Awakening (album)

Infobox Album |
Name = Awakening
Type = studio
Artist = Narnia

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Released = 1998
Recorded = Sept. 1996 - Jan. 1997 at Topz Recording Studio
Genre = Neo-classical metal
Progressive metal
Power metal
Christian metal
Length =
Label = Nuclear Blast (Europe)
Pony Canyon (Japan)
Producer = Narnia
This album = "Awakening"
(1998)
Next album = "Long Live the King"
(1999)
Misc = Extra album cover
Upper caption = Japanese Edition Cover

Awakening is the debut album of progressive metal band Narnia. The band is credited for skill, especially Carl Johan Grimmark, with his impressive neo-classical guitar solos, who was only 19 when this album was released. [ [http://www.nuclearblast.de/band_showa.php?action=disco&artist=37&catid=NB%200303&show=3&id=130 Nuclearblas.de] ]

European & Japanese Track Listing

# "Break the Chains"
# "No More Shadows From the Past"
# "The Return of Aslan (instrumental)"
# "Heavenly Love"
# "Time of Changes"
# "The Awakening"
# "Touch From You"
# "Sign of the Time"

Personnel

Narnia

* Christian Liljegren - Lead and Backing Vocals.
* Carl Johan Grimmark - All electric and acoustic Guitars, Background and Lead vocals, Bass, Keyboards & Drum programming.

Guest Musicians

* Jakob Persson - Bass on "Sign of the Time".
* Mart Hallek - Violin on "Sign of the Time".
* Janne Samefors - Backing vocals on "Time of Changes".
* Janne Stark - Guitar duelist on "No More Shadows From the Past".

Production

* Producer - Narnia
* Engineering - Jörgen Bolmstad, Mattias Rydell & Carl Johan Grimmark
* Mastering - Lennart Schander at Starec Studio, Växjö
* Cover Art - Kristian Wåhlin

References