Impending Ascension

Impending Ascension is the second studio album by the progressive metal/rock band Magellan.

Impending Ascension
Studio album by Magellan
Released	1994
Recorded	All songs recorded and mixed at Audio Production Group, Sacramento, Ca., October 1992-March 1993, except "Estadium Nacional" which was recorded and mixed at H.O.S. Studios in Menlo Park, Ca., June 1992.
Genre	Progressive metal Progressive rock
Length	49:02
Label	Magna Carta Records
Producer	David Houston
Magellan chronology
Hour of Restoration (1991) Impending Ascension (1994) Test of Wills (1997)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]

Track listing

All music and lyrics by Trent Gardner.

1. "Estadium Nacional" - 11:16
2. "Waterfront Weirdos" - 11:05
3. "Songsmith" - 5:33
4. "Virtual Reality" - 5:28
5. "No Time for Words" - 2:09
6. "Storms and Mutiny" - 11:50
7. "Under the Wire" - 1:42

Personnel

Musicians:

• Trent Gardner - lead vocals, keyboards, backing vocals
• Wayne Gardner - electric and acoustic guitars, vocals
• Hal Stringfellow Imbrie - bass, vocals
• Doane Perry – drums on "Waterfront Weirdos" at Narnia Oaks Studio, Woodland Hills, Ca. All other drum tracks by Magellan.
• Hope Harris – female voice on "Virtual Reality"

Production:

• David Houston – engineer
• Shawn Lux – cover paintings and coat of arms c/o Lux Metals, Santa Rosa, Ca.
• Mike Martin – engineer
• Kenneth Lee Jr. – mastering at Rocket-Lab, San Francisco April 1993
• Trent Gardner – cover concept
• Wayne Gardner – Magellan portrait and "The Overseer & His Witnesses" painting

References

1. "Impending Ascension - Magellan". www.allmusic.com. Retrieved 2010-10-14.

External links

• Encyclopaedia Metallum page