Born Into Darkness is the second album by the German hard rock band known as Letter X. The band was without a lead vocalist at the time of its recording, as Martin Obermeier was no longer with the group. For this album Michael Bormann

Michael Bormann

Michael Bormann is a German vocalist. Since the first recording he had made with a band, he has been involved with several groups as their lead vocalist, having accepted contracts to record his vocals on albums rather than being a full time member of the bands...

 was contracted to perform lead vocals. He was offered the spot permanently but declined due to his focus to getting his own band, Jaded Heart, signed to a record deal and because he became the lead singer of Bonfire

Bonfire (band)

Bonfire is a German heavy metal band, founded in Ingolstadt, Germany in 1972. Bonfire has a unique history. Currently there are two bands who have held the name. The original group started out as Cacumen, became Bonfire and ended in 2011 as Charade...

. This was Bormann's first English recording to be released, although the album he did with the J.R. Blackmore Group was done two years earlier but released after this one.

Track listing

1. "Train Of Fools"
2. "Walls Of Confusion"
3. "Visions"
4. "Born Into Darkness"
5. "Illusions"
6. "We Live In Fear"
7. "Nowhere"
8. "Neverending Love"
9. "The Sign"
10. "We're Alive"

Band members

• Michael Bormann
  Michael Bormann
  Michael Bormann is a German vocalist. Since the first recording he had made with a band, he has been involved with several groups as their lead vocalist, having accepted contracts to record his vocals on albums rather than being a full time member of the bands...
  
  - Vocals
• Rudiger Fleck - Guitar
• Michael Faisst - Guitar
• Frank Hildenbrandt - Bass
• Jurgen Stahl - Keyboards
• Marco Ieve - Drums