A Rise to Power

A Rise to Power is the third album from Australian heavy metal band Dungeon. It was released in Australia on 1 August 2002 by Metal Warriors and internationally by LMP in 2003, first in Europe on 30 June and then in the U.S. in July. Both versions feature different cover art; the Australian version was designed by drummer Steve Moore. Lord Tim has stated privately that he dislikes the cover of the European version of the album. On 2 September 2007, it was announced that this album would be re-released (with the original Australian artwork) by Modern Invasion Music with a video clip for the song "Stormchaser" included as a bonus addition.

A Rise to Power
Australian version cover art
Studio album by
Dungeon
Released1 August 2002
RecordedR&R Studios and SLS Studios, Sydney, Australia, 2001
GenreHeavy metal, Thrash metal, Power metal
LanguageEnglish
LabelMetal Warriors
ProducerLord Tim
Dungeon chronology
Resurrection
(1999)		 A Rise to Power
(2002)		 One Step Beyond
(2004)
International version cover art

Dale Corney left Dungeon during the early recording phase but his solos in the songs he had co-written, "Insanity's Fall" and "Where Madness Hides", were used on the album.

Track listing

*denotes Australian only release

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."The Prophecy"Tim Grose2:22
2."A Rise to Power"Tim Grose/Steve Moore7:04
3."Netherlife (Black Roses Die)"Tim Grose/Steve Moore6:51
4."Insanity's Fall"Tim Grose/Dale Corney/Steve Moore4:53
5."The Other Side"Tim Grose/Steve Moore/Brendan McDonald5:41
6."Stormchaser"Tim Grose/Steve Moore3:22
7."Where Madness Hides"Tim Grose/Dale Corney/Steve Moore4:30
8."Lost in the Light"Tim Grose/Brendan McDonald/Steve Moore7:36
9."Life is Black"Tim Grose/Steve Moore3:45
10."The Birth: The Trauma Begins"Steve Moore0:23
11."Traumatized"Steve Moore/Tim Grose4:22
12."A Rise to Power (reprise)"Tim Grose1:59
13."Wasted Years*"Adrian Smith 
14."Queen of the Reich"Chris DeGarmo 

Songs
  • "Netherlife" is about Lord Soth from the Dragonlance series
  • "Traumatised" was Moore's main contribution to the album, reworked from ideas he had originally created when he was a member of Addictive. The song caused some controversy among fans as Grose uses a harsh, shrieking vocal style for the verses against his usual mid-range clean vocals in the chorus.
  • Video clips for "Stormchaser" and "The Other Side" were made. The clip for "The Other Side" was included on the Japanese promotional album Rising Power and "Stormchaser" was included as a bonus on the 2007 Modern Invasion re-release.
  • The high note in the first section of "Lost in the Light" put so much strain on Grose's voice that after he recorded it he was unable to sing for the rest of the day.

Credits
  • Lord Tim – vocals, guitar, keyboards,
  • Steve Moore – drums, vocals
  • Stu Marshall – guitar, vocals
  • Brendan "Dakk" McDonald – bass, vocals
  • Dale Corney – guitar on tracks 4 and 7
  • Kylie Groom – flute
  • Angel-Lee Smit – voices on track 1
  • Allison Amos – character voice on track 10
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