Back to Times of Splendor

Back to Times of Splendor is the full-length debut album by the German band Disillusion. It contains a concept-based story, written by Vurtox (Andy Schmidt); with each song dividing the story into separate conjoined sections (or chapters). The album received critical acclaim upon release and is considered by many to be a modern metal classic.

Back to Times of Splendor
Studio album by
ReleasedApril 6, 2004
RecordedMay–November, 2003 - Salvation Recording, Leipzig
GenreProgressive metal
Melodic death metal
Length56:47
LabelMetal Blade Records
ProducerVurtox
Disillusion chronology
The Porter
(2002)
Back to Times of Splendor
(2004)
Gloria
(2006)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]
Obnoxious Listeners[2]
Deliligin Daglari

Track listing

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  • All Songs Written By Disillusion.
No.TitleLength
1."...And the Mirror Cracked"8:27
2."Fall"4:53
3."Alone I Stand in Fires"6:53
4."Back to Times of Splendor"14:39
5."A Day by the Lake"4:53
6."The Sleep of Restless Hours"17:02
Total length:56:47

Personnel

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Disillusion

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Additional musicians

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  • Thomas Bremer − piano on "... And the Mirror Cracked"
  • Matthias Schifter − fretless bass on "And the Mirror Cracked" and "A Day by the Lake"
  • Denise Schneider − female voice on "Fall" and "The Sleep of Restless Hours"
  • Stefan Launicke − piano intro on "Back to Times of Splendor" strings on "The Sleep of Restless Hours"
  • Alex Tscholakov − drum loops and percussion on "Alone I Stand in Fires"

Production

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  • Recorded May through Nov. 2003 by Vurtox and Jan Stצlzel at Salvation Recording, Leipzig
  • Vocals and acoustic guitars recorded by Alexander Tscholakov
  • Mixed by Alexander Tscholakov, Vurtox and Disillusion during December to January 2003 at TAM Recordings
  • Mastered at Mastersound Studio (Fellbach) January 2004 by Alexander Krull and Disillusion

References

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  1. ^ Allmusic review
  2. ^ "Obnoxious Listeners review". Archived from the original on 2010-12-16. Retrieved 2009-08-27.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) Obnoxious Listeners review