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's fourth studio album

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Track listing

#"Breaking the Silence" – 4:03 #"Healing Tool" (Papathanasio, Mark) – 4:43 #"Till the End of Time" (Papathanasio, Gus G.) – 4:58 (live) #"Breaking the Silence" (Ullaeus) – 4:03 (Video clip)

Personnel

Apollo Papathanasio Apostolos "Apollo" Papathanasiou (; born 15 March 1969) is a Swedish heavy metal vocalist of Greek descent, who is currently with the band Spiritual Beggars. He has also sung for Firewind, Meduza, Evil Masquerade, Gardenian, and Richard And ...

– vocals *

Gus G. Konstantinos Karamitroudis (born 12 September 1980), better known as Gus G, is a Greek Heavy metal music, heavy metal guitarist. He currently plays with his band Firewind. He has also played in Mystic Prophecy, Nightrage, Arch Enemy, Dream ...

– guitars * Babis Katsionis – keyboards *

Petros Christo Petros Christodoulidis (), born March 4, 1975, in Greece, is the current bass player of the Power metal band Firewind. He has also played in Breaking Silence. He is the owner of The Wet Match Cafe, which was known as Emerald Cafe in the past, i ...

doylidis – bass * Mark Cross – drums * Tara Teresa – guest vocals

Footnotes

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