| Transcendence | ||||
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| Studio album by Crimson Glory | ||||
| Released | 14 November 1988 | |||
| Genre | Progressive metal power metal Heavy metal |
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| Length | 50:24 | |||
| Label | Roadracer Records (Europe) MCA Records (USA) |
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| Producer | Jim Morris | |||
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Transcendence is the second album by Florida heavy metal group Crimson Glory, released in 1988 via Roadracer Records (now Roadrunner Records) in Europe and MCA Records in United States. It is considered by many to be their finest work. It was recorded at Morrisound Studios.[2]
Contents |
Masque of the Red Death is about the story written by Edgar Allan Poe. Eternal World was written as an instrumental for the tour of our first record in Holland.[2]
The drums are a combination of both live and sampled drums. The band sampled drummer Dana Burnell performing live drums into a synclavier without any cymbals, and then re-recorded the cymbals live later in order to have complete separation of drums and cymbals. Guitarist Jon Drenning stated "It was a very arduous and time consuming way to do it but at the time it seemed like something we wanted to try to achieve; a pristine, clean sound and true separation of all instruments."[2]
The artwork was made by Japanese artist Takashi Terada for the cover of Omni magazine of June 1988.[3][2]
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Length |
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| 1. | "Lady of Winter" | Midnight, J. Drenning | J. Drenning | 4:00 |
| 2. | "Red Sharks" | D. Burnell, J. Drenning | J. Drenning, J. Lords | 4:52 |
| 3. | "Painted Skies" | Midnight | J. Drenning, Midnight, J. Lords | 5:16 |
| 4. | "Masque of the Red Death 4:15" | Midnight | J. Lords, B. Jackson, J. Drenning | 4:15 |
| 5. | "In Dark Places" | Midnight, J. Drenning | J. Drenning, J. Lords | 7:03 |
| 6. | "Where Dragons Rule" | Midnight, J. Drenning | J. Drenning, J. Lords, Midnight | 5:07 |
| 7. | "Lonely" | Midnight, J. Drenning | J. Drenning, J. Lords, Zahner | 5:18 |
| 8. | "Burning Bridges" | Midnight | J. Drenning | 6:32 |
| 9. | "Eternal World" | Midnight, J. Drenning | J. Drenning, J. Lords | 3:54 |
| 10. | "Transcendence" | Midnight | J. Drenning (Intro), Midnight | 4:34 |