Unification (album)

Unification is the second studio album by the German power metal band Iron Savior. It continues the science fiction story that began on the first album Iron Savior.

Track listing

All songs written and composed by Piet Sielck, except where noted.

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Coming Home"	5:25
2.	"Starborn"	4:36
3.	"Deadly Sleep" (Kai Hansen)	5:09
4.	"Forces of Rage"	5:46
5.	"Captain's Log"	1:02
6.	"Brothers (Of the Past)"	4:42
7.	"Eye to Eye"	5:51
8.	"Mind Over Matter"	5:34
9.	"Prisoner of the Void"	4:43
10.	"The Battle"	5:46
11.	"Unchained"	6:09
12.	"Forevermore" (Hansen)	5:15

North American and European edition bonus tracks
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
13.	"Gorgar (Version '98)" (Helloween cover)	Hansen	4:06
14.	"Neon Knights" (Black Sabbath cover)	Geezer Butler, Ronnie James Dio, Tony Iommi, Bill Ward	3:53
15.	"Dragonslayer" (performed by Excelsis)	Excelsis	5:24

The Swiss power metal band Excelsis won a band competition on Iron Savior's 1998 Atlantis Falling tour, earning them a guest spot on Unification.^[A]

Personnel

Iron Savior

Piet Sielck – lead vocals, backing vocals, guitar
Kai Hansen – guitar, vocals
Andreas Kück – keyboards, backing vocals
Jan-Sören Eckert – bass, backing vocals, additional lead vocals on "Unchained"
Dan Zimmermann – drums

Additional musicians

Uwe Lulis – guitar solo on "The Battle"
Claudia Solms – female choir vocals on "Forevermore"
Jason Breitwege – narrator's voice on "Captain's Log"

Production

Piet Sielck – producer, engineer, mixing
Kai Hansen – additional mixing on "Deadly Sleep"
Iron Savior – additional production
Kristian Huitula – cover artwork
Marisa Jacobi – other artwork
Melanie Dreysse – photos

Notes

^ Iron Savior Unification liner notes: "Excelsis, winner of the RockHard band battle competition during the Atlantis Falling tour '98."^[1]

References

↑ Sielck, Piet (1999). Unification (booklet). Iron Savior. California: Noise Records USA, a division of Modern Music Records GmbH.

Iron Savior

Piet Sielck Joachim Küstner Jan-Sören Eckert Thomas Nack Kai Hansen Yenz Leonhardt Andreas Kück Thomen Stauch Dan Zimmermann

Studio albums	Iron Savior (1997) Unification (1999) Dark Assault (2001) Condition Red (2002) Battering Ram (2004) Megatropolis (2007) The Landing (2011) Rise of the Hero (2014)

Live albums	Live At The Final Frontier (2015)

Extended plays	Interlude (1999)

Related bands	Savage Circus Gamma Ray Masterplan Blind Guardian

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