German progressive metal act, Disillusion, have re-released their album, Back To Times Of Splendor, via Metal Blade Records, to celebrate the record’s 20th anniversary. Recently, the band also shared two tracks from the remastered full-length, “And the Mirror Cracked” and “Alone I Stand in Fires,” while also kicking off their anniversary tour in the EU. Head into the article below for more information.
Order “Back To Times Of Splendor (20th Anniversary Reissue)” here: https://eu.kingsroadmerch.com/metal-blade/artist/1029
Singer, main composer and founding member Andy Schmidt comments: “20 years, crazy, I’m so grateful for the huge impact this record had on so many people, fans, musicians, music lovers. And of course we never expected this. Thank You to everybody who supported us through all the years! Time to celebrate together on tour in spring.”
Re-mastered by Tony Lindgren at Fascination Street Studios, the album includes two bonus live tracks plus their 2002 The Porter EP, which has never been released on vinyl before.
Disillusion – Back To Times Of Splendor (20th Anniversary Reissue) Tracklisting:
01 And the Mirror Cracked (Remastered 20th Anniversary Edition) (08:28)
02 Fall (Remastered 20th Anniversary Edition) (04:53)
03 Alone I Stand in Fires (Remastered 20th Anniversary Edition) (06:53)
04 Back to Times of Splendor (Remastered 20th Anniversary Edition) (14:40)
05 A Day by the Lake (Remastered 20th Anniversary Edition) (04:54)
06 The Sleep of Restless Hours (Remastered 20th Anniversary Edition) (17:02)
07 The Porter (2002) (04:17) * Bonus Track
08 Eternal Duality (2002) (05:05) * Bonus Track
09 And the Mirror Cracked – Live 2023 (06:24) * Bonus Track
10 Alone I Stand in Fires – Live 2023 (06:27) * Bonus Track
Watch the first single “And the Mirror Cracked (Remastered 20th Anniversary Edition)” here: https://youtu.be/2kdBoS_-L6I
Reissue Formats:
Digipak CD
Digital Album
Gatefold 2LP:
– Black Vinyl
– Apricot Marbled (500x copies)
– Color in Color (200x copies)
– Maroon Marbled (300x copies – Band Exclusive)
Disillusion will celebrate this milestone in 2024 by touring internationally, where they will perform Back To Times Of Splendor in its entirety. The first shows in Germany, Switzerland and Austria are on sale now with many more concerts and festivals to be announced soon.
Disillusion – Tour Dates 2024:
“Back To Times Of Splendor – 20th Anniversary”
Presented by Rock Hard Magazine
May 03 – Munich (DE) Backstage
May 04 – Vienna (AT) Viper Room
May 05 – Prague (CZ) Klubovna
May 06 – Nürnberg (DE) Hirsch
May 07 – Basel (CH) Rockfact
May 08 – Stuttgart (DE) Club Zentral
May 09 – Ruesselsheim (DE) Das Rind
May 10 – Cologne (DE) Yard Club
May 11 – Berlin (DE) Frannz Club
Further Disillusion live dates:
September 04-07, 2024 Atlanta, GA (USA) – ProgPower USA
More from Disillusion:
Disillusion was founded in 1994 and with each subsequent independent release, the band progressed in many ways and morphed into something much more. By the time their debut album Back To Times Of Splendor was released through Metal Blade Records in 2004, Disillusion were not only touring throughout Germany but also internationally with the likes of Amon Amarth and Impious.
Disillusion’s long rich history has had many highlights, most recently being their last two albums The Liberation and Ayam charting in Germany, but Back To Times Of Splendor was an album that defined them as a band. It was a concept album of pure progressive death metal but still showed a huge range of emotion. From touching, almost fragile moments to brutal rhythmic outbursts – Disillusion melted all genre boundaries together and made an epic masterpiece.
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