Back to Times of Splendor is the debut studio album by German progressive metal band Disillusion. It contains a concept-based story, written by Vurtox (Andy Schmidt); with each song dividing the story into separate conjoined sections (or chapters). The album received critical acclaim upon release and is considered by many to be a modern metal classic.
Contents
Track listing
All Songs Written By Disillusion.
Personnel
Disillusion
Vurtox (Andy Schmidt) − vocals, guitar, acoustic guitar, bass guitar, keyboards, orchestral arrangements
Rajk Barthel − guitar
Jens Maluschka − drums
Additional musicians
Thomas Bremer − piano on "... And the Mirror Cracked"
Matthias Schifter − fretless bass on "And the Mirror Cracked" and "A Day by the Lake"
Denise Schneider − female voice on "Fall" and "The Sleep of Restless Hours"
Stefan Launicke − piano intro on "Back to Times of Splendor" strings on "The Sleep of Restless Hours"
Alex Tscholakov − drum loops and percussion on "Alone I Stand in Fires"
Production
Recorded May through Nov. 2003 by Vurtox and Jan Stצlzel at Salvation Recording, Leipzig
Vocals and acoustic guitars recorded by Alexander Tscholakov
Mixed by Alexander Tscholakov, Vurtox and Disillusion during December to January 2003 at TAM Recordings
Mastered at Mastersound Studio (Fellbach) January 2004 by Alexander Krull and Disillusion