Close_to_the_Sun_(album)

<i>Close to the Sun</i> (album)

Close to the Sun (album)

2017 studio album by Place Vendome

For the video game, see Close to the Sun (video game).

Close to the Sun is the fourth album of the melodic hard rock project Place Vendome. The songwriting for this album was provided by Magnus Karlsson (Primal Fear), Jani Liimatainen (Cain's Offering, ex-Sonata Arctica), Olaf Thörsen (Vision Divine, Labyrinth), Fabio Lione (Vision Divine, Angra, ex-Rhapsody of Fire), Simone Mularoni (DGM), Alessandro Del Vecchio (Hardline, Voodoo Circle), Aldo Lonobile (Secret Sphere) and Mike Palace (Palace).

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This was the first Place Vendome album to feature guest guitar solos by Gus G (Firewind, Ozzy Osbourne), Kai Hansen (ex-Helloween, Gamma Ray, Unisonic), Mandy Meyer (Krokus, ex-Asia, Unisonic), Alfred Koffler (Pink Cream 69), Magnus Karlsson, Simone Mularoni and Michael Klein.[4] It was released on 24 February 2017 with cover art credited to Stanis W. Decker.

Track listing

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Personnel

Place Vendome

  • Michael Kiske – vocals
  • Dennis Ward – bass guitar, rhythm guitars, producer
  • Dirk Bruinenberg – drums
  • Gunther Werno – keyboards
  • Uwe Reitenauer – rhythm guitars on "Close to the Sun", "Welcome to the Edge", "Hereafter", "Across the Times", lead guitars on "Close to the Sun"

Guest musicians

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References

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