Perfect Balance
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| Perfect Balance | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 2001 | |||
| Recorded | POD Studios & Summit Studios, 2000 | |||
| Genre | Power metal, progressive metal, Christian metal | |||
| Length | 63:26 | |||
| Label | Avalon Marquee (Japan) Massacre Records (Europe) Nightmare Records (US) | |||
| Producer | Lionel Hicks | |||
| Balance of Power chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Kerrang! |   [1] |
Perfect Balance is the fourth album by Canadian metal band Balance of Power. It was released in 2001 and is the last album to feature lead singer Lance King.
Production and recording
[edit]Perfect Balance was produced and engineered by Lionel Hicks. It was recorded at POD Studios and Summit Studios, both in London, England. Mixing was handled by Todd Fitzgerald, Lance King and Lionel Hicks at Oarfin Studios, in Minneapolis, US. The tracks "Time of Our Lives" and "The Other Side of Paradise" were the only ones mixed by Dennis Ward, with King and Hicks.[2]
Art design was done by Will Putnam and Lance King.
Track listing
[edit]All songs written by Lance King, Tony Ritchie, and Pete Southern, except where noted.
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Higher Than the Sun" | 7:03 | |
| 2. | "Shelter Me" | Ritchie | 5:17 |
| 3. | "Fire Dance" | 6:50 | |
| 4. | "One Voice" | 5:24 | |
| 5. | "The Pleasure Room" | 6:03 | |
| 6. | "Killer or the Cure" | 5:37 | |
| 7. | "House of Cain" | King, Ritchie | 5:06 |
| 8. | "Hard Life" | 6:35 | |
| 9. | "Searching for the Truth" | 4:47 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 10. | "Time of Our Lives" | 3:05 |
| 11. | "The Other Side of Paradise" | 3:12 |
Personnel
[edit]Band members
[edit]- Lance King – lead vocals
- Pete Southern – guitar
- Bill Yates – guitar
- Tony Ritchie – bass guitar
- Lionel Hicks – drums
Additional musicians
[edit]- Leon Lawson – keyboards
Production and recording
[edit]- Lionel Hicks – producer, engineer, mixer
- Lance King – mixer
- Todd Fitzgerald – mixer
- Dennis Ward – mixer on tracks 10 and 11
- Will Putnam and Lance King – art design
References
[edit]- ^ Shiels, Liam (28 July 2001). "Albums". Kerrang!. No. 863. UK: EMAP. p. 49.
- ^ Perfect Balance on Balance-of-power. All vocal tracks recorded by Lance King at Nightmare Records, US.
External links
[edit]- Perfect Balance on Balance of Power's official website
- Perfect Balance on Amazon
- Perfect Balance on AllMusic
