Prisonworld

Prisonworld
Studio album by
Lyriel
ReleasedJanuary 17, 2005
GenreFolk metal, gothic metal, symphonic metal
Length39:05
LanguageEnglish, Sindarin
LabelBlack Bards
ProducerBurkhard Lipps
Lyriel chronology
Prisonworld
(2005) 		Autumntales
(2006)

Prisonworld is the debut studio album by the German folk metal band Lyriel. It contains mostly balladesque songs.

Concept

The song "Lind e-huil" is sung in Sindarin, one of the fictional Elvish languages created by J. R. R. Tolkien. "The Symmetry of Disfiguration" was inspired by Wendy and Richard Pini's Elfquest series.[1]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Metal Hammer Germany4/7[2]
Rock Hard7.0[3]

The Sonic Seducer and Rock Hard magazines interpreted the album as a tribute to Blackmore's Night. The latter review observed that while the album had been produced well the songs lacked a certain amount of pressure and did not really correspond to the Metal genre.[4][3] Metal Hammer Germany compared singer Jessica Thierjung's voice to Doro Pesch and observed a frequent "Celtic mood" that was caused by the string instruments.[2]

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."At the Mindnightsgate"01:31
2."Prisonworld"03:44
3."The Crown of the Twilight"03:22
4."Symmetry of Disfiguration"03:48
5."The Singing Nightingale"03:22
6."Lind E-huil"05:31
7."There's a Rainbow in the Rain"04:02
8."The Judgement of My Harvest Heart"04:21
9."Fate of Knowledge"01:23
10."Day in June"03:47
11."The Spring and the Flight"04:14
Total length:39:05

Personnel

  • Linda Laukamp - vocals, cello
  • Claudia Schäfer - violin
  • Martin Ahmann - keyboards
  • Jessica Thierjung - vocals
  • Daniel de Beer - drums
  • Sven Engelmann - bass
  • Oliver Thierjung - guitars, backing vocals

Additional personnel

  • Jessica Alterauge - cover art
  • Christoph Weller - layout, design

References

  1. ^ "Der Elf tanzt, wenn die Elfe singt" (in German). AMBOSS Musik-Magazin. 2005. Interview.
  2. ^ a b Mineur, Matthias (2005). "Lyriel - Prisonworld". Metal Hammer (in German). No. 3.
  3. ^ a b Blum, Tobias. "Prisonworld". Rock Hard (in German). No. 214.
  4. ^ Eck, Markus (2005). "Lyriel – Prisonworld". Sonic Seducer (in German). No. 2. Archived from the original on 19 December 2013.