Isla de Muerta (album)

Isla de Muerta is the twelfth studio album by the melodic hard rock band Ten, released on 20 May 2015 by Rocktopia Records. The album is named after the mythical "Island of the Dead" from pirate legend. The album's cover was illustrated by Gaetano Di Falco.[16] The band has released two singles (and lyric videos) from the album, for "Tell Me What to Do" and "This Love".

Isla de Muerta
Studio album by
Ten
ReleasedMay 20, 2015 (2015-05-20)
GenreHard rock
Length56:47
LabelRocktopia Records 003RTP
Avalon Records MICP-11210
ProducerGary Hughes
Ten chronology
Albion
(2014)		 Isla de Muerta
(2015)		 The Dragon And Saint George
(2015)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Hard Rock Heaven.net(9/10)[1]
Heavy Paradise(9/10)[2]
AOR Land(88/100)[3]
Rock & Prog(9/10)[4]
Radio Barbarossa[5]
Speakers Magazine(84/100)[6]
Danger Dog Music Reviews)[7]
Hard Rock & AOR(88/100)[8]
Melodicrock.com(92/100)[9]
Melodicrock.it(8.5/10)[10]
Rock And Metal Essence(88/100)[11]
Myglobalmind.com(9/10)[12]
Stormbringer.at[13]
Via Nocturna[14]
Powermetal.de(8/10)[15]

The album cover was illustrated by Gaetano Di Falco, who also illustrated the cover of the band's previous studio album Albion.

Track listing

All songs written by Gary Hughes.

European version (Rocktopia Records 003RTP)

  1. (i) Buccaneers (Instrumental) / (ii) Dead Men Tell No Tales - 6:27
  2. Tell Me What to Do - 4:15
  3. Acquiesce - 4:45
  4. This Love - 4:42
  5. The Dragon and Saint George - 5:16
  6. Intensify - 6:39
  7. (i) Karnak (Instrumental) / (ii) The Valley of the Kings - 8:10
  8. Revolution - 5:56
  9. Angel of Darkness - 3:57
  10. The Last Pretender - 6:40
  11. We Can Be As One - 3:28 (European version bonus track)

Asian version (Avalon Records MICP-11210)

  1. (i) Buccaneers (Instrumental) / (ii) Dead Men Tell No Tales - 6:27
  2. Revolution - 5:56
  3. Acquiesce - 4:45
  4. The Dragon and Saint George - 5:16
  5. Intensify - 6:39
  6. This Love - 4:42
  7. (i) Karnak (Instrumental) / (ii) The Valley of the Kings - 8:10
  8. Tell Me What to Do - 4:15
  9. Angel of Darkness - 3:57
  10. The Last Pretender - 6:40
  11. Assault And Battery - 4:52 (Japanese version bonus track)

Personnel

Production
  • Written and produced by Gary Hughes
  • Mixing and mastering by Dennis Ward

Concepts
  • The song "The Dragon and Saint George" is based on the legend of Saint George who slayed the dragon and saved the city of Silene.
  • "Revolution" is a recounting of the story of the French Revolution.
  • "Karnak/The Valley of the Kings" is a song about the Curse of the pharaohs during the discovery of the tomb of Tutankhamun in The Valley of the Kings.

Chart positions
Year Chart Position
2015
Oricon Japanese Albums Charts[17] 131
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References
  1. Hard Rock Heaven Review
  2. Heavy Paradise Review
  3. AOR Land Review
  4. Rock & Prog Review
  5. Radio Barbarossa Review
  6. Speakers Magazine Review
  7. Danger Dog Music Reviews Review
  8. Hard Rock & AOR Review
  9. Melodicrock.com Review
  10. Melodicrock.it Review
  11. Rock And Metal Essence Review
  12. Myglobalmind.com Review
  13. Stormbringer.at Review
  14. Via Nocturna Review
  15. Powermetal.de Review
  16. http://www.rocktopia.co.uk/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=6392%3Arocktopia-records-announce-the-release-of-the-new-ten-album-isla-de-muerta&catid=41%3Alatestnews&Itemid=65
    - http://www.rockoverdose.gr/news_details.php?id=37987 Archived 2015-07-06 at the Wayback Machine
  17. https://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/107830/products/1125541/1/


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