Return to Heaven Denied

Return to Heaven Denied is the second album by Italian power metal band, Labyrinth. It was the first album to feature Rob Tyrant on vocals. In 2010, the band released a follow-up to the album, titled Return to Heaven Denied Pt. II: "A Midnight Autumn's Dream" [2] In 2021, it was elected by Metal Hammer as the 17th best symphonic metal album of all time.[3]

Return to Heaven Denied
Studio album by
ReleasedJune 24, 1998
GenrePower metal, symphonic metal
Length57:49
LabelMetal Blade
ProducerLouis Stefanini, Pat Scalabrino and Labyrinth
Labyrinth chronology
No Limits
(1996)
Return to Heaven Denied
(1998)
Sons of Thunder
(2001)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
allmusic[1]

Track listing

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  1. "Moonlight" - 5:43
  2. "New Horizons" - 6:22
  3. "The Night of Dreams" - 4:47
  4. "Lady Lost in Time" - 5:32
  5. "State of Grace" - 3:08
  6. "Heaven Denied" - 4:57
  7. "Thunder" - 4:21
  8. "Feel" - 4:22
  9. "Time After Time" - 5:07
  10. "Falling Rain" - 6:26
  11. "Die for Freedom" - 7:02

Credits

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  • Rob Tyrant - vocals
  • Olaf Thorsen - guitar
  • Anders Rain - guitar
  • Chris Breeze - bass
  • Andrew Mc Pauls - keyboards
  • Ken Taylor - keyboards
  • Frank Andiver - drums (Studio)
  • Mat Stancioiu - drums (Pictured with the band, but did not perform on the record)

References

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  1. ^ allmusic review
  2. ^ "Labyrinth: 'Return To Heaven Denied Pt. 2'". Blabbermouth.net. 18 June 2009. Archived from the original on 23 September 2009. Retrieved 11 July 2010.
  3. ^ Davies, Hywel; Dome, Malcolm; Goodman, Eleanor; Chantler, Chris; Gordon, Connie; Grady, Spencer; Rees, Adam; Selzer, Jonathan (17 November 2021). "The 25 best symphonic metal albums". Metal Hammer. Future plc. Retrieved 2 January 2022.