''Sons of Thunder'' is the third album by

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band,

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. It is a concept album written about

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's (also known as 'The Sun King') obsession with a woman named Kathryn. "I Feel You" is an English rendition of the famous

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's song "Ti Sento".

Track listing

#"Chapter 1" - 6:02 #"Kathryn" - 5:04 #"Sons of Thunder" - 5:02 #"Elegy" - 4:40 #"Behind the Mask" - 4:29 #"Touch the Rainbow" - 5:17 #"Rage of the King" - 4:55 #"Save Me" - 6:10 #"Love" - 4:35 #"I Feel You" - 4:17

Personnel

Band members

*Rob Tyrant – Vocals *Andrew McPauls – Keyboards *Anders Rain – Guitar *Olaf Thorsen – Guitar *Mat Stancioiu – Drums *Chris Breeze - Bass However, for this album, bass line was composed and played by Gabriele D'Ascoli (reported on credits like additional recorder) due to internal and temporary problems with line up

Production

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- Engineer, Mixing *Alfredo Cappello - Engineer, Remixing *Claudio Giussani - Mastering * Simone Bianchi - Cover concept and painting *Wowe - Photos *Grafica Bisinella - Layout

References

2001 albums Labyrinth (band) albums Albums produced by Neil Kernon Metal Blade Records albums 2000s concept albums {{2000s-power-metal-album-stub