Awakening (Narnia album)

Awakening
Studio album by Narnia
Released	16 February 1998 (Europe)
Recorded	Sept. 1996 - Jan. 1997 at Topz Recording Studio
Genre	Neo-classical metal Progressive metal Power metal Christian metal
Label	Nuclear Blast (Europe) Pony Canyon (Japan)
Producer	Narnia
Narnia chronology
Awakening (1998) Long Live the King (1999)
Japanese Edition Cover

Awakening is the debut album of progressive metal band Narnia. The band is credited for skill, especially Carl Johan Grimmark, with his impressive neo-classical guitar solos, who was only 19 when this album was released.^[1]

European & Japanese track listing[]

1. "Break the Chains"
2. "No More Shadows from the Past"
3. "The Return of Aslan (instrumental)"
4. "Heavenly Love"
5. "Time of Changes"
6. "The Awakening"
7. "Touch from You"
8. "Sign of the Time"

Personnel[]

Narnia[]

• Christian Liljegren - Lead and Backing Vocals.
• Carl Johan Grimmark - All electric and acoustic Guitars, Background and Lead vocals, Bass, Keyboards & Drum programming.

Guest musicians[]

• Jakob Persson - Bass on "Sign of the Time".
• Mart Hallek - Violin on "Sign of the Time".
• Janne Samefors - Backing vocals on "Time of Changes".
• Janne Stark - Guitar duelist on "No More Shadows From the Past".

Production[]

• Producer - Narnia
• Engineering - Jörgen Bolmstad, Mattias Rydell & Carl Johan Grimmark
• Mastering - Lennart Schander at Starec Studio, Växjö
• Cover Art - Kristian Wåhlin

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