Back to Times of Splendor

Back to Times of Splendor is the full-length debut album by the German band Disillusion. It contains a concept-based story, written by Vurtox (Andy Schmidt); with each song dividing the story into separate conjoined sections (or chapters). The album received critical acclaim upon release and is considered by many to be a modern metal classic.

Track listing

 * All Songs Written By Disillusion.

Disillusion

 * Vurtox (Andy Schmidt) − vocals, guitar, acoustic guitar, bass guitar, keyboards, orchestral arrangements
 * Rajk Barthel − guitar
 * Jens Maluschka − drums

Additional musicians

 * Thomas Bremer − piano on "... And the Mirror Cracked"
 * Matthias Schifter − fretless bass on "And the Mirror Cracked" and "A Day by the Lake"
 * Denise Schneider − female voice on "Fall" and "The Sleep of Restless Hours"
 * Stefan Launicke − piano intro on "Back to Times of Splendor" strings on "The Sleep of Restless Hours"
 * Alex Tscholakov − drum loops and percussion on "Alone I Stand in Fires"

Production

 * Recorded May through Nov. 2003 by Vurtox and Jan Stצlzel at Salvation Recording, Leipzig
 * Vocals and acoustic guitars recorded by Alexander Tscholakov
 * Mixed by Alexander Tscholakov, Vurtox and Disillusion during December to January 2003 at TAM Recordings
 * Mastered at Mastersound Studio (Fellbach) January 2004 by Alexander Krull and Disillusion