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
Released	May 20, 2015
Genre	Hard rock
Length	56:47
Label	Rocktopia Records 003RTP Avalon Records MICP-11210
Producer	Gary Hughes
Ten chronology
Albion (2014) Isla de Muerta (2015) The Dragon And Saint George (2015)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
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

• Gary Hughes – vocals, guitars, backing vocals
• Dann Rosingana – lead guitars
• Steve Grocott - lead guitars
• John Halliwell – rhythm guitars
• Darrel Treece-Birch – keyboards, programming
• Steve Mckenna – bass guitar
• Max Yates – drums and percussion

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

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/