The Masquerade Ball

by Axel Rudi Pell

The Masquerade Ball cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 10 April 2000
  • Label: Steamhammer
  • Country: Germany
  • Length: 1:07:24
  • Community rating: 3.59/5 from 1 rating

Artists on this release: Ferdy Doernberg, Ulrich P枚sselt, Johnny Gioeli, Volker Krawczak, Ken Hensley, George Marino, Mike Terrana, David Byron

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Axel Rudi Pell's 'The Masquerade Ball', recorded at RA.SH Studio, is a virtuosic work of Heavy Metal and Hard Rock. Johnny Gioeli, Volker Krawczak, Mike Terrana and Ferdy Doernberg sustain melodic, fantasy-oriented arrangements, including the ten-minute title track and a closing cover of Uriah Heep's 'July Morning'.

Genres

Descriptors: melodic, technical, fantasy, occult, virtuosic

Tracklist

  1. The Arrival (Intro) (1:30)
  2. Earls of Black (6:04)
  3. Voodoo Nights (5:32)
  4. Night and Rain (8:06)
  5. The Masquerade Ball (10:43)
  6. Tear Down the Walls (5:42)
  7. The Line (7:40)
  8. Hot Wheels (4:55)
  9. The Temple of the Holy (7:42)
  10. July Morning (9:30)

Credits

  • Marc Klinnert - cover [cover artwork]
  • Ulrich P枚sselt - producer, recorded by, mixed by
  • Klaus Heinrich - design [booklet]
  • Helmut Philipps - engineer [studio assistant]
  • Jan Loewenhaupt - engineer [studio assistant]
  • George Marino - mastered by
  • Volker Beushausen - photography by [band photos and single shots]
  • David Byron - written-by
  • Ken Hensley - written-by

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