Onwards (album)
Onwards is the first studio album from the Norwegian heavy metal band Triosphere. It was released in Norway in 2006 by FaceFront Records and the rest of Europe in 2007 by Plastic Head Distribution. The Japanese label Spiritual Beast released the album in Asia in 2006 and in the United States in 2007.
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| Released | 2006 (Norway, Japan) 2007 (United States, Europe) | |||
| Genre | Heavy metal, power metal, progressive metal | |||
| Label | Face Front Plastic Head Distribution Spiritual Beast | |||
| Producer | Rune Stavnesli and Marius Silver Bergesen | |||
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| Singles from The Road Less Travelled | ||||
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Track listing
All lyrics are written by Ida Haukland except track 2 by Marius Silver Bergensen; all music is composed by Silver except track 7 and 8 by Silver/Haukland.
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Onwards Part I (All is Fair in Love and War?...)" | 0:26 |
| 2. | "Onwards Part II (Decadent One)" | 3:32 |
| 3. | "Trinity" | 4:53 |
| 4. | "Lament" | 3:45 |
| 5. | "Spitfire" | 3:55 |
| 6. | "The Silver Lining" | 4:32 |
| 7. | "Gunnin' for Glory" | 3:51 |
| 8. | "Sunriser" | 4:47 |
| 9. | "Twilight" | 4:21 |
| 10. | "Onwards Part III (A Sole Twin’s Search in Solitude)" | 6:13 |
| 11. | "Onwards Part IV (Retrospect, Moving Forwards in Reverse)" | 7:06 |
| Total length: | 47:21 | |
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 12. | "Onwards Part V (Towards a New Horizon)" | 2:14 |
| 13. | "Mean Man" (W.A.S.P. cover) | 3:56 |
Reception
The album has received positive reviews from metal review sites and the specialized press. In August 2009, Onwards receives the award for Metal album of the Year from "Just Plain Folks Music Organization", world's largest independent music organization, in competition with more than 40.000 artists in all genres around the world.[1]
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Encyclopaedia Metallum | 78%[2] |
| Heavymetal.no | 9/10[3] |
| Lords of Metal | 77/100[4] |
| The Metal Crypt | 3.75/5[5] |
| Pavillon 666 | 9.5/10[6] |
| Spirit of Metal | 17/20[7] |
Personnel
Band members
- Ida Haukland - vocals and bass
- Marius Silver Bergesen - lead and rhythm guitars
- Ørjan Aare Jørgensen - drums
Additional personnel
- Arid Følstad - keyboards
- Ann Helen Samnsve - violin and viola
- Espen Godø - mellotron (on 8 and 9)
- Tommy Sebastian - male vocals (on 2 and 10)
- Pete Beck - backing vocals (on 4, 9 and 10) and tambourine
References
- "Triosphere biography". Triosphere official website. Archived from the original on 2010-11-02. Retrieved 2011-08-02.
- Encyclopaedia Metallum review
- link/ Heavymetalno. review
- Lords of Metal review
- Funeral Crypt review
- Pavillon 666 review
- Spirit of Metal review