The Deep & the Dark is the sixth studio album by Austrian symphonic metal band Visions of Atlantis, released on 16 February 2018. It is the first studio album to feature lead singers Clémentine Delauney and Siegfried Samer.
Reception The album received mostly positive reviews. Metalfan.nl gave it 80 out of 100 points, finding the album "a solid metal record showing the strongest sides of Visions Of Atlantis". Louderthanwords.eu called the album "a nice album to dream away with, with a longing to go on an adventure, looking for hidden treasures and sunken islands", giving the album an 8,5 out of 10. Travis Green from myglobalmind.com stated "I was excited about The Deep & The Dark when I saw who the two singers were, but I would never have expected it to turn out as well as it did! Visions of Atlantis have finally reached their full potential, delivering by far their best album to date!", giving it a 9,5 out of 10.
Track listing Lyrics by Clémentine Delauney and Siegfried Samer, except "Book of Nature", "The Last Home" and Prayer to the Lost by Clémentine Delauney. All music by Frank Pitters, except "Prayer to the Lost" by Clémentine Delauney. All arrangements by Frank Pitters. All vocal lines by Frank Pitters, except "Book of Nature", "The Last Home" and "Prayer to the Lost" by Clémentine Delauney.
Personnel
Band members Clémentine Delauney – lead vocals, backing vocals Siegfried Samer – lead vocals, backing vocals Christian Douscha – guitars Herbert Glos – bass guitars Thomas Caser – drums
Guest musicians Anton Konrath – shamanic voices, additional percussions Frank Pitters – keyboards, backing vocals Mike Koren – bass guitars on album
Production Anton Konrath – engineer Dominic Sebastian – engineer Frank Pitters – producer, engineer, mixing Mika Jussila – mastering
Charts Chart (2018)PeakpositionSwiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)94
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