Prisonworld

Prisonworld is the debut studio album by the German folk metal band Lyriel. It contains mostly balladesque songs.

Concept
The song "Lind e-huil" is sung in Sindarin, one of the fictional Elvish languages created by J. R. R. Tolkien. "The Symmetry of Disfiguration" was inspired by Wendy and Richard Pini's Elfquest series.

Reception
The Sonic Seducer and Rock Hard magazines interpreted the album as a tribute to Blackmore's Night. The latter review observed that while the album had been produced well the songs lacked a certain amount of pressure and did not really correspond to the Metal genre. Metal Hammer Germany compared singer Jessica Thierjung's voice to Doro Pesch and observed a frequent "Celtic mood" that was caused by the string instruments.

Personnel

 * Linda Laukamp - vocals, cello
 * Claudia Schäfer - violin
 * Martin Ahmann - keyboards
 * Jessica Thierjung - vocals
 * Daniel de Beer - drums
 * Sven Engelmann - bass
 * Oliver Thierjung - guitars, backing vocals

Additional personnel

 * Jessica Alterauge - cover art
 * Christoph Weller - layout, design