All My Kingdoms (Opus I) is the debut album by German power metal band Heavatar.[1][2][3]

Opus I – All My Kingdoms
Studio album by
ReleasedFebruary 22, 2013 (2013-02-22)
GenreHeavy metal, a cappella
LabelNapalm

The songs are inspired by classical composers Ludwig van Beethoven, Johann Sebastian Bach, Niccolò Paganini and Georges Bizet.[4]

Track listing

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No.TitleLength
1."Replica" (based on Johann Sebastian Bach's Toccata and Fugue in D minor, BWV 565)4:39
2."Abracadabra" (based on Niccolò Paganini's Caprice No. 24)3:34
3."All My Kingdoms" (based on Johann Sebastian Bach's Das Wohltemperierte Klavier Prelude in C-minor)4:09
4."Elysium at Dawn" (based on Ludwig van Beethoven's Für Elise)4:20
5."Long Way Home" (based on Georges Bizet's L'Arlésienne)5:35
6."Born to Fly" (based on Johann Sebastian Bach's Prelude in D-minor, BWV 999)4:19
7."Luna! Luna!" (based on Ludwig van Beethoven's Mondscheinsonate (Piano Sonata No. 14 in C-sharp minor))4:56
8."The Look Above" (based on Ludwig van Beethoven's Symphony No. 7 in A-major Op. 92)11:05
9."To the Metal"4:52

Personnel

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Band members

  • David Vogt – bass guitar
  • Jörg Michael – drums
  • Sebastian Scharf – lead guitar
  • Stefan Schmidt – lyrics, music, vocals, rhythm guitar, producer

Choir

  • Bastian Emig
  • Dennis Schunke
  • Inga Scharf
  • Ingo Sterzinger
  • Olaf Senkbeil
  • Ross Thompson
  • Hacky Hackmann

Crew

  • Thomas Ewerhard – logo artwork
  • Kerm Beyit – cover artwork
  • Saskia Horländer – photography
  • Tim Rochels – photography
  • Dynamedion – orchestration on track 8

References

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  1. ^ "Heavatar – Opus I: All My Kingdoms". metal-temple.com. Retrieved 23 December 2013.
  2. ^ CROMCarl. "Heavatar – "Opus I – All My Kingdoms" (CD)". metalundergound.com. Retrieved 23 December 2013.
  3. ^ "Heavatar – Opus I – All My Kingdoms". blackwindmetal.com. Retrieved 23 December 2013.
  4. ^ McFly. "Heavatar – Opus I – All My Kingdoms". newnoisemagazine.com. Retrieved 23 December 2013.