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band of the same name. It was formed around the friendships and compositions of guitarist/keyboardist Nicholas van Dyk, joined by well-known musicians of the genre from bands like

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, and

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. The first four tracks are taken from Stephen King's novel '' Desperation''.

Track listing

All songs written by Nick Van Dyk, except where noted.

Import bonus tracks

Personnel

*Rick Mythiasin -

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*Bernie Versailles - guitars *Nick Van Dyk - guitars, bass, keyboards *

Jason Rullo Jason Rullo (born July 17, 1972) is an American drummer, who is one of the founding members of progressive metal band Symphony X. In 2003, he was featured in a readers' poll for ''Modern Drummer'' magazine, where he achieved two awards: secon ...

- drums

Guest musicians

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- keyboards, orchestrations (1-4) *

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- vocals (2) *

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- drums (7) {{Authority control 2003 albums Redemption (band) albums Albums with cover art by Travis Smith (artist)