Star Tales
Encyclopedia
Star Tales is the debut album by the Greek
electronic
/operatic metal band Dol Ammad
. The album features a 12-piece choir of six men and six women called the Europa Choir that performed all the vocal duties.
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Electronic music
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/operatic metal band Dol Ammad
Dol Ammad
Dol Ammad is a heavy metal band formed in 2000 by Greek keyboard player Thanasis Lightbridge. Dol Ammad is characterizeded with instrumentation which layers conventional metal instrumentation , synthesizers, and the vocal support of a fourteen member four-part choir...
. The album features a 12-piece choir of six men and six women called the Europa Choir that performed all the vocal duties.
Track listing
- "Dreamport" - 3:11
- "Eclipse (Corona of the Sun)" - 4:09
- "Weaver's Dance" - 7:47
- "Boxed Daylight Part 1" - 2:57
- "Boxed Daylight Part 2" - 3:00
- "The Veil (Seven Face Danger)" - 5:24
- "Back to the Zone" - 4:24
- "Master of All" - 5:47
- "The Hill of Hope" - 7:16
- "Kruug" - 3:06
- "Vortex 3003" - 4:58
- "Mission Butterfly" - 10:00
Line-up
- Thanasis LightbridgeThanasis LightbridgeThanasis Lightbridge was born in Thessaloniki, Greece, in 1978. He is a Greek keyboard player/composer best known as the founder of electronica art metal band Dol Ammad and independent record label Electronicartmetal Records. He is also in the band Dol Theeta and currently resides in Thessaloniki,...
- synthesizers - Alex HolzwarthAlex HolzwarthAlex Holzwarth was born on 4 October 1968 in Landshut, Germany and is a professional drummer, and current member of italian symphonic power metal band Rhapsody of Fire. He is also the brother of the band's bassist Oliver Holzwarth....
- drums - Jimmy Wicked - guitars
- Nick Terry - bass
Europa Choir
- Kortessa Tsifodimou - soprano vocals
- Alexandra Voulgari - soprano vocals
- Zoe Tsokanou - soprano vocals
- Marieta Panagiotidou - alto vocals
- Vicky Alexaki - alto vocals
- Maria Stolaki - alto vocals
- Panos Iampoultakis - tenor vocals
- Themis Mpasdekis - tenor vocals
- Alexandros Barmpas - tenor vocals
- Kyriakos Chouvardas - bass vocals
- Petros Moraitis - bass vocals
- Yiannis Tsalouhidis - bass vocals
Credits
- Thanasis LightbridgeThanasis LightbridgeThanasis Lightbridge was born in Thessaloniki, Greece, in 1978. He is a Greek keyboard player/composer best known as the founder of electronica art metal band Dol Ammad and independent record label Electronicartmetal Records. He is also in the band Dol Theeta and currently resides in Thessaloniki,...
- music composition and arrangement, lyrics, production, layout, art direction - Sascha PaethSascha PaethSascha Paeth is a German guitarist, bassist, musical producer, and mixer known for working with heavy metal bands such as Avantasia, Edguy, Angra, Shaaman, Rhapsody of Fire, Kamelot, After Forever, Epica, et al...
- drum recording and production - Olaf Reitmeier - drum recording and production
- Brian Exton - artwork
- Angelos Zymaras - photography
- Stamatis Kritikos - layout, art direction