Heathenology is the first compilation album

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 by British

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 progressive rock

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 band Balance of Power

Balance of Power (band)

Balance of Power are a British melodic progressive metal group, formed in 1995.-History:Balance of Power was formed in 1995 by keyboardist Ivan Gunn, along with a group of musicians from the London rock scene. One of their first line-ups featured drummer Lionel Hicks, bassist Chris Dale, vocalist...

. It was released in 2005 and features a triple-pack DVD/CD that includes:

• A 2-hour DVD of Balance of Power in concert in 2004
• Live audio CD of Balance of Power in concert,
• A compilation 'Archives Of Power' CD - Re-mastered tracks picked from the first four albums.
• A 24-page, full color booklet to guide you through the first four Balance of Power albums and live photos of the band playing live.

Recording and producing

The first compilation disc was produced and engineered by Lionel Hicks

Lionel Hicks

Lionel Hicks began his career aged 15 as a drummer for such bands as UFO, Kid Wicked, Balance of Power and Gene Loves Jezebel.After two decades of drumming, Hicks moved into music production, and his credits include United States of Mind , Gypsy: A Musical Fable, Teaser, Lady Luck, Kid Wicked, all...

. It was recorded at POD Studios in London, England and mixed by Todd Fitzgerald and Hicks at Oarfin Studios in Minneapolis, US. Art and design was done by Robert Duffy at PostScript Design.

The second live album was produced by Costis Papadopoulos and Hicks. It was recorded by Andy Horn and mixed and mastered by Fitzgerald and Hicks at Echobay Studios, in Minneapolis.

The third live DVD was produced by Stephen James Bland at SjB Imperial Film and Television, in London. It was filmed by Edgar Heckmann, Torsten Hartmann, Thomas Hertler, Bellinda Gielich, Sebastian Kastner, Tobias Pfahl, Tom Hack, Björn Böhm and Roland Heckmann and edited by Martin O'Leary. The DVD features additional bootleg footage by Gary Marshall, Tim McCray

Tim McCray

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 and Klaus

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Live footage was recorded during a live presentation of the band opening for Edenbridge

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Track listing

Disc 1 - "Archives of Power" Audio CD

1. "Prisoner of Pride"
2. "Fire Dance"
3. "Stranger Days to Come"
4. "Higher than the Sun"
5. "Seven Days into Nevermore"
6. "The Pleasure Room"
7. "The Other Side of Paradise"
8. "Blind Man"
9. "Book of Secrets"
10. "Savage Tears"
11. "Do You Dream of Angels"
12. "One Voice"
13. "Against the Odds"

Disc 2 - "Heathenology Live 2004" Audio CD

1. "The Rising"
2. "Heathen Machine"
3. "Chemical Imbalance"
4. "Shelter Me"
5. "Searching for the Truth"
6. "Ten More Tales of Grand Illusion"
7. "No Place Like Home"
8. Guitar Solo
9. "Walking on Top of the World"
10. "Wake Up Call"
11. "Day Breaker"
12. "Sins of the World"

Disc 3 - "Heathenology Live 2004" DVD

1. Balance of Power - Live in concert
2. Special Features

Band members

• John K - lead vocals
• Pete Southern - guitar
• Tony Ritchie - bass
• Lionel Hicks
  Lionel Hicks
  Lionel Hicks began his career aged 15 as a drummer for such bands as UFO, Kid Wicked, Balance of Power and Gene Loves Jezebel.After two decades of drumming, Hicks moved into music production, and his credits include United States of Mind , Gypsy: A Musical Fable, Teaser, Lady Luck, Kid Wicked, all...
  
   - drums

Production and recording

• Lionel Hicks - producer, engineer, mixer
• Constantin - producer
• Todd Fitzgerald - producer
• PostScript Design - art design
• Stephen James - DVD producer, special features director
• Martin O'Leary - DVD footage editor
• Steve Mpofu - DVD special features cameraman
• SjB Imperial Film Ltd - DVD production company

External links

• Heathenology on Balance of Power's official website
• Heathenology on Amazon
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• Heathenology on AllMusic