''Monuments Uncovered'' is the tenth studio 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 symphonic context. Generally, power metal is characterized by a faster, lighter, and more uplifting sound, in contra ...
band
Mystic Prophecy. It was released by
Massacre Records on the 12 January 2018 and contains 11 metal cover tracks of famous rock hits primarily from the 1970s and 1980s with the exception of "Are You Gonna Go My Way" and "Space Lord" releasing from the 1990s.
Track listing
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You Keep Me Hangin' On (
Kim Wilde
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The Supremes
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cover)
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Hot Stuff (
Donna Summer
LaDonna Adrian Gaines (December 31, 1948May 17, 2012), known professionally as Donna Summer, was an American singer and songwriter. She gained prominence during the disco era of the 1970s and became known as the " Queen of Disco", while her mus ...
cover)
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Shadow on the Wall (
Mike Oldfield cover)
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Are You Gonna Go My Way
''Are You Gonna Go My Way'' is the third studio album by American singer Lenny Kravitz, released on March 9, 1993, by Virgin Records. It was recorded at Waterfront Studios, Hoboken, New Jersey, by Henry Hirsch. It became Kravitz's first top 20 ...
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Lenny Kravitz
Leonard Albert Kravitz (born May 26, 1964) is an American singer-songwriter. His style incorporates elements of rock, blues, soul, R&B, funk, jazz, reggae, hard rock, psychedelic, pop and folk.
Kravitz won the Grammy Award for Best Male Roc ...
cover)
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I'm Still Standing (
Elton John
Sir Elton Hercules John (born Reginald Kenneth Dwight; 25 March 1947) is a British singer, pianist and composer. Commonly nicknamed the "Rocket Man" after his 1972 hit single of the same name, John has led a commercially successful career a ...
cover)
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Because the Night
"Because the Night" is a rock song written by Bruce Springsteen and Patti Smith that was first released in 1978 as a single from the Patti Smith Group album, ''Easter''. This version rose to No. 13 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 chart, as well ...
(
Patti Smith cover)
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Space Lord (
Monster Magnet
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cover)
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Get It On (
T.Rex
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cover)
# Tokyo (
At Vance cover)
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Proud Mary (
Creedence Clearwater Revival
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cover)
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The Stroke
"The Stroke" is a song written and recorded by American rock artist Billy Squier. It was released in 1981 as the debut single from his 3× Platinum album '' Don't Say No''.
This was Squier's first single to chart, reaching No. 17 on the US ''Bi ...
(
Billy Squier
William Haislip Squier (, born May 12, 1950) is an American rock musician and singer who had a string of arena rock and crossover hits in the early 1980s. His best-known songs include "The Stroke", "Lonely Is the Night", "My Kinda Lover", "In t ...
cover) (digipak bonus track)
Personnel
* Roberto Dimitri Liapakis – vocals
* Markus Pohl – guitars
* Joey Roxx – bass
* Hanno Kerstan – drums
*
Evan K
Evangelos Koukoularis (born 27 May 1994), known professionally as Evan K, is a German-Greek guitarist. He is the lead guitarist of the German power metal band Mystic Prophecy, former and lead guitarist of the German dark rock band Enemy Inside a ...
– guitars
* Produced by R.D. Liapakis
* Mixed by Fredrik Nordström
* Mastered by Christian Schmid and R.D.Liapakis
* Recorded at Prophecy & Music Factory Studios (Germany)
* Sound Engineer: Christian Schmid
* Cover art and general artwork by Uwe Jarling
* Artwork and layout design by Anestis Goudas
* Band photos by Peter Roth
References
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2018 albums
Mystic Prophecy albums
Massacre Records albums
Covers albums