The Cross & the Crucible

The Cross & the Crucible
Studio album by Pallas
Released 10 July 2001
Recorded 2000–2001 at The Mill, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Genre Neo-progressive rock
Length 63:36
Label InsideOut
Producer Niall Mathewson and Graeme Murray
Pallas chronology

Beat the Drum
(1998)		 The Cross & the Crucible
(2001)		 The Dreams of Men
(2005)
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
DPRP (10/10)[1]

The Cross & the Crucible is the fifth studio album by the British neo-progressive band Pallas, released in 2001. The album was recorded in their own studio The Mill in Crathes, Aberdeenshire in the winter of 2000 to 2001. For the first time Pallas use guest musicians. The song The Cross And The Crucible is based on the Requiem by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. The music of this album was, according to the reviewers, compared with Pallas' classic in the genre, The sentinel, especially in the pompous-sounding parts. The new logo of Pallas is also a return to The Sentinel. Patrick Woodroffe, creator of that album cover, designed it. The album tends to be a concept album about (the abuse of) science and faith. Quote from For The Greater Glory: "Dear Mom, I'm sorry, but God does not live here ..". The soldier is then in the trenches in Flanders or France, he did not remember.

The album was released in two versions, a standard version and a deluxe edition with booklet and a multimedia track.

It is a highly recommended album for fans of Neo-Progressive style music.

Track listing

  1. "The Big Bang" – 3:08
  2. "The Cross & the Crucible" – 9:17
  3. "For the Greater Glory" – 7:37
  4. "Who's to Blame?" – 4:45
  5. "The Blinding Darkness" – 6:41
  6. "Towers of Babble" – 8:11
  7. "Generations" – 5:21
  8. "Midas Touch" – 11:16
  9. "Celebration!" – 7:24

Personnel

Additional personnel

References

  1. ↑ van Kooten, Jerry (2007). "DPRP CD Reviews - 2001 - Volume 29". dprp.net. Retrieved 27 December 2011.