Return to Heaven Denied is the second album by Italian power metal band, Labyrinth.[ It was the first album to feature Rob Tyrant on vocals. In 2010, the band released a follow-up to the album, titled Return to Heaven Denied Pt. II: "A Midnight Autumn's Dream" In 2021, it was elected by Metal Hammer as the 17th best symphonic metal album of all time.
Music Metal Hammer said the style "lean[ed] more towards power metal than full-on symphonic metal." The album incorporates classical guitars.
Track listing "Moonlight" - 5:43 "New Horizons" - 6:22 "The Night of Dreams" - 4:47 "Lady Lost in Time" - 5:32 "State of Grace" - 3:08 "Heaven Denied" - 4:57 "Thunder" - 4:21 "Feel" - 4:22 "Time After Time" - 5:07 "Falling Rain" - 6:26 "Die for Freedom" - 7:02
Credits Rob Tyrant - vocals Olaf Thorsen - guitar Anders Rain - guitar Chris Breeze - bass Andrew Mc Pauls - keyboards Ken Taylor - keyboards Frank Andiver - drums (Studio) Mat Stancioiu - drums (Pictured with the band, but did not perform on the record)
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