Dust to Dust (Heavenly album)

Dust to Dust is the third full-length studio album by the French power metal band Heavenly. It was released on 12 January 2004 by Noise Records. Dust to Dust is a concept album following a man seeking revenge upon the Master of Doom for transforming him into a vampire and forcing him to prey on the innocent for eternity. The album concludes with the protagonist overcoming his master. He suffers a fatal wound, but he regains his soul and attains paradise.

Dust to Dust
Studio album by
Released12 January 2004
RecordedHeavenly Studio, France, March–August 2003
GenrePower metal
Length70:13
LabelNoise/Sanctuary
ProducerSascha Paeth
Heavenly chronology
Sign of the Winner
(2001)
Dust to Dust
(2004)
Virus
(2006)

The album's cover art was designed by Jan Meininghaus, a graphic designer from Germany.[1]

In 2017, Loudwire ranked it as the 25th best power metal album of all time.[2]

Track listing

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All lyrics are written by Benjamin Sotto, except where noted

Chapter I
No.TitleLength
1."Ashes to Ashes..." (Pierre-Emmanuel Pélisson, Benjamin Sotto)1:54
2."Evil"6:13
3."Lust for Life"6:13
4."Victory (Creature of the Night)"6:51
Chapter II
No.TitleLength
5."Illusion Part I"2:08
6."Illusion Part II (The Call of the Wild)"5:02
7."The Ritual" (instrumental)0:57
8."Keepers of the Earth" (Frédéric Leclercq, Sotto)6:15
9."Miracle"9:08
Chapter III
No.TitleLength
10."Fight for Deliverance"6:57
11."Hands of Darkness" (Leclercq)5:33
12."Kingdom Come"8:11
13."...Dust to Dust"4:51
Total length:70:13
Japanese edition
No.TitleLength
14."...Dust to Dust (Japanese version)"4:51
Total length:75:04

Personnel

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References

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  1. ^ "Heavenly - Dust to Dust - Encyclopaedia Metallum: The Metal Archives".
  2. ^ Divita, Joe (5 July 2017). "Top 25 Power Metal Albums of All Time". Loudwire. Townsquare Media. Retrieved 3 March 2021.