''Set in Stone'' is the third album by the Australian heavy metal band

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. It was released in September 2009 by the band's own label Dominus in conjunction with

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. This was the first Lord album with the guitarist Mark Furtner as an official member (he was listed as a guest on '' Ascendence'') and the last for

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, who left after it was recorded but before it was released.

Overview

''Set in Stone'' was recorded at the band's studio in

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, as was ''Ascendence''. As on that album, the pop singer Tania Moran recorded backing vocals for several songs. The Colombian artist Felipe Machado Franco once again designed the art. ''Set in Stone'' was prefaced in late 2008 by the EP '' Hear No Evil'' which contained the album's title track. The

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" from the EP can be found on ''Set in Stone'' as a bonus track. A video was made for the song "New Horizons" with footage from the first leg of their 2009 Australian tour that, according to the band, was filmed with a

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. The song includes a guest guitar solo by Pete Lesperance of

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. "Be My Guest" is an instrumental track featuring guest solos from

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, Yoshiyasu Maruyama of the Japanese thrash band Argument Soul, Angra's

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, the former Enter Twilight member Richie Hausberger, Chris Porcianko from

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, Chris Brooks and former

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members

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and Justin Sayers. It was co-written by the ex-Dungeon bass guitarist Brendon McDonald.

Track listing

Personnel

; Musical Lord *

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– vocals, guitars, keyboards, bass guitar *

– drums, keyboards, backing vocals * Andrew Dowling – bass guitar, backing vocals * Mark Furtner - guitar, keyboards, backing vocals with * Tania Moran – backing vocals * Chris Brooks – guitar (on 10) *

- guitar (on 10) *

- guitar (on 10) * Pete Lesperance - guitar (on 11) *

- guitar (on 10) *

- bass guitar (on 10) * Chris Porcianko - guitar (on 10) * Justin Sayers - bass guitar (on 10) * Richie Hausberger - guitar (on 10) * Yoshiyasu Maruyama - guitar (on 10) ; Technical * Produced and mixed by Lord Tim at SLS Studios, Wollongong ; Graphical * Cover art - Felipe Machado Franco * Booklet design and layout - Lord Tim * Photography - Vesna Trokter {{DEFAULTSORT:Set In Stone (Lord Album) Lord (band) albums 2009 albums