Colours In The Dark





2013


1. Victim Of Ritual
2. 500 Letters
3. Lucid Dreamer
4. Never Enough
5. Mystique Voyage
6. Darkness
7. Deliverance
8. Neverlight
9. Until Silence
10. Medusa (feat. Justin Furstenfeld)



Release dates: 30th August 2013
Record label: earMUSIC
Format: CD / Transparent Slipcase / Jewel Case
Country: Europe

Also:
Russia - CIS / 2013 / earMUSIC - Soyuz Music / CD - Jewel Case
Ukraine / 2013 / Moon Records / CD - Jewel Case
US / 2013 / Armoury Records / CD - Jewel Case
Mexico / 2013 / Scarecrow Records / CD - Jewel Case
Mexico / 2013 / Scarecrow Records / CD - Digipak (Including download code for "Into The Sun")
Brazil / 2013 / Hellion Records / CD - Jewel Case
Argentina / 2013 / NEMS Enterprises / CD - Jewel Case
Japan / 28th August 2013 / Avalon / CD - Jewel Case
Australasia / 27th September 2013 / earMUSIC - Shock / CD - Jewel Case



CREDITS:

VICTIM OF RITUAL WRITTEN BY: MATTIAS LINDBLOM, ANDERS WOLLBECK, TARJA TURUNEN

500 LETTERS WRITTEN BY: JOHNNY LEE ANDREWS, TARJA TURUNEN

NEVER ENOUGH WRITTEN BY: JOHNNY LEE ANDREWS, TARJA TURUNEN

MYSTIQUE VOYAGE WRITTEN BY: TARJA TURUNEN

LUCID DREAMER WRITTEN BY: MATTIAS LINDBLOM, ANDERS WOLLBECK, TARJA TURUNEN

MYSTIQUE VOYAGE WRITTEN BY: TARJA TURUNEN

DARKNESS WRITTEN BY: PETER GABRIEL

DELIVERANCE WRITTEN BY: JAMES MICHAEL DOOLEY, MATTIAS LINDBLOM, ANDERS WOLLBECK, TARJA TURUNEN

NEVERLIGHT WRITTEN BY: JESPER STRÖMBLAD, MATTIAS LINDBLOM, ANDERS WOLLBECK, TARJA TURUNEN

UNTIL SILENCE WRITTEN BY: MARKO SAARESTO, OLLI TUKIAINEN, MARKUS KAARLONEN, TARJA TURUNEN

MEDUSA WRITTEN BY: BART HENDRICKSON, ANGELA HELDMANN TARJA TURUNEN

LEAD & BACKING VOCALS TARJA 1-10 / JUSTIN FURSTENFELD 10
DRUMS MIKE TERRANA 1 - 10
ELECTRIC GUITARS ALEX SCHOLPP 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 9, 10 / JULIAN BARRETT 7, 8 / MEL WESSON 7
ACOUSTIC & SLIDE GUITAR ALEX SCHOLPP 5
BASS DOUG WIMBISH 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10 / KEVIN CHOWN 1, 2, 3, 8
KEYBOARDS CHRISTIAN KRETSCHMAR 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 8, 9 / MEL WESSON 7 /
BART HENDRICKSON 10 / TIM PALMER 2 / TORSTEN STENZEL 5
ACOUSTIC CELLO & CELLO FXS MAX LILJA 3, 6 / CAROLINE LAVELLE 7, 9
PERCUSSION LUIS CONTE 2, 5, 6, 9, 10

PIANO TARJA 5
OBOE SOLOIST SARO DANIELIAN 1
DUDUK SARO DANIELIAN 10
CINEMASONICS DOUG WIMBISH 5
SEAGULL NAMU 5
CRISTAL BASCHET & GLASS HARMONICA THOMAS BLOCK 4
TOY PIANO ANDERS WOLLBECK 4

ORCHESTRAL & CHOIR ARRANGEMENTS COMPOSER JIM DOOLEY 1, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9
BART HENDRICKSON 10
ORCHESTRAL ARRANGEMENT FOR MULTIPLE CELLO MAX LILJA 6
AMBIENT MUSIC DESIGN MEL WESSON 3, 4, 7
PROGRAMMING TIM PALMER 3, 4, 5 / MEL WESSON 7
BART HENDRICKSON 10
SHELLS RECORDED WITH IPHONE IN ANTIGUA BY MIC 5
NAOMI RECORDED SOMEWHERE IN THE WORLD BY MIC 4

RECORDING ENGINEER JETRO VAINIO AT ESTUDIO EL PIE, BUENOS AIRES
MARIO ALTAMIRANO AT ESTUDIO EL PIE & ESTUDIO PANDA, BUENOS AIRES
TORSTEN STENZEL AT STARDUST II, ANTIGUA & BARBUDA
DANIEL WILLY AT MAGNIFICO STUDIOS, THOUSAND OAKS CALIFORNIA
ASSISTANT ENGINEERS MARTIN MUSCATELLO / JOSÉ MARADEI

EXECUTIVE A&R CONSULTANT EARMUSIC+ TARJA: DANIEL PIEPER

PRODUCED BY TARJA & MIC
ADDITIONAL PRODUCTION & MIXED BY TIM PALMER AT, 62 STUDIOS
CO-PRODUCED BY ALEX SCHOLPP 3 / JULIAN BARRETT 8 / JIM DOOLEY 7

MASTERING ENGINEER JUSTIN SHTURTZ AT STERLING SOUND
EXECUTIVE PRODUCER MARCELO CABULI FOR NEMS ENTERPRISES SRL

PHOTOGRAPHS BY PORAS CHAUDHARY
ARTWORK BY BÜRO IRK RUDOLPH





Editions



Bonus Track Edition




1. Victim Of Ritual
2. 500 Letters
3. Lucid Dreamer
4. Never Enough
5. Mystique Voyage
6. Darkness
7. Deliverance
8. Neverlight
9. Until Silence
10. Medusa (feat. Justin Furstenfeld)
11. Where Were You Last Night / Heaven Is a Place On Earth / Livin' On a Prayer (Live From Luna Park)



Release dates: 30th August 2013
Record label: earMUSIC
Format: CD / Jewel Case
Country: Europe





Special Edition






1. Victim Of Ritual
2. 500 Letters
3. Lucid Dreamer
4. Never Enough
5. Mystique Voyage
6. Darkness
7. Deliverance
8. Neverlight
9. Until Silence
10. Medusa (feat. Justin Furstenfeld)

Including download code for "Into The Sun"



Release dates: 30th August 2013
Record label: earMUSIC
Format: CD / Transparent Slipcase / Digibook
Country: Europe





LTD. Boxset






Special Edition

1. Victim Of Ritual
2. 500 Letters
3. Lucid Dreamer
4. Never Enough
5. Mystique Voyage
6. Darkness
7. Deliverance
8. Neverlight
9. Until Silence
10. Medusa (feat. Justin Furstenfeld)

Including download code for "Into The Sun"


60-pages photo book (vinyl size - 28,6 x 28,5 cm / 150g paper


Two-sided poster


Poster (photo collage)


T-shirt


Download code for two songs



Release dates: 30th August 2013
Record label: earMUSIC
Format: CD / Box / Transparent Slipcase / Digibook
Country: Germany

Limited to 1000 copies





Vinyls


Germany / Picture / Splatter / Dark Splatter






A
1. Victim Of Ritual
2. 500 Letters
3. Lucid Dreamer

B
4. Never Enough
5. Mystique Voyage

C
6. Darkness
7. Deliverance
8. Neverlight

D
9. Until Silence
10. Medusa

Including download code for "Into The Sun"



Release dates: 30th August 2013
Record label: earMUSIC
Format: 2 LP Picture / Dark Splatter / Splatter Vinyl / Gatefold
Country: Germany





Mexico / Colours In The Dark / Victim Of Ritual
2 CD




CD 1 - Colours In The Dark

1. Victim Of Ritual
2. 500 Letters
3. Lucid Dreamer
4. Never Enough
5. Mystique Voyage
6. Darkness
7. Deliverance
8. Neverlight
9. Until Silence
10. Medusa (feat. Justin Furstenfeld)

CD 2 - Victim Of Ritual

1. Victim Of Ritual
2. Victim Of Ritual (Demo Version)
3. I Walk Alone (Live From Luna Park)
4. Underneath (Live From Luna Park)



Release dates: 30th August 2013
Record label: earMUSIC
Format: 2 CD / Slipcase / Jewel Case (Colours In The Dark) / Digipak (Victim Of Ritual)
Country: Mexico

Also:
Mexico / 2013 / earMUSIC / 2 CD - Slipcase - Jewel Case (Colours In The Dark) - Digipak (Victim Of Ritual) (Including download code for "Into The Sun" / Limited to 500 copies, numbered)