Words Untold & Dreams Unlived

Words Untold & Dreams Unlived is the first full-length studio album by symphonic metal band Serenity released on April 27, 2007, in Europe and on May 8 in North America, followed by releases in Russia, Japan and south-eastern Asia. The album was released under Napalm Records[1] and produced by Jan Vacik and Oliver Philipps at Dreamsound Studios in Munich.

Words Untold & Dreams Unlived
Studio album by
Serenity
Released 27 April 2007
RecordedDreamscape Studios, Munich, Germany
GenreProgressive Metal, symphonic power metal
Length47:28
LabelNapalm Records
ProducerJan Vacik and Oliver Philipps
Serenity chronology
Engraved Within
(2005)		 Words Untold & Dreams Unlived
(2007)		 Fallen Sanctuary
(2008)

Words Untold & Dreams Unlived has all the elements and strong points of a power metal album, but not as many melodic and symphonic tones as in Serenity's later albums.

Artworks and layout for Words Untold & Dreams Unlived were created by www.seth-design.com and all photos for the album were shot by Caroline Traitler.[2]

History

Words Untold & Dreams Unlived was released on April 27, 2007, in Europe and on May 8 in North America. The album was then released in Russia and Japan. The album contains 10 tracks, including songs that appeared on Serenity's demo album Engraved Within (tracks 5, 6, 8, and 10).

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
About.com[3]
Metal Observer
All Music[4]
Metalstorm.net[5]
The Metal Crypt[6]

Track listing
No.TitleLength
1."Canopus 3"4:31
2."Reduced to Nothingness"4:55
3."Words Untold" (instrumental)0:58
4."Circle of My 2nd Life"5:33
5."Engraved Within"6:22
6."Forever"6:43
7."Dreams Unlived" (instrumental)0:51
8."Dead Man Walking"4:54
9."From Where the Dark Is Born"6:18
10."Thriven"6:23

Personnel

Production
  • Produced by Jan Vacik
  • All songs written by Buchberger/Hirzinger/Neuhauser, except "Dead Man Walking."
  • "Dead Man Walking" written by Buchberger/Neuhauser/Hirzinger/Anker
  • Additional recordings at Serenity Studios Wörgl/Mayrhofen
  • Mixed by Teropekka Virtanen and Jan Vacik
  • Mastered by Mika Jussila

References
  1. "Serenity - Words Untold & Dreams Unlived". Napalm Records. Retrieved 2011-07-11.
  2. "Words Untold & Dreams Unlived". Serenity.
  3. "About.com - Serenity – Words Untold & Dreams Unlived".
  4. "All Music Review". All Music.
  5. "Review – Serenity". Metal Storm.
  6. "The Metal Crypt Review – Words Untold & Dreams Unlived Review". Metal Crypt - Bruce Dragonchaser. 2008-01-19.
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