The Mystery of Time: A Rock Epic

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Tracklist

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1Spectres
additional recording engineer:
Simon Oberender
recording engineer:
Tom Lewandowski and Sascha Paeth
additional engineer:
Ole Reitmeier
producer:
Sascha Paeth and Tobias Sammet
mixer:
Sascha Paeth
additional bass guitar, additional keyboard and guitar:
Sascha Paeth
bass guitar and lead vocals:
Tobias Sammet
drums (drum set):
Russell Gilbrook (British drummer)
keyboard and piano:
Miro
background vocals:
Oliver Hartmann (metal artist), Thomas Rettke, Robert Hunecke, Tobias Sammet, Amanda Somerville and Cloudy Yang
guest vocals:
Joe Lynn Turner (US rock vocalist)
orchestra:
Deutsches Filmorchester Babelsberg
conductor:
Günter Joseck
orchestrator:
Michael Rodenberg
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Icarus Music (Argentinian metal label and distributor) (in 2013)
recorded at:
Gate Studio in Wolfsburg, Niedersachsen (Lower Saxony), Germany, Scoring Stage Babelsberg in Potsdam, Brandenburg, Germany and VOX Klangstudio in Bendestorf, Niedersachsen (Lower Saxony), Germany
mixed at:
Gate Studio in Wolfsburg, Niedersachsen (Lower Saxony), Germany
recording of:
Spectres
lyricist and composer:
Tobias Sammet
4.56:09
2The Watchmakers’ Dream
additional recording engineer:
Simon Oberender
recording engineer:
Tom Lewandowski and Sascha Paeth
additional engineer:
Ole Reitmeier
producer:
Sascha Paeth and Tobias Sammet
mixer:
Sascha Paeth
additional bass guitar, additional keyboard and guitar:
Sascha Paeth
bass guitar and lead vocals:
Tobias Sammet
drums (drum set):
Russell Gilbrook (British drummer)
guest guitar:
Arjen Anthony Lucassen (Dutch singer‐songwriter)
guest Hammond organ:
Ferdy Doernberg
keyboard and piano:
Miro
background vocals:
Oliver Hartmann (metal artist), Thomas Rettke, Robert Hunecke, Tobias Sammet, Amanda Somerville and Cloudy Yang
guest vocals:
Joe Lynn Turner (US rock vocalist)
orchestra:
Deutsches Filmorchester Babelsberg
conductor:
Günter Joseck
orchestrator:
Michael Rodenberg
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Icarus Music (Argentinian metal label and distributor) (in 2013)
recorded at:
Gate Studio in Wolfsburg, Niedersachsen (Lower Saxony), Germany, Scoring Stage Babelsberg in Potsdam, Brandenburg, Germany and VOX Klangstudio in Bendestorf, Niedersachsen (Lower Saxony), Germany
mixed at:
Gate Studio in Wolfsburg, Niedersachsen (Lower Saxony), Germany
recording of:
The Watchmakers’ Dream
lyricist and composer:
Tobias Sammet
4.54:14
3Black Orchid
additional recording engineer:
Simon Oberender
recording engineer:
Ben Hampson, Sascha Paeth and Jeremy Rubolino
additional engineer:
Ole Reitmeier
producer:
Sascha Paeth and Tobias Sammet
mixer:
Sascha Paeth
additional bass guitar, additional keyboard and guitar:
Sascha Paeth
bass guitar and lead vocals:
Tobias Sammet
drums (drum set):
Russell Gilbrook (British drummer)
guest guitar [lead guitar]:
Bruce Kulick (rock music singer-songwriter and musician)
keyboard and piano:
Miro
background vocals:
Oliver Hartmann (metal artist), Thomas Rettke, Robert Hunecke, Tobias Sammet, Amanda Somerville and Cloudy Yang
guest vocals:
Biff Byford
orchestra:
Deutsches Filmorchester Babelsberg
conductor:
Günter Joseck
orchestrator:
Michael Rodenberg
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Icarus Music (Argentinian metal label and distributor) (in 2013)
recorded at:
Brighton Acoustic Studio in Brighton, Brighton and Hove, England, United Kingdom, Gate Studio in Wolfsburg, Niedersachsen (Lower Saxony), Germany, Scoring Stage Babelsberg in Potsdam, Brandenburg, Germany and VOX Klangstudio in Bendestorf, Niedersachsen (Lower Saxony), Germany
mixed at:
Gate Studio in Wolfsburg, Niedersachsen (Lower Saxony), Germany
recording of:
Black Orchid
lyricist and composer:
Tobias Sammet
3.56:52
4Where Clock Hands Freeze
additional recording engineer:
Simon Oberender
recording engineer and mixer:
Sascha Paeth
additional engineer:
Ole Reitmeier
producer:
Sascha Paeth and Tobias Sammet
additional bass guitar, additional keyboard and guitar:
Sascha Paeth
bass guitar and lead vocals:
Tobias Sammet
drums (drum set):
Russell Gilbrook (British drummer)
guest guitar:
Oliver Hartmann (metal artist)
keyboard and piano:
Miro
background vocals:
Oliver Hartmann (metal artist), Thomas Rettke, Robert Hunecke, Tobias Sammet, Amanda Somerville and Cloudy Yang
guest vocals:
Michael Kiske
orchestra:
Deutsches Filmorchester Babelsberg
conductor:
Günter Joseck
orchestrator:
Michael Rodenberg
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Icarus Music (Argentinian metal label and distributor) (in 2013)
recorded at:
Gate Studio in Wolfsburg, Niedersachsen (Lower Saxony), Germany, Scoring Stage Babelsberg in Potsdam, Brandenburg, Germany and VOX Klangstudio in Bendestorf, Niedersachsen (Lower Saxony), Germany
mixed at:
Gate Studio in Wolfsburg, Niedersachsen (Lower Saxony), Germany
recording of:
Where Clock Hands Freeze
lyricist and composer:
Tobias Sammet
54:35
5Sleepwalking
additional recording engineer:
Simon Oberender
recording engineer and mixer:
Sascha Paeth
additional engineer:
Ole Reitmeier
producer:
Sascha Paeth and Tobias Sammet
additional bass guitar, additional keyboard and guitar:
Sascha Paeth
bass guitar and lead vocals:
Tobias Sammet
drums (drum set):
Russell Gilbrook (British drummer)
keyboard and piano:
Miro
background vocals:
Oliver Hartmann (metal artist), Thomas Rettke, Robert Hunecke, Tobias Sammet, Amanda Somerville and Cloudy Yang
guest vocals:
Cloudy Yang
orchestra:
Deutsches Filmorchester Babelsberg
conductor:
Günter Joseck
orchestrator:
Michael Rodenberg
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Icarus Music (Argentinian metal label and distributor) (in 2013)
recorded at:
Gate Studio in Wolfsburg, Niedersachsen (Lower Saxony), Germany, Scoring Stage Babelsberg in Potsdam, Brandenburg, Germany and VOX Klangstudio in Bendestorf, Niedersachsen (Lower Saxony), Germany
mixed at:
Gate Studio in Wolfsburg, Niedersachsen (Lower Saxony), Germany
recording of:
Sleepwalking
lyricist and composer:
Tobias Sammet
3.53:52
6Savior in the Clockwork
additional recording engineer:
Simon Oberender
recording engineer:
Ben Hampson, Tom Lewandowski, Sascha Paeth and Jeremy Rubolino
additional engineer:
Ole Reitmeier
producer:
Sascha Paeth and Tobias Sammet
mixer:
Sascha Paeth
additional bass guitar, additional keyboard and guitar:
Sascha Paeth
bass guitar and lead vocals:
Tobias Sammet
drums (drum set):
Russell Gilbrook (British drummer)
guest guitar [lead guitar]:
Bruce Kulick (rock music singer-songwriter and musician)
keyboard and piano:
Miro
background vocals:
Oliver Hartmann (metal artist), Thomas Rettke, Robert Hunecke, Tobias Sammet, Amanda Somerville and Cloudy Yang
guest vocals:
Biff Byford, Michael Kiske and Joe Lynn Turner (US rock vocalist)
orchestra:
Deutsches Filmorchester Babelsberg
conductor:
Günter Joseck
orchestrator:
Michael Rodenberg
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Icarus Music (Argentinian metal label and distributor) (in 2013)
recorded at:
Brighton Acoustic Studio in Brighton, Brighton and Hove, England, United Kingdom (lead vocals [Biff Byfford's vocals]), Gate Studio in Wolfsburg, Niedersachsen (Lower Saxony), Germany, Scoring Stage Babelsberg in Potsdam, Brandenburg, Germany and VOX Klangstudio in Bendestorf, Niedersachsen (Lower Saxony), Germany
mixed at:
Gate Studio in Wolfsburg, Niedersachsen (Lower Saxony), Germany
recording of:
Savior in the Clockwork
lyricist and composer:
Tobias Sammet
3.510:40
7Invoke the Machine
additional recording engineer:
Simon Oberender
recording engineer:
Jacob Hansen (Danish record producer/engineer/musician) and Sascha Paeth
additional engineer:
Ole Reitmeier
producer:
Sascha Paeth and Tobias Sammet
mixer:
Sascha Paeth
additional bass guitar, additional keyboard and guitar:
Sascha Paeth
bass guitar and lead vocals:
Tobias Sammet
drums (drum set):
Russell Gilbrook (British drummer)
guest guitar:
Oliver Hartmann (metal artist)
keyboard and piano:
Miro
background vocals:
Oliver Hartmann (metal artist), Thomas Rettke, Robert Hunecke, Tobias Sammet, Amanda Somerville and Cloudy Yang
guest vocals:
Ronnie Atkins
orchestra:
Deutsches Filmorchester Babelsberg
conductor:
Günter Joseck
orchestrator:
Michael Rodenberg
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Icarus Music (Argentinian metal label and distributor) (in 2013)
recorded at:
Gate Studio in Wolfsburg, Niedersachsen (Lower Saxony), Germany, Hansen Studios in Ribe, Region of Southern Denmark, Denmark, Scoring Stage Babelsberg in Potsdam, Brandenburg, Germany and VOX Klangstudio in Bendestorf, Niedersachsen (Lower Saxony), Germany
mixed at:
Gate Studio in Wolfsburg, Niedersachsen (Lower Saxony), Germany
recording of:
Invoke the Machine
lyricist and composer:
Tobias Sammet
3.55:30
8What's Left of Me
additional recording engineer:
Simon Oberender
recording engineer:
Matt Cohen (US producer and engineer) and Sascha Paeth
additional engineer:
Ole Reitmeier
producer:
Sascha Paeth and Tobias Sammet
mixer:
Sascha Paeth
additional bass guitar, additional keyboard and guitar:
Sascha Paeth
bass guitar and lead vocals:
Tobias Sammet
drums (drum set):
Russell Gilbrook (British drummer)
keyboard and piano:
Miro
background vocals:
Oliver Hartmann (metal artist), Thomas Rettke, Robert Hunecke, Tobias Sammet, Amanda Somerville and Cloudy Yang
guest vocals:
Eric Martin (vocalist for Mr. Big)
orchestra:
Deutsches Filmorchester Babelsberg
conductor:
Günter Joseck
orchestrator:
Michael Rodenberg
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Icarus Music (Argentinian metal label and distributor) (in 2013)
recorded at:
Gate Studio in Wolfsburg, Niedersachsen (Lower Saxony), Germany, Pepperland Studios in San Rafael, California, United States (lead vocals [Eric Martin's vocals]), Scoring Stage Babelsberg in Potsdam, Brandenburg, Germany and VOX Klangstudio in Bendestorf, Niedersachsen (Lower Saxony), Germany
mixed at:
Gate Studio in Wolfsburg, Niedersachsen (Lower Saxony), Germany
recording of:
What’s Left of Me
lyricist and composer:
Tobias Sammet
45:07
9Dweller in a Dream
additional recording engineer:
Simon Oberender
recording engineer and mixer:
Sascha Paeth
additional engineer:
Ole Reitmeier
producer:
Sascha Paeth and Tobias Sammet
additional bass guitar, additional keyboard and guitar:
Sascha Paeth
bass guitar and lead vocals:
Tobias Sammet
drums (drum set):
Russell Gilbrook (British drummer)
keyboard and piano:
Miro
background vocals:
Oliver Hartmann (metal artist), Thomas Rettke, Robert Hunecke, Tobias Sammet, Amanda Somerville and Cloudy Yang
guest vocals:
Michael Kiske
orchestra:
Deutsches Filmorchester Babelsberg
conductor:
Günter Joseck
orchestrator:
Michael Rodenberg
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Icarus Music (Argentinian metal label and distributor) (in 2013)
recorded at:
Gate Studio in Wolfsburg, Niedersachsen (Lower Saxony), Germany, Scoring Stage Babelsberg in Potsdam, Brandenburg, Germany and VOX Klangstudio in Bendestorf, Niedersachsen (Lower Saxony), Germany
mixed at:
Gate Studio in Wolfsburg, Niedersachsen (Lower Saxony), Germany
recording of:
Dweller in a Dream
lyricist and composer:
Tobias Sammet
3.54:45
10The Great Mystery
additional recording engineer:
Simon Oberender
recording engineer:
Ben Hampson, Tom Lewandowski, Sascha Paeth, Jeremy Rubolino and Sheena Sear
additional engineer:
Ole Reitmeier
producer:
Sascha Paeth and Tobias Sammet
mixer:
Sascha Paeth
additional bass guitar, additional keyboard and guitar:
Sascha Paeth
bass guitar and lead vocals:
Tobias Sammet
drums (drum set):
Russell Gilbrook (British drummer)
guest guitar [lead guitar]:
Bruce Kulick (rock music singer-songwriter and musician)
keyboard and piano:
Miro
background vocals:
Oliver Hartmann (metal artist), Thomas Rettke, Robert Hunecke, Tobias Sammet, Amanda Somerville and Cloudy Yang
guest vocals:
Biff Byford, Bob Catley and Joe Lynn Turner (US rock vocalist)
orchestra:
Deutsches Filmorchester Babelsberg
conductor:
Günter Joseck
orchestrator:
Michael Rodenberg
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Icarus Music (Argentinian metal label and distributor) (in 2013)
recorded at:
Brighton Acoustic Studio in Brighton, Brighton and Hove, England, United Kingdom, Gate Studio in Wolfsburg, Niedersachsen (Lower Saxony), Germany, Mad Hat Studios in Wolverhampton, West Midlands, England, United Kingdom, Scoring Stage Babelsberg in Potsdam, Brandenburg, Germany and VOX Klangstudio in Bendestorf, Niedersachsen (Lower Saxony), Germany
mixed at:
Gate Studio in Wolfsburg, Niedersachsen (Lower Saxony), Germany
recording of:
The Great Mystery
lyricist and composer:
Tobias Sammet
410:03
11The Cross and You
additional recording engineer:
Simon Oberender
recording engineer:
Tom Lewandowski and Sascha Paeth
additional engineer:
Ole Reitmeier
producer:
Sascha Paeth and Tobias Sammet
mixer:
Sascha Paeth
additional bass guitar, additional keyboard and guitar:
Sascha Paeth
bass guitar:
Tobias Sammet
drums (drum set):
Russell Gilbrook (British drummer)
keyboard and piano:
Miro
background vocals:
Oliver Hartmann (metal artist), Thomas Rettke, Robert Hunecke, Amanda Somerville and Cloudy Yang
orchestra:
Deutsches Filmorchester Babelsberg
conductor:
Günter Joseck
orchestrator:
Michael Rodenberg
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Icarus Music (Argentinian metal label and distributor) (in 2013)
recorded at:
Gate Studio in Wolfsburg, Niedersachsen (Lower Saxony), Germany, Scoring Stage Babelsberg in Potsdam, Brandenburg, Germany and VOX Klangstudio in Bendestorf, Niedersachsen (Lower Saxony), Germany
mixed at:
Gate Studio in Wolfsburg, Niedersachsen (Lower Saxony), Germany
recording of:
The Cross and You
lyricist and composer:
Tobias Sammet
34:14
12Death Is Just a Feeling (alternative version)
additional recording engineer:
Simon Oberender
recording engineer:
Tom Lewandowski and Sascha Paeth
additional engineer:
Ole Reitmeier
producer:
Sascha Paeth and Tobias Sammet
mixer:
Sascha Paeth
additional bass guitar, additional keyboard and guitar:
Sascha Paeth
bass guitar:
Tobias Sammet
drums (drum set):
Russell Gilbrook (British drummer)
keyboard and piano:
Miro
background vocals:
Oliver Hartmann (metal artist), Thomas Rettke, Robert Hunecke, Amanda Somerville and Cloudy Yang
orchestra:
Deutsches Filmorchester Babelsberg
conductor:
Günter Joseck
orchestrator:
Michael Rodenberg
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Icarus Music (Argentinian metal label and distributor) (in 2013)
recorded at:
Gate Studio in Wolfsburg, Niedersachsen (Lower Saxony), Germany, Scoring Stage Babelsberg in Potsdam, Brandenburg, Germany and VOX Klangstudio in Bendestorf, Niedersachsen (Lower Saxony), Germany
mixed at:
Gate Studio in Wolfsburg, Niedersachsen (Lower Saxony), Germany
recording of:
Death Is Just a Feeling
lyricist and composer:
Tobias Sammet
35:24