Light of Dawn
| Light of Dawn (album) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Studio album by Unisonic | ||||
| Released | August 1, 2014 | |||
| Recorded | HOFA Studios (Germany) and The Trakshak (Germany), 2014 | |||
| Genre | Power metal | |||
| Length | 54:39 | |||
| Label | earMUSIC | |||
| Producer | Dennis Ward | |||
| Unisonic chronology | ||||
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| Professional ratings | |
|---|---|
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Sea Of Tranquility |   [1] |
| Planetmosh | [2] |
Light Of Dawn is the second album by the hard rock/power metal band Unisonic. It was released on 1 August 2014, with cover art credited to Martin Häusler.[3]
Dennis Ward stated about the album title & artwork: "The song Throne of the Dawn was originally titled Light of the Dawn but the lyrics became another concept during songwriting. However, we still felt strongly about the title and thought that it fit very well to the artwork. Every day has its dawn, a new beginning, a fresh start". [4]
The majority of the songs were written by Dennis Ward, with further input from Michael Kiske and Mandy Meyer. A music video was filmed for the song "Exceptional".[5]
The album entered several international music charts, scoring the highest entries on the Finnish albums chart, German albums chart, Swiss albums chart, Czech albums chart and Japanese albums chart.[6]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Venite 2.0" | Günter Werno | 1:30 | |
| 2. | "Your Time Has Come" | Dennis Ward | Ward | 5:03 |
| 3. | "Exceptional" | Ward | Ward | 5:02 |
| 4. | "For the Kingdom" | Ward | Ward | 4:58 |
| 5. | "Not Gonna Take Anymore" | Ward | Ward | 4:26 |
| 6. | "Night of the Long Knives" | Ward | Ward | 5:02 |
| 7. | "Find Shelter" | Ward | Mandy Meyer, Ward | 5:04 |
| 8. | "Blood" | Michael Kiske, Sandro Giampietro | Kiske, Giampietro | 4:45 |
| 9. | "When the Deed Is Done" | Ward | Ward | 5:06 |
| 10. | "Throne of the Dawn" | Ward | Ward | 4:50 |
| 11. | "Manhunter" | Kiske, Giampietro | Kiske, Giampietro | 3:37 |
| 12. | "You and I" | Ward | Ward | 5:20 |
| 13. | "Judgement Day (European bonus track)" | Ward | Meyer, Ward | 4:50 |
| 14. | "Dare (Japanese bonus track)" | Kiske, Giampietro | Kiske, Giampietro | 3:16 |
Personnel
- Michael Kiske - lead vocals
- Kai Hansen - lead & rhythm guitars, backing vocals
- Mandy Meyer - lead & rhythm guitars
- Dennis Ward - bass, backing vocals, producer, engineer, mixing
- Kosta Zafiriou - drums, percussion
- Guest session musician
- Günter Werno - keyboards
Charts
| Chart (2014) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Austrian albums chart[7] | 47 |
| Czech albums chart[8] | 22 |
| Finnish albums chart[9] | 10 |
| German albums chart[10] | 13 |
| Greek albums chart[11] | 54 |
| Japanese albums chart[12] | 24 |
| Swiss albums chart[13] | 20 |
References
- ↑ "Review: "Unisonic: Light Of Dawn" - Sea of Tranquility - The Web Destination for Progressive Music!". seaoftranquility.org. Retrieved 20 January 2015.
- ↑ Ant May. "Unisonic - Light of dawn - PlanetMosh". PlanetMosh. Retrieved 20 January 2015.
- ↑ Dead Rhetoric. "UNISONIC: "Light Of Dawn" Album Due In August". Dead Rhetoric. Retrieved 20 January 2015.
- ↑ Interview with Dennis Ward, by Grande-Rock.com retrieved on November 13, 2014.
- ↑ "earMUSIC - UNISONIC RELEASE NEW MUSIC VIDEO 'Exceptional'". ear-music.net. Retrieved 20 January 2015.
- ↑ "Unisonic - Light Of Dawn". acharts.us. Retrieved 20 January 2015.
- ↑ "Austria Albums Top 75". acharts.us. Retrieved 20 January 2015.
- ↑ "ÈNS IFPI". ifpicr.cz. Retrieved 20 January 2015.
- ↑ "Finnish charts". Finnishcharts.com. Retrieved 20 January 2015.
- ↑ "Die deutschen Single- & Albumcharts - 1LIVE". einslive.de. Retrieved 20 January 2015.
- ↑ "IFPI Charts". ifpi.gr. Retrieved 20 January 2015.
- ↑ 週間 CDアルバムランキング 2014年08月04日付. Oricon.co.jp. Retrieved 25 September 2016.
- ↑ "SWISS CHARTS - ALBUMS TOP 100". Swisscharts.com. Retrieved 20 January 2015.