Heresy and Creed

Heresy And Creed

Studio album by Ten

Released

October 19, 2012

Genre

Melodic hard rock, hard rock

Length

69:07

Label

Frontiers Records FR CD 572

Avalon Records MICP-11064

Producer

Gary Hughes

Ten chronology

Stormwarning
(2011)

Heresy And Creed
(2012)

Albion
(2014)

Heresy And Creed is the tenth studio album by the melodic hard rock band Ten. The album was released on 26 September 2012 in Japan and on 19 October in Europe. The official release date for North America was 22 October.^[1] It is the first album with the new lead guitarist Dan Mitchell, keyboard player Darrel Treece-Birch and drummer Max Yates. Steve Mckenna also returned to the band, making it his first studio appearance for the band since the double compilation album "The Essential Collection 1995-2005" in 2005.

According to Gary Hughes, the new album "Is a particularly strong selection of material. I feel this is possibly our most mature, and diverse collection of songs ever. There is literally something in there for everyone and every taste".^[2]

The cover was illustrated by Felipe Machado Franco, known for his work with Blind Guardian.

The album's opening tracks, "The Gates Of Jerusalem" and "Arabian Knights", are about the Christian knights who were residing in the Holy Lands and the Siege of Jerusalem, which took place before the Third Crusade.^[3]

In October 2012, Heresy And Creed entered the UK Rock Album Charts at number 30.

Track listing

All songs written by Gary Hughes.

The Gates Of Jerusalem (Instrumental) - 1:34
Arabian Knights - 6:26
Gunrunning - 5:52
The Lights Go Down - 6:12
Raven’s Eye - 5:43
Right Now - 5:27
Game Of Hearts - 4:20
The Last Time - 6:36
The Priestess - 5:13
Insatiable - 4:06
Another Rainy Day - 4:57
Unbelievable - 4:07
The Riddle - 5:32

The Asian version (Avalon Records MICP-11064) adds:

I Found Love - 3:02

Personnel

Gary Hughes – vocals, guitars, backing vocals
Dan Mitchell – lead guitars
John Halliwell – rhythm guitars
Darrel Treece-Birch – keyboards, programming
Steve Mckenna – bass guitar
Max Yates – drums and percussion

Production

Produced by Gary Hughes
Mixing and mastering by Dennis Ward

Chart positions

Year	Chart	Position
2012
2012	U.K. Rock Albums Charts^[4]	30

References

Ten

Gary Hughes Dann Rosingana Steve Grocott John Halliwell Darrel Treece-Birch Steve McKenna Max Yates Don Airey Vinny Burns Lee Morris Mark Zonder Paul Hodson

Studio albums	X (1996) The Name of the Rose (1996) The Robe (1997) Spellbound (1999) Babylon (2000) Far Beyond the World (2001) Return to Evermore (2004) The Twilight Chronicles (2006) Stormwarning (2011) Heresy and Creed (2012) Albion (2014) Isla De Muerta (2015)

Compilation albums	The Best of Ten 1996–1999 (1999) Ten/The Name of the Rose (1999) The Robe/Bonus Collection (1999) The Essential Collection 1995–2005 (2006)

EPs	The Name of the Rose (1996) The Robe (1997) You're In My Heart (1997) Fear the Force (1999)

Live albums	Never Say Goodbye (1998)

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