2014
1. Victim Of Ritual (Demo Version)
2. 500 Letters (LIve At The Vorterix Radio)
3. Lucid Dreamer (Demo)
4. Never Enough (Demo Progression)
5. Mystique Voyage (Demo)
6. Into The Sun (Studio Version)
7. Deliverance (Instrumental)
8. Neverlight (Full Orchestral Version)
9. Until Silence (Live At Vorterix Radio)
10. Medusa (Tarja's Solo Version)
Release date: 4th July 2014
Record label: earMUSIC
Format: CD / Digipak
Country: Germany
Also:
Russia - CIS / 2014 / earMUSIC - Soyuz Music / CD
Ukraine / 2014 / Moon Records / CD
Mexico / 2014 / earMUSIC - Scarecrow Records / CD - Digipak
Argentina / 2014 / NEMS Enterprises / CD - Double Card Wallet
Germany / 2015 / earMUSIC / CD - Digipak
More release dates:
Germany / Switzerland / Austria: 14th July 2014
France: 7th July 2014
Spain: 4th July 2014
Scandinavia: 4th July 2014
Italy: October 2014
CREDITS:
LEAD & BACKING VOCALS TARJA
DRUMS MIKE TERRANA 4, 6, 7, 8, 10
ELECTRIC GUITARS ALEX SCHOLPP 4, 6, 10 / JULIAN BARRETT 7, 8 / MEL WESSON 7
ACOUSTIC GUITAR ALEX SCHOLPP 6 / JULIAN BARRETT 2, 9
BASS DOUG WIMBISH 7, 10 / KEVIN CHOWN 4, 6, 8 / PETER BARRETT 2, 9
KEYBOARDS CHRISTIAN KRETSCHMAR 4, 6, 8 / MEL WESSON 7
BART HENDRICKSON 10 / TORSTEN STENZEL 5
ACOUSTIC CELLO & CELLO FXS CAROLINE LAVELLE 7
PERCUSSION LUIS CONTE 10
PIANO TARJA 5
DUDUK SARO DANIELIAN 10
TOY PIANO ANDERS WOLLBECK 3
ORCHESTRAL & CHOIR ARRANGEMENTS COMPOSER JIM DOOLEY 6, 7, 8 / BART HENDRICKSON 10
AMBIENT MUSIC DESIGN MEL WESSON 7
PROGRAMMING MEL WESSON 7 / BART HENDRICKSON 10
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
ADRIAN TAVERNA AT RADIO VORTERIX, BUENOS AIRES, ARGENTINA
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 6, 7, 8, 10
CO-PRODUCED BY JULIAN BARRETT 2, 8, 9 / JIM DOOLEY 7
2, 9 MIXED BY JULIAN "PARSONS" BARRETT
ORIGINAL DEMOS RECORDED AND PRODUCED BY
MATTIAS LINDBLOM / ANDERS WOLLBECK / JOHNNY ANDREWS / TORSTEN STENZEL & TARJA
MASTERING ENGINEER JUSTIN SHTURTZ AT STERLING SOUND
EXECUTIVE PRODUCER MARCELO CABULI FOR NEMS ENTERPRISES SRL
PHOTOGRAPHS BY PORAS CHAUDHARY
COVER ARTWORK BY MIKOLAS GAL
BACKCOVER ARTWORK BY PREDRAG MILOSEVIC
ORIGINAL ARTWORK BY BÜRO DIRK RUDOLPH
LAYOUT BY ALEXANDER MERTSCH AT GROOTHUIS.DE
// VICTIM OF RITUAL WRITTEN BY: MATTIAS LINDBLOM, ANDERS WOLLBECK, TARJA TURUNEN
// 500 LETTERS WRITTEN BY: JOHNNY LEE ANDREWS, TARJA TURUNEN
// LUCID DREAMER WRITTEN BY: MATTIAS LINDBLOM, ANDERS WOLLBECK, TARJA TURUNEN
// NEVER ENOUGH WRITTEN BY: JOHNNY LEE ANDREWS, TARJA TURUNEN
// MYSTIQUE VOYAGE WRITTEN BY: TARJA TURUNEN
// INTO THE SUN WRITTEN BY: STEVE VAN VELVET, MATTIAS LINDBLOM, ANDERS WOLLBECK, TARJA TURUNEN
// 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
VICTIM OF RITUAL
FIRST DEMO
I WAS WRITING THIS SONG WITH MATTIAS AND ANDERS IN STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN. I RECORDED THE FIRST DEMO VERY FAST IMMEDIATELY AFTER WE FINISHED WRITING IT. IT GAVE US A GOOD START FOR THE REAL PRODUCTION, BUT MISSED STILL QUITE A LOT FROM WHAT'S ON THE ALBUM VERSION.
500 LETTERS
LIVE AT VORTERIX RADIO
I HAD FUN WITH JULIAN AND PETER IN VORTERIX RADIO IN BUENOS AIRES LAST YEAR. I WAS PLAYING THE PIANO PARTS AND SINGING LIVE. IT WAS A BIT STRANGE THAT THERE WAS NO AUDIENCE, SO NO INSTANT FEEDBACK.
LUCID DREAMER
DEMO
AT THE TIME WHEN THE WRITING PROCESS WAS DONE, I WAS NOT THINKING ABOUT THE DREAM SEQUENCE IN THE SONG. I FELT LIKE THE SONG NEEDED SOME SPECIAL SOUNDS, SO THE CRYSTAL INSTRUMENTS MADE THE SONG COMPLETE. IT WAS NICE TO EXPERIMENT.
ARTWORK BY VIVIEN SCALBERT
NEVER ENOUGH
DEMO PROGRESSION
MYSELF I LOVE TO HEAR HOW ARTISTS ARE PREPARING THEIR SONGS FOR THE PRODUCTION AND HOW IS THE ACTUAL PROCESS OF WRITING THE SONGS. THAT'S WHY I WANTED TO SHOW IN THIS VERSION HOW "NEVER ENOUGH" SONG REALLY DEVELOPED FROM THE VERY FIRST DEMO UNTIL THE VERSION YOU KNOW FROM "COLOURS IN THE DARK".
ARTWORK BY CORONERAN
MISTIQUE VOYAGE
DEMO
I WROTE THIS SONG SHORTLY AFTER MY WINTER STORM ALBUM. MY FRIEND TORSTEN PREPARED THIS DEMO FOR ME, BUT IT STAYED IN THE DRAWER OF UNFINISHED SONGS UNTIL CITD.
ARTWORK BY KEVIN WEISS
INTO THE SUN
STUDIO VERSION
THIS SONG WAS RELEASED AS A LIVE VERSION ON MY FIRST LIVE DVD CALLED "ACT I", BUT SINCE I LOVE THE SONG VERY MUCH, I WANTED TO RECORD A PROPER STUDIO VERSION OF IT. I BELIEVE WE MADE NOW JUSTICE FOR THIS BEAUTIFUL SONG.
ARTWORK BY STANIS-W DECKER
DELIVERANCE
INSTRUMENTAL
JAMES DOOLEY, WHO HAS BEEN WORKING YEARS WITH ME THE ORCHESTRA ARRANGEMENTS ON MY ALBUMS CAME WITH THE IDEA FOR THIS ONE. I ADDED SOME OF THE SECTIONS INCLUDING THE CHOIR. WITH THIS VERSION I WANTED TO LET PEOPLE HEAR HOW BEAUTIFUL WORK HE DID IN OUR SONG.
ARTWORK BY BRUNO BOGARIN
NEVERLIGHT
FULL ORCHESTRA VERSION
ON THE ALBUM VERSION YOU CANNOT HEAR THAT MUCH THE ORCHESTRA, SINCE I WANTED THE SONG TO SOUND AS HEAVY AS POSSIBLE. THIS VERSION OFFERS YOU ANOTHER APPROACH INCLUDING A GUITAR SOLO FROM JULIAN.
ARTWORK BY TIMO LORCH
UNTIL SILENCE
LIVE AT VORTERIX RADIO
I WAS HAPPY TO PRESENT THIS BEAUTIFUL BALLAD AT THE RADIO. I ALWAYS LOVE SINGING BALLADS WHERE I FEEL MY VOICE SHINES AT ITS BEST.
ARTWORK BY THAMIRES MORAES
MEDUSA
TARJA'S SOLO VERSION
I RECORDED THE COMPLETE SET OF LYRICS FOR "MEDUSA", BECAUSE I WANTED TO SHOW IT FOR JUSTIN FURSTENFELDT AS I WISHED HIM TO TAKE PART IN THE SONG. LUCKILY HE DID SO.
ARTWORK BY ERIC IMBIMBO
Editions
Vinyls
Germany / Black
Side A
1. Victim Of Ritual (Demo Version)
2. 500 Letters (LIve At The Vorterix Radio)
3. Lucid Dreamer (Demo)
4. Never Enough (Demo Progression)
5. Mystique Voyage (Demo)
Side B
6. Into The Sun (Studio Version)
7. Deliverance (Instrumental)
8. Neverlight (Full Orchestral Version)
9. Until Silence (Live At Vorterix Radio)
10. Medusa (Tarja's Solo Version)
Release date: 4th July 2014
Record label: earMUSIC
Format: LP Black Vinyl / Inner Sleeve
Country: Germany
Digital
1. Victim Of Ritual (Demo Version)
2. 500 Letters (LIve At The Vorterix Radio)
3. Lucid Dreamer (Demo)
4. Never Enough (Demo Progression)
5. Mystique Voyage (Demo)
6. Into The Sun (Studio Version)
7. Deliverance (Instrumental)
8. Neverlight (Full Orchestral Version)
9. Until Silence (Live At Vorterix Radio)
10. Medusa (Tarja's Solo Version)
Release date: 4th July 2014
Record label: earMUSIC
Format: Digital Download
Country: International