Eloy

Artist:  Eloy
Origin:  Germany
Genre:  Progressive Rock, Symphonic Rock, Psychedelic Rock, Space Rock

Original line-up:

Frank Bornemann:  Guitar
Erich Schriever:  Vocals, Keyboards
Manfred Wieczorke:  Guitar, Bass, Vocals
Wolfgang Stocker:  Bass
Helmuth Draht:  Drums

Eloy is a German Progressive Rock Band with English Symphonic Rock Group same as Pink Floyd, King Crimson, Hawkwind, and Camel, formed in 1969 by Frank Bornemann (Guitar), and the band has several line-up changes.  The Eloy became the one of the best German Progressive Rock for more than 40 years.

Title:  The Vision, The Sword And The Pyre (Part 1) (2017)
Genre:  Progressive Rock, Symphonic Rock, Psychedelic Rock, Space Rock, Rock Opera
Label:  Artist Station Records
Rating:   *****

Tracks:

 1.  The Age Of The Hundred Years' War  (4:16)
 2.  Domremy On The 6th Of January 1412  (1:47)
 3.  Early Signs...From A Longed-For Miracle  (4:13)
 4.  Autumn 1428 At Home  (0:55)
 5.  The Call (Featuring Alice Merton)  (5:51)
 6.  Vaucouleurs  (4:35)
 7.  The Ride By Night...Towards The Predestined Fate  (3:29)
 8.  Chinon  (9:46)
 9.  The Prophecy  (4:39)
10. The Sword...The Drawning Of The Unavoidable  (5:54)
11. Orleans  (4:25)
12. Les Tourelles  (7:23)
13. Why?  (5:11)

Personnel:

Frank Bornemann:  Lead & Backing Vocals, All Guitars, Some Additional Keyboards
Michael Gerlach:  Keyboards
Hannes Folberth:  Keyboards
Klaus-Peter Matziol:  Bass
Kristof Hinz:  Drums, Percussion

Additional Musicians:

Alice Merton:  Spoken Parts As Jeanne on Tracks:  5,6, 8
Alexandra Seubert:  Backing Vocals on Tracks:  3, 9, 11
Jessy Martens:  Vocals As Jeanne on Track 13
Ane Renner:  Backing Vocals on Tracks:  3, 5, 6,11
Isgaard:  Vocals on Track 9
Lisa Laage-Smidt:   Backing Vocals on Track 6
Kim Hutchinson:  Spoken Parts As Jeanne's Mother Isabelle on Track 2
Kai Rutter: Spoken Parts As Jeanne's Father On Tracks:  2, 4
Simon Moskon:  Backing Vocals on Tracks:  3, 8, 9
Sven-Arne Zinne:  Backing Vocals on Track 5
Jens Lueck:  Keyboards on Tracks:  1, 5

The Children's Choir Of The Marktkirche Hannover Under The Direction Of Lisa Laage -Smidt on Track 9

Peter Becket and Tom Jackson:  Army Choir on Track 10
Volker Kuinke:  Flutes on Tracks:  3, 6, 8, 10
Eric Pulverich, Leon Kaack and Bick Buttchereit:  Vocals As  Memvbers Of The Board Of Examiners on Track 8
Steve Mann:  Spoken Parts As Dauphin Charles on Track 8
Christoph Van Hal:   Strings on Tracks:  1, 10
Artur Kuhfuss:  Keyboards on Tracks:  5, 8
Niklas Fischer:  Keyboards on Tracks:  3, 8
Johannes Berger:  Bass Viol on Track 9
Julian Goke:  Bass Voice on Track 1


The Vision, The Sword And The Pyre (Part 1) is the nineteenth studio album by Eloy, was released on August 25, 2017 by Artist Station Records, featuring Special Guests and Musicians for this Rock Opera Album!.