II (Lords of Black album)

II is the second album by Spanish power metal band Lords of Black, released on 18 March 2016 under Italian record label Frontiers Records.[1]

II
Studio album by
Released18 March 2016
RecordedEstudios "Casa de la Música" – Fuenlabrada (Spain) and Grapow Studios, Zvolenská Slatina, (Slovakia)
Genre
Length1:03:06
LabelFrontiers Records
Producer
Lords of Black chronology
Lords of Black
(2014)
II
(2016)
Icons of the New Days
(2018)

Track listing

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All lyrics are written by Tony Hernando; all music is composed by Tony Hernando, except where noted

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Malevolently Beautiful (Intro)" (Instrumental)Tony Hernando0:48
2."Merciless"Tony Hernando5:13
3."Only One Life Away"Tony Hernando6:10
4."Everything You're Not"Andy C. / Tony Hernando4:20
5."New World's Comin'"Tony Hernando4:37
6."Cry No More"Tony Hernando4:52
7."Tears I Will Be"Tony Hernando6:16
8."Insane"Tony Hernando4:40
9."Live by the Lie, Die by the Truth"Tony Hernando4:28
10."Ghost of You"Tony Hernando9:04
11."The Art of Illusions Part III: The Wasteland"Tony Hernando / Ronnie Romero4:51
12."Shadows of War"Tony Hernando4:15
Total length:1:03:06
Bonus tracks
No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
13."Lady of the Lake" (Rainbow cover)Ronnie James DioDio / Ritchie Blackmore3:32
14."Innuendo" (Queen cover)Freddie Mercury / Roger TaylorFreddie Mercury6:14
Total length:9:46

Personnel

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  • Ronnie Romero – lead vocals
  • Tony Hernando – guitars, bass, additional keyboards, synths, narrated voices
  • Andy C. (Andres Cobos) – drums, piano

Guest musicians

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  • Victor Díez – piano on "New Worlds Comin'", "Tears I Will Be", "Insane (Acoustic Version)"

Production

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  • Tony Hernando – production
  • Roland Grapow – co-production, recording, mixing, mastering
  • Anti Horrillo, Daniel Luna, and Miguel Sanz – recording and engineering
  • Felipe Machado Franco – cover art
  • Manuel Giménez Caballero –layout designs
  • Antonio Garci – photography

References

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