Escape from the Shadow Garden

Escape from the Shadow Garden
Studio album by Magnum
Released March 2014 (2014-03)
Genre Rock
Label Steamhammer Records/SPV
Magnum chronology
On the 13th Day
(2012)		 Escape from the Shadow Garden
(2014)

Escape from the Shadow Garden is the 18th studio album from the rock group Magnum (including Keeping the Nite Light Burning and ignoring Evolution). Escape From the Shadow Garden was released on 19 March 2014 in Scandinavia, 21 March in Germany, Austria and Switzerland, 24 March in the rest of Europe, and 1 April in the USA and Canada. As with On the 13th Day the band were hosts to their fans at a record launch party held at the Robin 2 in Bilston on 25 March 2014, the day after the UK release.

The album entered the charts at number 14 in the German Albums Chart,[1] 19 in the Swedish Albums Chart,[2] 22 in the Switzerland Albums Chart[3] and 38 in the official UK Albums Chart,[4] a position last achieved by Magnum with The Eleventh Hour! in 1983; these were Magnum's highest chart positions in Germany and Sweden since 1990's Goodnight L.A., and in England and Switzerland since 1992's Sleepwalking.[5] In addition to these achievements the album reached number 2 in the UK Rock & Metal Charts[6] and number 4 Indie Charts[7] in the UK.

Track listing

All songs written and composed by Tony Clarkin. 

Original 2014 CD release
No. Title Length
1. "Live 'Til You Die"   6:29
2. "Unwritten Sacrifice"   5:28
3. "Falling for the Big Plan"   5:59
4. "Crying in the Rain"   5:45
5. "Too Many Clowns"   4:36
6. "Midnight Angel"   7:18
7. "The Art of Compromise"   5:01
8. "Don't Fall Asleep"   5:59
9. "Wisdom's Had Its Day"   4:44
10. "Burning River"   4:43
11. "The Valley of Tears"   6:39
Original 2014 vinyl double-LP edition
No. Title Length
12. "Dance of the Black Tattoo (Live)" (Bonus Track)  

Personnel

References

  1. ↑ "Album - Magnum, Escape From The Shadow Garden". German Album Charts. Retrieved 6 April 2014.
  2. ↑ "swedishcharts.com - Magnum - Escape From The Shadow Garden". Swedish Album Charts. Retrieved 6 April 2014.
  3. ↑ "Magnum - Escape From The Shadow Garden". Swiss Albums Chart. Retrieved 6 April 2014.
  4. ↑ "2014 Top 40 Official Albums Chart UK Archive 5th April 2014". UK Official Charts Company. Retrieved 6 April 2014.
  5. ↑ "MAGNUM "Escape From The Shadow Garden" first week chart entries released!". SPV GmbH. Retrieved 6 April 2014.
  6. ↑ "2014 Top 40 Rock & Metal Albums Archive 5th April 2014". UK Official Charts Company. Retrieved 6 April 2014.
  7. ↑ "2014 Top 40 Independent Albums Archive 5th April 2014". UK Official Charts Company. Retrieved 6 April 2014.
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