Tales of Ancient Prophecies
Tales of Ancient Prophecies is the debut studio album by Swedish symphonic power metal band Twilight Force, released on June 4, 2014 in Scandinavia and June 6 to worldwide audiences. It is the band's only album on Black Lodge Records; for their next studio album, Heroes of Mighty Magic, the band signed to Nuclear Blast Records. To support the album, the band embarked on a month-long European tour alongside Gloryhammer known as The Unicorn Invasion of Europe 2014. Although the album failed to chart internationally, it was a minor commercial success in the band's home country of Sweden, peaking at number 29 for 2 weeks.[1]
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| Released | June 4, 2014 (Scandinavia) June 6, 2014 (Worldwide) September 17, 2014 (Japan) | |||
| Recorded | 2011–2014 | |||
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| Length | 36:00 | |||
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Track listing
All tracks are written by Daniele[note 1] and Felipe[note 2]
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "Enchanted Dragon of Wisdom" | 4:43 |
| 2. | "The Power of the Ancient Force" | 5:03 |
| 3. | "Twilight Horizon" | 4:59 |
| 4. | "The Summoning" | 0:43 |
| 5. | "Whispering Winds" | 0:51 |
| 6. | "Fall of the Eternal Winter" | 4:54 |
| 7. | "Forest of Destiny" | 4:06 |
| 8. | "In the Mighty Hall of the Fire King" | 0:55 |
| 9. | "Made of Steel" | 4:46 |
| 10. | "Sword of Magic Steel" | 1:05 |
| 11. | "Gates of Glory" | 3:55 |
| Total length: | 36:00 | |
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| 12. | "Eagle Fly Free" (Helloween cover) | 5:26 |
| Total length: | 41:26 | |
Personnel
Twilight Force
- Daniele[note 1] – keyboards, piano, violin, cembalo, narration, backing vocals
- Borne[note 3] – bass guitar
- Felipe[note 2] – lead guitar, acoustic guitar, lute, backing vocals
- Christian Hedgren[note 4] – lead vocals
- Roberto – drums, percussion
Additional musicians
- Joakim Brodén – vocals (1, 2, 11)
- Kenny Leckremo – vocals (6)
- Andreas Olander – rhythm guitar, backing vocals
- Hanna Berglund – backing vocals
- Barbro Beckman – backing vocals
- Twilight Choir – backing vocals
Production
Charts
| Chart (2014) | Peak position |
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| Sverigetopplistan[1] | 29 |
Notes
During the recording of the album, some musicians were known under different nicknames. After the album's release, several members changed their pseudonyms.
- Blackwald
- Lynd
- Born
- Chrileon
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