Prisonworld is the debut studio album by the German folk metal band Lyriel. It contains mostly balladesque songs.
| Prisonworld | ||||
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| Released | January 17, 2005 | |||
| Genre | Folk metal, gothic metal, symphonic metal | |||
| Length | 39:05 | |||
| Language | English, Sindarin | |||
| Label | Black Bards | |||
| Producer | Burkhard Lipps | |||
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Concept
editThe song "Lind e-huil" is sung in Sindarin, one of the fictional Elvish languages created by J. R. R. Tolkien. "The Symmetry of Disfiguration" was inspired by Wendy and Richard Pini's Elfquest series.[1]
Reception
edit| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Metal Hammer Germany | 4/7[2] |
| Rock Hard | 7.0[3] |
The Sonic Seducer and Rock Hard magazines interpreted the album as a tribute to Blackmore's Night. The latter review observed that while the album had been produced well the songs lacked a certain amount of pressure and did not really correspond to the Metal genre.[4][3] Metal Hammer Germany compared singer Jessica Thierjung's voice to Doro Pesch and observed a frequent "Celtic mood" that was caused by the string instruments.[2]
Track listing
edit| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "At the Mindnightsgate" | 01:31 |
| 2. | "Prisonworld" | 03:44 |
| 3. | "The Crown of the Twilight" | 03:22 |
| 4. | "Symmetry of Disfiguration" | 03:48 |
| 5. | "The Singing Nightingale" | 03:22 |
| 6. | "Lind E-huil" | 05:31 |
| 7. | "There's a Rainbow in the Rain" | 04:02 |
| 8. | "The Judgement of My Harvest Heart" | 04:21 |
| 9. | "Fate of Knowledge" | 01:23 |
| 10. | "Day in June" | 03:47 |
| 11. | "The Spring and the Flight" | 04:14 |
| Total length: | 39:05 | |
Personnel
edit- Linda Laukamp - vocals, cello
- Claudia Schäfer - violin
- Martin Ahmann - keyboards
- Jessica Thierjung - vocals
- Daniel de Beer - drums
- Sven Engelmann - bass
- Oliver Thierjung - guitars, backing vocals
Additional personnel
edit- Jessica Alterauge - cover art
- Christoph Weller - layout, design
References
edit- ^ "Der Elf tanzt, wenn die Elfe singt" (in German). AMBOSS Musik-Magazin. 2005. Interview.
- ^ a b Mineur, Matthias (2005). "Lyriel - Prisonworld". Metal Hammer (in German). No. 3.
- ^ a b Blum, Tobias. "Prisonworld". Rock Hard (in German). No. 214.
- ^ Eck, Markus (2005). "Lyriel – Prisonworld". Sonic Seducer (in German). No. 2. Archived from the original on 19 December 2013.