Codex Atlanticus (album)

Codex Atlanticus is the fifth studio album by the Austrian symphonic/progressive power metal band Serenity.

Codex Atlanticus
Studio album by
ReleasedJanuary 20, 2016 (Avalon, Japan)
January 29, 2016 (Napalm Records)
GenreSymphonic metal
Power metal
Progressive metal
Length1:04:52 (Napalm Records)
01:09:03 (Avalon, Japan)
LabelNapalm
Avalon, Japan
Serenity chronology
War of Ages
(2013)
Codex Atlanticus
(2016)
Lionheart
(2017)

All lyrics created based on historical events inspired by Leonardo da Vinci and his legacy except on "Sail".

Track listing

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No.TitleLength
1."Codex Atlanticus"01:56
2."Follow Me"03:52
3."Sprouts of Terror"05:14
4."Iniquity"05:33
5."Reason"04:13
6."My Final Chapter"04:11
7."Caught in a Myth"05:33
8."Fate of Light"04:43
9."The Perfect Woman"04:54
10."Spirit in the Flesh"05:00
11."The Order"05:23
12."Forgive Me" (Bonus track)05:32
13."Sail" (Bonus track)04:13
14."My Final Chapter (Orchestral version)" (Bonus track)04:13
Total length:01:04:52
Japanese bonus track
No.TitleLength
15."My Final Chapter (Instrumental)"04:11
Total length:01:09:03


Personnel

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Band members
  • Andreas Schipflinger - drums, backing vocals
  • Georg Neuhauser - lead and backing vocals
  • Fabio D'Amore[permanent dead link] - 5 & 4-string basses, lead and backing vocals
  • Chris Hermsdörfer - electric, acoustic & classical guitars, backing vocals
Guest/session musicians
  • Amanda Somerville - female vocals (tracks 1, 9)
  • Simon Huber - cello (track 1)
  • Natascha Koch - female vocals (track 13), backing vocals (tracks 4, 7)
  • Lukas Knoebl - orchestrations and programming, composer (track 1)

Charts

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Chart (2016) Peak
position
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[1] 61
Japanese Albums (Oricon)[2] 177

References

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  1. ^ "Austriancharts.at – Serenity – Codex Atlanticus" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 11 February 2016.
  2. ^ "Oricon – Serenity – Codex Atlanticus". oricn ME inc. Retrieved 11 June 2016.