Motherland (Daedalus album)

Motherland
Studio album by Daedalus
Released May, 2011
Recorded 2011, Genoa, Italy
Genre Progressive metal
Length 63
Label Galileo Records
Daedalus chronology
The Never Ending Illusion
(2009)		 Motherland
(2011)

Motherland is the third studio album from Italian Progressive metal band Daedalus.
Roland Grapow (Helloween, Masterplan) mixed the recordings and played the guitar solo on the song Underground. Nerve Design (Threshold, Extrema, Vision Divine, Sadist) drew the album artwork.
Elisa Montaldo (Il Tempio delle Clessidre) recorded all the keyboard and synth sections, using her peculiar vintage sounds. Some vocal lines in "Sand" and "Empty Rooms" have been recorded by Trevor (Sadist). All the choir sections have been sung by Daedalus.
The lyrics analyze from different points of view the uneasiness in today’s world.

Track listing

No. Title Writer(s) Length
1. "What a challenging world"   Gremo 2:20
2. "Your lies"   Gremo 3:56
3. "Until you're here"   Gremo 4:54
4. "Perspective of the moon"   Gremo 4:58
5. "For aye"   Merletto, Gremo 6:19
6. "Motherland"   Gremo 6:53
7. "Sand"   Torretta 5:06
8. "Weather the storm"   La Rosa, Gremo 5:39
9. "Underground"   Gremo 4:25
10. "A tale"   Gremo 6:12
11. "Empty rooms"   Gremo 6:43

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