The Mission

by Royal Hunt

The Mission cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 21 August 2001
  • Label: Century Media
  • Country: Denmark
  • Length: 51:48
  • Community rating: 3.41/5 from 1 rating

Artists on this release: Michael Raitzin, Maria McTurk, Lars Overgaard Christensen, Christina Laugesen, Kim Johanneson, John West, Kenny L眉bcke, Andr茅 Andersen, Jacob Kjaer, Jan Eliasson, Kenneth Olsen, Steen Mogensen

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Royal Hunt's 'The Mission', adapted from Ray Bradbury's 'The Martian Chronicles', sets the Danish band's progressive metal to a science-fiction concept with John West's vocals and Andr茅 Andersen's keyboard-led arrangements. It is the band's most fully realized concept work of the period.

Genres

Descriptors: progressive, melodic, maximalist, space

Tracklist

  1. Take Off (1:06)
  2. The Mission (5:50)
  3. Exit Gravity (1:05)
  4. Surrender (5:30)
  5. Clean Sweep (1:57)
  6. Judgement Day (6:28)
  7. Metamorphosis (1:25)
  8. World Wide War (6:26)
  9. Dreamline (2:07)
  10. Out Of Reach (5:26)
  11. Fourth Dimension (2:34)
  12. Days Of No Trust (4:55)
  13. Total Recall (6:59)

Credits

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