Ascendence

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Ascendence is the second album by Australian heavy metal band Lord. It was released in early September 2007 by Melbourne label Modern Invasion and will be issued in Japan by Soundholic.

Overview

The bonus track 12 vary according to regions. On the Australian release, it is a Pantera cover that originally appeared on the Pantera tribute album The Art of Shredding: A Tribute to Dime, but has since been entirely remixed. On the Japanese release, it is an X Japan cover featuring vocals from the singer of Japanese band Vigilante.

Track listing

1. "Echoes of the Past" – 0:39 (T. Grose)
2. "Reborn" – 5:51 (T. Grose/T. Yatras/A. Dowling)
3. "Going Down" – 4:30 (T. Grose/T. Yatras)
4. "Same Old Lines" – 5:41 (T. Grose/T. Yatras/A. Dowling)
5. "Rain" – 6:07 (T. Grose/T. Yatras/A. Dowling)
6. "My Own Way" – 6:22 (T. Grose/T. Yatras)
7. "Through the Fire" – 4:50 (T. Grose/T. Yatras)
8. "The Calm" – 1:12 (T. Grose/T. Yatras/A. Dowling)
9. "Limb From Limb" – 5:46 (T. Grose/T. Yatras/A. Dowling)
10. "220" – 2:35 (T. Grose/T. Yatras)
11. "Legacy" – 7:51 (T. Grose/T. Yatras)
12. Bonus track according to region:
    • (Australia) "Shattered" – 3:29 (Pantera)
    • (Japan) "Silent Jealousy" – 7:36 (Yoshiki (musician))

Personnel

Musical

Lord

• Lord Tim – vocals, guitars, keyboards
• Tim Yatras – drums
• Andrew Dowling – bass guitar

with

• Tania Moran – backing vocals
• Gareth Michael – backing vocals
• Mark Furtner – guitar (on 4, 10)
• Chris Brooks – guitar (on 5, 7)
• Mav Stevens – guitar (on 12, Australia)
• Hideaki Niwa – vocals (on 12, Japan)

Technical

• Produced, engineered and mixed by Lord Tim at SLS Studios, Wollongong

Graphical

(Cover art, sleeve design, photos, etc.)