Once and Future King Part II
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Track listing
All songs written by Gary HughesGary Hughes
Gary Hughes is an English hard rock singer, songwriter and musician. Apart from his work as a solo artist, Gary Hughes is the front man and main songwriter of Hard Rock/Melodic Rock band Ten...
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- "Kill the King" – 5:51
- "There by the Grace of the Gods (Go I)" – 5:10
- "I Still Love You (I Still Do)" – 4:06
- "Oceans of Tears" – 4:30
- "Rise from the Shadows" – 3:44
- "Believe Enough to Fight" – 5:02
- "The Hard Way" – 3:46
- "The Pagan Dream" – 5:02
- "Demon Down" – 3:45
- "Deius" (Instrumental) – 1:41
- "Without You" – 6:34
- "Once and Future King" – 6:58
Singers-The Cast
- D. C. CooperD. C. CooperDonald Christopher "D.C." Cooper is an American singer and musician.-Biography:He started out playing in several area bands and touring the local club circuit in Pittsburgh while he studied singing under renowned opera coach Charlotte Coleman...
– King Aelle (Track 1) - Gary HughesGary HughesGary Hughes is an English hard rock singer, songwriter and musician. Apart from his work as a solo artist, Gary Hughes is the front man and main songwriter of Hard Rock/Melodic Rock band Ten...
– King Arthur (Tracks 2 and 3) - Lana LaneLana LaneLana Lane is a North American rock singer. She sings lead in her eponymous band, and has sung backing vocals for the band Rocket Scientists and guest sung on Ayreon and Erik Norlander albums....
– Queen Guinevere (Track 4) - Irene Jansen – Morgana (Track 5)
- Bob CatleyBob CatleyFor the Australian politician, see Bob Catley Robert Adrian 'Bob' Catley is a British musician, perhaps best known as the lead singer of the rock band Magnum. He is also an accomplished solo artist.- Early years :...
– Merlin (Track 6) - Sabine Edelsbacher – Nimue (Tracks 6 and 8)
- Doogie WhiteDoogie WhiteDoogie White , is a Scottish rock vocalist, who has sung for Midnight Blue, Rainbow, Cornerstone, Yngwie Malmsteen's Rising Force, Praying Mantis and Rata Blanca...
– Mordred (Tracks 7 and 9) - Sean HarrisDiamond HeadDiamond Head may refer to:* Diamond Head, Hawaii, a volcanic cone on the Hawaiian island of O'ahu known to Hawaiians as Leahi* Diamond Head , a song by the Beach Boys from their 1968 album Friends...
– Sir Galahad (Track 11) - Harry Hess – (Track 12)
Musicians-The Players
- Gary Hughes – guitarGuitarThe guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
, pianoPianoThe piano is a musical instrument played by means of a keyboard. It is one of the most popular instruments in the world. Widely used in classical and jazz music for solo performances, ensemble use, chamber music and accompaniment, the piano is also very popular as an aid to composing and rehearsal...
, keyboardsKeyboard instrumentA keyboard instrument is a musical instrument which is played using a musical keyboard. The most common of these is the piano. Other widely used keyboard instruments include organs of various types as well as other mechanical, electromechanical and electronic instruments...
, backing vocalsBacking vocalistA backing vocalist or backing singer is a singer who provides vocal harmony with the lead vocalist or other backing vocalists...
and programming - Chris Francis – guitars
- John Halliwell – guitars
- Steve McKenna – Bass guitarBass guitarThe bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
s - Greg Morgan – drumsDrum kitA drum kit is a collection of drums, cymbals and often other percussion instruments, such as cowbells, wood blocks, triangles, chimes, or tambourines, arranged for convenient playing by a single person ....
and percussionPercussion instrumentA percussion instrument is any object which produces a sound when hit with an implement or when it is shaken, rubbed, scraped, or otherwise acted upon in a way that sets the object into vibration... - Paul HodsonPaul HodsonPaul Hodson is an English hard rock singer, songwriter and musician.-Biography:Paul Hodson has been the keyboard player of the band Ten from 2001 until September 2011....
– piano and keyboards (Track 1, 4, 6 and 9) - Graham Woodcock – keyboards (Track 5), backing vocals
- Jason Thanos – backing vocals
- Damian WilsonDamian WilsonDamian Wilson is a singer known in the progressive rock genre. He is lead singer with the band Headspace along with Adam Wakeman and is lead singer for Threshold....
– backing vocals - Andy Bramhall – backing vocals
- Pete Coleman – backing vocals
Production
- Mixing – Pete Coleman
- Engineer – Gary Hughes
- Additional Engineering – Pete Coleman, Audu Obaje, Doug Kasper, Erik NorlanderErik NorlanderErik Norlander is an American musician who describes himself as a 'keyboardist, composer, producer and engineer'. Norlander has produced albums for Rocket Scientists and his wife, Lana Lane. He also has a progressive rock solo project titled simply Erik Norlander...
, Harry Hess, Billy Churchill and Jason Thanos