Isla De Muerta (Ten album)

Isla De Muerta
Studio album by Ten
Released	May 20, 2015 (2015-05-20)
Genre	Melodic hard rock, hard rock
Label	Rocktopia Records 003RTP Avalon Records MICP-11210
Producer	Gary Hughes
Ten chronology
Albion (2014) Isla De Muerta (2015)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Hard Rock Heaven.net	(9/10)[1]
Heavy Paradise	(9/10)[2]
AOR Land	(88/100)[3]
Rock & Prog	(9/10)[4]
Radio Barbarossa	[5]
Speakers Magazine	(84/100)[6]
Danger Dog Music Reviews	)[7]
Hard Rock & AOR	(88/100)[8]
Melodicrock.com	(92/100)[9]
Melodicrock.it	(8.5/10)[10]
Rock And Metal Essence	(88/100)[11]
Myglobalmind.com	(9/10)[12]
Stormbringer.at	[13]
Via Nocturna	[14]
Powermetal.de	(8/10)[15]

Isla De Muerta is the twelfth studio album by the melodic hard rock band Ten, released on 20 May 2015 by Rocktopia Records. The album is named after the mythical "Island Of The Dead" from pirate legend. The album's cover was illustrated by Gaetano Di Falco.^[16] The band has released two singles (and lyric videos) from the album, for "Tell Me What To Do" and "This Love".

The album cover was illustrated by Gaetano Di Falco, who also illustrated the cover of the band's previous studio album Albion.

Track listing

All songs written by Gary Hughes.

European version (Rocktopia Records 003RTP)

1. (i) Buccaneers (Instrumental) / (ii) Dead Men Tell No Tales - 6:27
2. Tell Me What To Do - 4:15
3. Acquiesce - 4:45
4. This Love - 4:42
5. The Dragon And Saint George - 5:16
6. Intensify - 6:39
7. (i) Karnak (Instrumental) / (ii) The Valley Of The Kings - 8:10
8. Revolution - 5:56
9. Angel Of Darkness - 3:57
10. The Last Pretender - 6:40
11. We Can Be As One - 3:28 (European Version Bonus Track)

Asian version (Avalon Records MICP-11210)

1. (i) Buccaneers (Instrumental) / (ii) Dead Men Tell No Tales - 6:27
2. Revolution - 5:56
3. Acquiesce - 4:45
4. The Dragon And Saint George - 5:16
5. Intensify - 6:39
6. This Love - 4:42
7. (i) Karnak (Instrumental) / (ii) The Valley Of The Kings - 8:10
8. Tell Me What To Do - 4:15
9. Angel Of Darkness - 3:57
10. The Last Pretender - 6:40
11. Assault And Battery - 4:52 (Japanese Version Bonus Track)

Personnel

• Gary Hughes – vocals, guitars, backing vocals
• Dann Rosingana – lead guitars
• Steve Grocott - lead guitars
• John Halliwell – rhythm guitars
• Darrel Treece-Birch – keyboards, programming
• Steve Mckenna – bass guitar
• Max Yates – drums and percussion

Production

• Written and produced by Gary Hughes
• Mixing and mastering by Dennis Ward

Concepts

• The song "The Dragon And Saint George" is based on the legend of Saint George who slayed the dragon and saved the city of Silene.
• "Revolution" is a recounting of the story of the French Revolution.
• "Karnak/The Valley Of The Kings" is a song about the Curse of the pharaohs during the discovery of the tomb of Tutankhamun in the The Valley Of The Kings.

References