The Mission (Royal Hunt album)

The Mission is the sixth studio album released by Royal Hunt. It is a concept album based on Ray Bradbury's sci-fi classic 'The Martian Chronicles'. Each track from this album is dedicated to the defined chapter of the book.

Track listing
All songs written by André Andersen except where noted.


 * 1) "Take Off" (Instrumental) – 1:04
 * 2) "The Mission" – 5:50
 * 3) "Exit Gravity" (Instrumental) – 1:05
 * 4) "Surrender" – 5:30 (Andersen/West)
 * 5) "Clean Sweep" – 1:57
 * 6) "Judgement Day" – 6:28
 * 7) "Metamorphosis" (Instrumental) – 1:25
 * 8) "World Wide War" – 6:26 (Andersen/West)
 * 9) "Dreamline" (Instrumental) – 2:07 (Andersen/Kjaer)
 * 10) "Out of Reach" – 5:26
 * 11) "Fourth Dimension" (Instrumental) – 2:34
 * 12) "Days of No Trust" – 4:55
 * 13) "Total Recall" – 6:59

The Mission and 'The Martian Chronicles'

 * 1) "Take Off" - "August 2001 - The Settlers"
 * 2) "The Mission" – "January 1999 - Rocket Summer"
 * 3) "Exit Gravity" - "October 2002 - The Shore"
 * 4) "Surrender" – "April 2000 - The Third Expedition"
 * 5) "Clean Sweep" – "April 2005 - Usher II"
 * 6) "Judgement Day" – "June 2001 - And The Moon Be Still As Bright"
 * 7) "Metamorphosis" - "February 2002 - The Locusts"
 * 8) "World Wide War" – "August 2026 - There Will Come Soft Rain"
 * 9) "Dreamline" (Instrumental) – "February 2003 - Interim"
 * 10) "Out of Reach" – "August 2002 - Night Meeting"
 * 11) "Fourth Dimension" - "November 2005 - The Watchers"
 * 12) "Days of No Trust" – "April 2026 - The Long Years"
 * 13) "Total Recall" – "November 2005 - The Off Season"

Personnel
With
 * André Andersen – Keyboards and rhythm guitar
 * John West – Vocals
 * Steen Mogensen – Bass guitar
 * Jacob Kjaer – Lead guitar
 * Kenneth Olsen – Drums
 * Kim Johanneson – Drums
 * Maria McTurk – Backing vocals
 * Kenny Lubcke – Backing vocals

Production

 * Mixing – Lars Overgaard