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Prisonworld

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Prisonworld
Studio album by
ReleasedJanuary 17, 2005
GenreFolk metal, gothic metal, symphonic metal
Length39:05
LanguageEnglish, Sindarin
LabelBlack Bards
ProducerBurkhard Lipps
Lyriel chronology
Prisonworld
(2005)
Autumntales
(2006)

Prisonworld is the debut studio album by the German folk metal band Lyriel. It contains mostly balladesque songs.

Concept

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The song "Lind e-huil" is sung in Sindarin, one of the fictional Elvish languages created by J. R. R. Tolkien. "The Symmetry of Disfiguration" was inspired by Wendy and Richard Pini's Elfquest series.[1]

Reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Metal Hammer Germany4/7[2]
Rock Hard7.0[3]

The Sonic Seducer and Rock Hard magazines interpreted the album as a tribute to Blackmore's Night. The latter review observed that while the album had been produced well the songs lacked a certain amount of pressure and did not really correspond to the Metal genre.[4][3] Metal Hammer Germany compared singer Jessica Thierjung's voice to Doro Pesch and observed a frequent "Celtic mood" that was caused by the string instruments.[2]

Track listing

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No.TitleLength
1."At the Mindnightsgate"01:31
2."Prisonworld"03:44
3."The Crown of the Twilight"03:22
4."Symmetry of Disfiguration"03:48
5."The Singing Nightingale"03:22
6."Lind E-huil"05:31
7."There's a Rainbow in the Rain"04:02
8."The Judgement of My Harvest Heart"04:21
9."Fate of Knowledge"01:23
10."Day in June"03:47
11."The Spring and the Flight"04:14
Total length:39:05

Personnel

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  • Linda Laukamp - vocals, cello
  • Claudia Schäfer - violin
  • Martin Ahmann - keyboards
  • Jessica Thierjung - vocals
  • Daniel de Beer - drums
  • Sven Engelmann - bass
  • Oliver Thierjung - guitars, backing vocals

Additional personnel

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  • Jessica Alterauge - cover art
  • Christoph Weller - layout, design

References

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  1. ^ "Der Elf tanzt, wenn die Elfe singt" (in German). AMBOSS Musik-Magazin. 2005. Interview.
  2. ^ a b Mineur, Matthias (2005). "Lyriel - Prisonworld". Metal Hammer (in German). No. 3.
  3. ^ a b Blum, Tobias. "Prisonworld". Rock Hard (in German). No. 214.
  4. ^ Eck, Markus (2005). "Lyriel – Prisonworld". Sonic Seducer (in German). No. 2. Archived from the original on 19 December 2013.