Flaming Row "Mirage - A Portrayal Of Figures"

Country: Germany
Sub Genre: Progressive Metal
Label: Progressive Promotion Records
Release date: March 28, 2014
Tracklist: 
1. Mirage - A Portrayal Of Figures (Pt.1)
2. Aim L45
3. Burning Sky
4. Journey To The Afterlife
5. Alcatraz
6. Memento Mori
7. Pictures
8. In Appearance - A Portrayal Of Figures (Pt.2)

Line-up: 
Martin Schnella: guitars, bass, keyboards, vocals, percussion
Niklas Kahl: drums, percussion
Marek Arnold: keyboards, saxophone, clarinet, recorder
Kiri Geile: vocals
     With:
Jimmy Keegan (Spock's Beard): drums
Leo Margarit (Pain Of Salvation): drums
Max Dietzmann: drums
Lars Lehmann (U.F.O.): bass
Kristoffer Gildenlöw (Ex-Pain Of Salvation): bass
Dave Meros (Spock's Beard): bass
Arjen Anthony Lucassen (Ayreon / Star One): additional guitar solo
Diego Tejeida (Haken): keyboard solo
Tobias Reiss: piano
Ole Rausch: additional guitar solo
Stephan Wegner: guitar
Jens Kommnick: uillean pipes, whistles, cello, fiddle, mandoline
Eric Brenton (Neal Morse): violin, viola, string arrangement
Nathan Brenton (Neal Morse): cello, string arrangement
Gero Drnek: orchestra arrangement
Hauke Nies: marching drums, cajon, bongos
Rolf Wagels: bodhran
Gary Wehrkamp (Shadow Gallery): vocals, additional guitar- and synth solo
Brendt Allman (Shadow Gallery): vocals, additional guitar solo
Ted Leonard (Spock's Beard / Enchant): vocals
Magali Luyten (Ayreon / Beautiful Sin): vocals
Johan Hallgren (Ex-Pain Of Salvation): vocals
Simon Moskon: vocals

Lars Begerow: vocals
Michael Lowin: vocals
Anne Trautmann: vocals
Melanie Mau: vocals
Anja Hampe: vocals

Description/Reviews: 

The world is under siege by an alien force –The Minders. They have declared war on the earth because they know that the humans will soon destroy the “mighty equation” in space. Humanity has become intelligent and technologically advanced but lacks the imagination and wisdom to see the devastation they wreak. The Magistrate has decided to annihilate the entire human race before its greed and pursuit of power can reach beyond its own planet. They send devastating solar storms to snuff out all life on Earth. The last surviving human “elite” fight to liberate their world and vow to “turn over a new leaf.” But a brave soldier named John believes that they have a very different plan…

Media/Samples 
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Burning Sky

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