Novum Initium

Novum Initium
Studio album by Masterplan
Released	June 14, 2013
Genre	Power metal
Length	51:09
Label	AFM Records
Producer	Roland Grapow
Masterplan chronology
Time to Be King (2010) Novum Initium (2013)

Novum Initium is the fifth album by German power metal band Masterplan, released on June 14, 2013. In an 2012 interview with producer Roland Grapow over the then upcoming album, he stated that "We are looking for a more powerful album this time... still with great melodies and feelings, but also with more orchestration and faster stuff again… just more metal."^[1]

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Per Aspera Ad Astra"	1:01
2.	"The Game"	5:28
3.	"Keep Your Dream Alive"	3:49
4.	"Black Night of Magic"	3:43
5.	"Betrayal"	4:42
6.	"No Escape"	4:24
7.	"Pray on My Soul"	4:37
8.	"Earth Is Going Down"	3:42
9.	"Return from Avalon"	4:27
10.	"Through Your Eyes"	4:59
11.	"Novum Initium"	10:17

Digipack limited edition
Track listing
No.	Title	Length
12.	"1492"	3:48
13.	"Fear The Silence"	3:48

Japanese edition
Track listing
No.	Title	Length
12.	"1492"	3:48
13.	"Fear The Silence"	3:48
14.	"Killing In Time"	4:33

Line-up

• Rick Altzi - vocals
• Roland Grapow - guitars, co-vocals on #11
• Jari Kainulainen - bass
• Martin Škaroupka - drums
• Axel Mackenrott - keyboards

Comments

Japanese bonus track "Killing In Time" is a re-recording version of the original one previously released on 2004 "Back My Life" EP.

References

1. "MASTERPLAN: 'Novum Initium' Track Listing Revealed". Blabbermouth. Retrieved October 2015. Check date values in: |access-date= (help)