''The God Thing'' is the second full-length studio album by the German

progressive metal Progressive metal (often shortened to prog metal) is a broad fusion music genre melding heavy metal music, heavy metal and progressive rock, combining the loud "aggression" and amplified electric guitar, guitar-driven sound of the former with t ...

band

Vanden Plas Vanden Plas is the name of coachbuilders who produced bodies for specialist and up-market automobile manufacturers. Latterly the name became a top-end luxury model designation for cars from subsidiaries of British Leyland and the Rover Group, ...

. It was later re-released in 2004 as a special edition with two bonus tracks.

Track listing

Personnel

Andy Kuntz Andy Kuntz (born 20 November 1962) is a German progressive metal singer best known for his work with the band Vanden Plas. He has also participated in a production of the musical Jesus Christ Superstar. Background Kuntz was born in Kaiserslau ...

– vocals *

Stephan Lill Stephan Lill is a German guitarist best known for his work with the Progressive metal Progressive metal (often shortened to prog metal) is a broad fusion music genre melding heavy metal music, heavy metal and progressive rock, combining the ...

– guitars *

Günter Werno Gunter or Günter may refer to: * Gunter rig, a type of sailing rig, especially in small boats * Gunter Annex, Alabama, a United States Air Force installation * Gunter, Texas, city in the United States * the former German name of the village o ...

– keyboards *

Torsten Reichert Thorsten (Thorstein, Torstein, Torsten) is a Scandinavian given name. The Old Norse name was ''Þórsteinn''. It is a compound of the theonym ''Þór'' ('' Thor'') and ''steinn'' "stone", which became ''Thor'' and ''sten'' in Old Danish and Old ...

– bass *

Andreas Lill Andreas Lill is a German progressive metal drummer. He is best known for his work as the drummer for the band Vanden Plas. Background Andreas Lill was born November 3, 1965. As an early teenager he tried to learn to play bass guitar, but at 15 he ...

– drums Guest musicians *Paul Achim Schneider - cello (on "Fire Blossom", "Crown of Thorns" & "You Fly") *Gunni Mahling - violin (on "Fire Blossom", "Crown of Thorns" & "You Fly")

Production

*Produced by Vanden Plas *Recorded and mixed at ROKO Soundstudio in Schöneck, GER *Engineered and mixed by Robert Kohlmeyer *Keyboards and strings recorded at Jam Studio in Pirmasens, GER *Engineered by Stefan Glass *Backing vocals by

& Günter Werno *Cover design and layout by Arsenic *Cover sculpture made by Cesare Marcotto *Sculpture photographed by Manfred Prusseit *Photos by Artur Bente

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:God Thing, The 1997 albums Vanden Plas (band) albums Inside Out Music albums Limb Music albums