Tales of Ancient Prophecies

Tales of Ancient Prophecies
Tales of Ancient Prophecies
Studio album by Twilight Force
Released	4 June 2014 (Scandinavia); 6 June 2014 (Worldwide); 17 September 2014 (Japan)
Recorded	2011–2014
Studio	dB-Studios; Ridge Street Studios; The Twilight Forge;
Genre	Symphonic power metal;
Length	36:00
Label	Black Lodge Records; ; Spiritual Beast (Japan);
Producer	Daniele; Felipe;
Twilight Force chronology
Singles from Tales of Ancient Prophecies
	"Power of the Ancient Force"; Released: April 15, 2014; "Gates of Glory"; Released: April 24, 2015;

Tales of Ancient Prophecies is the debut studio album by Swedish symphonic power metal band Twilight Force, released on 4 June 2014 in Scandinavia and 6 June 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]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Daniele^{[note 1]} and Felipe^{[note 2]}

No.	Title	Length
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

Japanese edition
No.	Title	Length
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

Daniele^{[note 1]} – mastering, mixing, arranging, sound design, producer
Felipe^{[note 2]} – producer, mixing
Christian Hedgren^{[note 4]} – additional vocal arrangements (9)
Martin Hanford – cover art

Charts

Chart (2014)	Peak position
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.

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Blackwald
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Lynd
^ Born
^ ^a ^b Chrileon

References

^ ^a ^b TWILIGHT FORCE – TALES OF ANCIENT PROPHECIES

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[Blackwald-1] Blackwald

[Lynd-2] Lynd

[Borne-4] Born

[Chrileon-5] Chrileon

[Swedish_charts-3] TWILIGHT FORCE – TALES OF ANCIENT PROPHECIES

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