In the year 2110, earth is controlled by the Iron Savior. The gigantic machine - built in Atlantis to defend the lost continent against its enemies, the so-called Alliance - still is mistaken. The computer-unit analysis identifies man as the destroyer of Atlantis. So it continues to carry out its prime directive: Protect Atlantis and conquer the Alliance.
On earth only a few people managed to hide from the bloodhounds of the Savior in the former Earth-Defense-Headquarters (E.D.H.) underneath the everlasting ice of Greenland. The machine, from the very first moment of its arrival, was transmitting signals directly to the Atlantic Ocean, North Africa, South America, and the Easter Islands. This behavior led some people to the "theory of Atlantis". And in fact after major research for anything related to the old myth, some artifacts were found on the Azores and on the Easter Islands. The dig on the Easter Islands uncovered something like the entrance to an ancient structure of unknown purpose. Shielded and protected by force fields of unknown sources, the station couldn't be entered by anybody yet. But all of a sudden another transmission - similar to the Savior's transmission but yet different - was detected. Sensors indicated that the source must be located right in the heart of the ancient structure.
The attempts to enter the station made the last Atlantian on earth awake from his 300,000 year long stasis sleep. Now the "Sleeper" is the last member alive of the Atlantian Iron Savior Defense program. But when he transmitted the secret codes to direct the controls of the Savior to his station, something unexpected happened. The computer unit refused to obey his command. It almost appeared to him, as if the unit is conscious - with a will of its own, just like an organic life form.
The awakening of the sleeper and the contact with the last Atlantian on earth brought a lot of clarity and turned the "theory of Atlantis" into a hard fact. On the other hand, the situation did not change at all since the machine seems to disobey the orders of its creators. The only chance to fee mankind from the Savior is now awake to bio unit. But even this seems doubtful if the robot in deed developed a consciousness and now acts like a being with emotions and the hunger for power. It is very much likely that the computer will also disobey the orders of the bio unit. So the Savior needs to be defeated or destroyed, which at this time seems to be impossible.
In this situation a big fleet of alien vessels enters the solar system. They have come from the distant planet of Calderis to investigate the transmission of the Iron Savior. The Calderins are the descendants of the Atlantian fugitives. Their forefathers left the dying civilization of Atlantis to find a new home in the vastness of space. But over the millennia they forgot about their origin and the Old World became a myth of legends and tales. But the Calderins never gave up the search although thousands of expeditions returned to Calderis without a clue. But this time they have reached their final destiny.
Together with the sleeper mankind is unable to make contact and explain the fatal mistake of the Savior. So now with the unexpected help from the stars, earth will fight the final battle and it seems that the Savior can be defeated.
And the time of Unification for all mankind is about to come...
Track listingedit
All tracks are written by Piet Sielck, except where noted
Swiss power metal band Excelsis won a competition during Iron Savior's 1998 Atlantis Falling tour, for their contribution of their song "Dragonslayer", which earned them a featured guest spot on the album.[A]
Iron Savior Unification liner notes: "Excelsis, winner of the RockHard band battle competition during the Atlantis Falling tour '98."[1]
Referencesedit
^Sielck, Piet (1999). Unification (booklet). Iron Savior. California: Noise Records USA, a division of Modern Music Records GmbH.
January 01, 1970
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Unification is the second studio album by the German power metal band Iron Savior It continues the science fiction story that began on the first album Iron Savior It is the only album to feature former Gamma Ray and Freedom Call drummer Dan Zimmermann UnificationStudio album by Iron SaviorReleased10 January 1999RecordedJune September 1998 at Powerhouse Studio KARO Studio and Hansen StudioGenrePower metal heavy metalLength73 11LabelNoiseProducerPiet Sielck Iron SaviorIron Savior chronologyIron Savior 1997 Unification 1999 Interlude 1999 Contents 1 Story 2 Track listing 3 Trivia 4 Personnel 5 Notes 6 ReferencesStory editIn the year 2110 earth is controlled by the Iron Savior The gigantic machine built in Atlantis to defend the lost continent against its enemies the so called Alliance still is mistaken The computer unit analysis identifies man as the destroyer of Atlantis So it continues to carry out its prime directive Protect Atlantis and conquer the Alliance On earth only a few people managed to hide from the bloodhounds of the Savior in the former Earth Defense Headquarters E D H underneath the everlasting ice of Greenland The machine from the very first moment of its arrival was transmitting signals directly to the Atlantic Ocean North Africa South America and the Easter Islands This behavior led some people to the theory of Atlantis And in fact after major research for anything related to the old myth some artifacts were found on the Azores and on the Easter Islands The dig on the Easter Islands uncovered something like the entrance to an ancient structure of unknown purpose Shielded and protected by force fields of unknown sources the station couldn t be entered by anybody yet But all of a sudden another transmission similar to the Savior s transmission but yet different was detected Sensors indicated that the source must be located right in the heart of the ancient structure The attempts to enter the station made the last Atlantian on earth awake from his 300 000 year long stasis sleep Now the Sleeper is the last member alive of the Atlantian Iron Savior Defense program But when he transmitted the secret codes to direct the controls of the Savior to his station something unexpected happened The computer unit refused to obey his command It almost appeared to him as if the unit is conscious with a will of its own just like an organic life form The awakening of the sleeper and the contact with the last Atlantian on earth brought a lot of clarity and turned the theory of Atlantis into a hard fact On the other hand the situation did not change at all since the machine seems to disobey the orders of its creators The only chance to fee mankind from the Savior is now awake to bio unit But even this seems doubtful if the robot in deed developed a consciousness and now acts like a being with emotions and the hunger for power It is very much likely that the computer will also disobey the orders of the bio unit So the Savior needs to be defeated or destroyed which at this time seems to be impossible In this situation a big fleet of alien vessels enters the solar system They have come from the distant planet of Calderis to investigate the transmission of the Iron Savior The Calderins are the descendants of the Atlantian fugitives Their forefathers left the dying civilization of Atlantis to find a new home in the vastness of space But over the millennia they forgot about their origin and the Old World became a myth of legends and tales But the Calderins never gave up the search although thousands of expeditions returned to Calderis without a clue But this time they have reached their final destiny Together with the sleeper mankind is unable to make contact and explain the fatal mistake of the Savior So now with the unexpected help from the stars earth will fight the final battle and it seems that the Savior can be defeated And the time of Unification for all mankind is about to come Track listing editAll tracks are written by Piet Sielck except where notedNo TitleLength1 Coming Home 5 252 Starborn 4 363 Deadly Sleep Kai Hansen 5 094 Forces of Rage 5 465 Captain s Log 1 026 Brothers Of the Past 4 427 Eye to Eye 5 518 Mind Over Matter 5 349 Prisoner of the Void 4 4310 The Battle 5 4611 Unchained 6 0912 Forevermore Hansen 5 15 North American and European edition bonus tracksNo TitleWriter s Length1 Gorgar Version 98 Helloween cover Hansen4 062 Neon Knights Black Sabbath cover Geezer Butler Ronnie James Dio Tony Iommi Bill Ward3 533 Dragonslayer performed by Excelsis Excelsis5 24 Japanese bonus trackNo TitleWriter s Length1 Metal Invaders Version 98 Helloween cover Hansen3 48Trivia editSwiss power metal band Excelsis won a competition during Iron Savior s 1998 Atlantis Falling tour for their contribution of their song Dragonslayer which earned them a featured guest spot on the album A Personnel editIron Savior Piet Sielck lead vocals backing vocals guitar Kai Hansen guitar vocals Andreas Kuck keyboards backing vocals Jan Soren Eckert bass backing vocals additional lead vocals on Unchained Dan Zimmermann drums Additional musicians Uwe Lulis guitar solo on The Battle Claudia Solms female choir vocals on Forevermore Jason Breitweg narrator s voice on Captain s Log Production Piet Sielck producer engineer mixing Kai Hansen additional mixing on Deadly Sleep Iron Savior additional production Kristian Huitula cover artwork Marisa Jacobi other artwork Melanie Dreysse photosNotes edit Iron Savior Unification liner notes Excelsis winner of the RockHard band battle competition during the Atlantis Falling tour 98 1 References edit Sielck Piet 1999 Unification booklet Iron Savior California Noise Records USA a division of Modern Music Records GmbH Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Unification album amp oldid 1162085983, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
