Recorded January - September 2006 at Studio Fredman, Gothenburg, Sweden
Genre Power metal, Progressive metal, Symphonic metal, Melodic death metal
Length 1:00:51
Label Century Media (Europe, North America), King Records (Japan)
Producer Patrik J., Olof M?rck, Henrik Udd
Track listing
All songs written and composed by Olof M?rck, except "Intuition", by Tony Harnell, Ronni Le Tekro.
1. "Supernova" 5:09
2. "Cassiopeia" (featuring Elize Ryd, solo by Marios Ilipoulos of Nightrage) 4:06
3. "Contact" 4:25
4. "Astronomy" (featuring Jake E) 3:20
5. "Antimatter" (featuring Jimmie Strimmel) 3:00
6. "The Book of Shadows Part IV: The Scrolls of Geometria Divina" 4:04
7. "Beethoven's Nightmare" 6:11
8. "Too Late for Sorrow" (featuring Elize Ryd & Jake E) 3:36
9. "Direction: Perfection" (featuring Jimmie Strimmel) 4:29
10. "The Old House on the Hill Chapter I: A Death in the Family" 4:30
11. "The Old House on the Hill Chapter II: The Thing in the Cellar" 3:08
12. "The Old House on the Hill Chapter III: The Ring of Edward Waldon" 6:18
13. "Intuition" (TNT Cover, Japanese Bonus Track) 4:25
14. "The Last Word" (Japanese Bonus Track) 4:11
Jonas Heidgert - vocals (Additional drums on track 7)
Olof M?rck - guitars (Additional keyboards on tracks 11 & 12, whispers on track 9, story on tracks 6, 10, 11 & 12)
Nicklas Magnusson - guitars
Christer Pedersen - bass
Elias Holmlid - keyboards, synthesizers (Additional drums on track 11, all drums on track 12, tambourine and shaker on track 8)
Jesse Lindskog - drums
Guest Musicians
Jake E (Amaranthe) - vocals on "Astronomy" and "Too Late for Sorrow"
Elize Ryd (Amaranthe) - female vocals on "Cassiopeia" and "Too Late for Sorrow"
Jimmy Strimmell (Dead by April) - growl vocals on "Antimatter" and "Direction: Perfection"
Marios Iliopoulos (Nightrage) - guitar solo on "Cassiopeia"
Nils-Arne Holmlid - Intro Speech on "Supernova"
ドラゴンランドのフォース・スタジオ・アルバム。
前作は割りと好みのアルバムだと思えたのだが、またつまらないアルバムに逆戻りだ。
頭数局はまあまあだが、他は退屈で面白くない。
このアルバムで、1番耳に残るのはTNTのカヴァーという有様。
カヴァー曲が自分たちの首を絞めていることに気付かなければ未来はない。