The Mission is the sixth studio album released by Royal Hunt. It is a concept album based on Ray Bradbury's sci-fi classic 'The Martian Chronicles'. Each track from this album is dedicated to the defined chapter of the book.
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Released | 21 August 2001 | |||
Genre | Progressive metal | |||
Length | 51:46 | |||
Label | Century Media 8073 | |||
Producer | André Andersen | |||
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Track listing
editAll songs written by André Andersen except where noted.
- "Take Off" (Instrumental) – 1:04
- "The Mission" – 5:50
- "Exit Gravity" (Instrumental) – 1:05
- "Surrender" – 5:30 (Andersen/West)
- "Clean Sweep" – 1:57
- "Judgement Day" – 6:28
- "Metamorphosis" (Instrumental) – 1:25
- "World Wide War" – 6:26 (Andersen/West)
- "Dreamline" (Instrumental) – 2:07 (Andersen/Kjaer)
- "Out of Reach" – 5:26
- "Fourth Dimension" (Instrumental) – 2:34
- "Days of No Trust" – 4:55
- "Total Recall" – 6:59
The Mission and 'The Martian Chronicles'
edit- "Take Off" - "August 2001 - The Settlers"
- "The Mission" – "January 1999 - Rocket Summer"
- "Exit Gravity" - "October 2002 - The Shore"
- "Surrender" – "April 2000 - The Third Expedition"
- "Clean Sweep" – "April 2005 - Usher II"
- "Judgement Day" – "June 2001 - And The Moon Be Still As Bright"
- "Metamorphosis" - "February 2002 - The Locusts"
- "World Wide War" – "August 2026 - There Will Come Soft Rain"
- "Dreamline" (Instrumental) – "February 2003 - Interim"
- "Out of Reach" – "August 2002 - Night Meeting"
- "Fourth Dimension" - "November 2005 - The Watchers"
- "Days of No Trust" – "April 2026 - The Long Years"
- "Total Recall" – "November 2005 - The Off Season"
Personnel
edit- André Andersen – Keyboards and rhythm guitar
- John West – Vocals
- Steen Mogensen – Bass guitar
- Jacob Kjaer – Lead guitar
With
- Kenneth Olsen – Drums
- Kim Johanneson – Drums
- Maria McTurk – Backing vocals
- Kenny Lubcke – Backing vocals
Production
edit- Mixing – Lars Overgaard