''Millennium Metal – Chapter One'' is the debut album by the German
power metal
Power metal is a subgenre of heavy metal combining characteristics of traditional heavy metal with speed metal, often within a symphonic context. Generally, power metal is characterized by a faster, lighter, and more uplifting sound, in co ...
band
Metalium
Metalium is a power metal band from Hamburg, Germany, Hamburg, Germany, who released eight albums from 1999 to 2011 before disbanding. The band was reactivated in 2023 by founding members Henning Basse and Matthias Lange. Their style of music is ...
. It was released in 1999 by the German label
Massacre Records
Massacre Records is an independent record label based in Abstatt, Germany, specializing in bands from the heavier genres of metal.
The label was founded in 1991 by Torsten Hartmann. Associated with Massacre Records are the marketing and music ...
and distributed in the USA by
Pavement Music. ''Millennium Metal'' is a
concept album
A concept album is an album whose tracks hold a larger purpose or meaning collectively than they do individually. This is typically achieved through a single central narrative or theme, which can be instrumental, compositional, or lyrical. Som ...
and the first chapter of the ongoing saga of the mythic warrior Metalium. The story continues on their second album, ''
State of Triumph - Chapter Two'', released the following year.
Track listing
Personnel
;Band members
* Henning Basse - lead vocals
*
Chris Caffery - guitars, co-producer
* Matthias Lange - guitars
* Lars Ratz - bass, producer, mixing
*
Mike Terrana
Mike Terrana (born January 21, 1960) is an American hard rock and heavy metal drummer.
Career
His first professional work was in 1984, with the MCA band Hanover Fist from Toronto, Canada. Between 1987 and 1997, he was based in Los Angeles a ...
- drums, narration
;Additional musicians
* Ferdy Doernberg, JP Genkel - keyboards
*
Roland Grapow - guitar solo on "Metalium"
*
John Osborn - drums (touring only)
;Production
* JP Genkel - engineer, mixing
* Tommy Hansen - pre-mastering
*
Alexander Krull - mastering
References
External links
Metalium Official Website
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Metalium albums
1999 debut albums
Massacre Records albums