Life (Adagio album)

Life
Studio album by Adagio
Released	29 May 2017
Recorded	5 June – 18 October 2016
Studio	Axone Studio, Montreuil, France
Genre	Progressive metal symphonic metal neoclassical metal
Length	57:07
Label	Zeta Nemesis
Producer	Stéphan Forté
Adagio chronology
Archangels in Black (2009) Life (2017)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Power of Metal	[1]
My Global Mind	[2]
Louder Sound	[3]

Life is the fifth album by French neoclassical metal band Adagio, released on 29 May 2017 in France under Zeta Nemesis Records label and 9 August 2017 in Japan by King Records.[4] The album fundings were raised after a crowdfunding campaign on IndieGogo collected €27,533.[5] It was recorded at Axone Studio in Montreuil, mixed at X-Fade Studios, Nanterre, and mastered at Tower Studio in Montpellier from 5 June to 18 October 2016.[6]

Track listing

All lyrics are written by Kelly Sundown Carpenter and Stéphan Forté; all music is composed by Stéphan Forté and Mayline Gautié

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Life"	9:22
2.	"The Ladder"	6:39
3.	"Subrahmanya"	6:54
4.	"The Grand Spring Voyage"	6:10
5.	"Darkness Machine"	5:42
6.	"I'll Possess You"	5:47
7.	"Secluded Within Myself"	5:52
8.	"Trippin' Away"	6:05
9.	"Torn"	4:36
Total length:		57:07

Japanese version

No.	Title	Length
10.	"Carry the Cross" (demo)	4:11
Total length:		1:01:18

Personnel

Adagio

• Kelly Sundown Carpenter – vocals
• Stéphan Forté – guitar
• Kevin Codfert – keyboard
• Franck Hermanny – bass guitar
• Jelly Cardarelli – drums
• Mayline Gautié – violin

Additional musicians

• Carl Bensley – additional growling vocals

Production

• Stéphan Forté – producer
• Kevin Codfert – mixing
• Brett Caldas-Lima – mastering
• Ludovic Cordelières – artwork
• Lulu Inthesky – artwork
• Martial Lenoir – photography

References

1. Reinier de Vries. Adagio – Life Review. Power of Metal. Retrieved 2 August 2019.
2. Travis Green. Adagio – Life Review. My Global Mind. Retrieved 2 August 2019.
3. Dave Ling. Adagio – Life Review. Louder Sound. Retrieved 2 August 2019.
4. "Life – Release". metal-archives.com. Retrieved 2 August 2019.
5. "Life – Release". indiegogo.com. Retrieved 2 August 2019.
6. "Life – release". discogs. Retrieved 2 August 2019.