to the north; Missouri to the east; Oklahoma to the south; and Colorado to the west. Kansas is named a ...
cover)
Personnel
;Band members
*Henning Basse - vocals
*Matthias Lange - guitars
*
Jack Frost - 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 en ...
, 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