Released 9 October 2013
Atomic Ark
A darker, more symphonic turn with a star-studded guest list.
The record
Eight years after the debut, Vivien reassembled the project around a new rhythm section and a long list of guests. The album earned a place in Roadrunner Records' Top Ten Albums of 2013, as selected by Jordan Rudess of Dream Theater, who also plays on it.
Martin LeMar returns on vocals, with Vivien taking the lyrics on two tracks.
Tracklist
- Greed
- War on Animals
- Tatonka
- Mirror Prison
- Deep Blue
- Bast
- Momento
- Follow the Line
- Slaughtered
- Revelations
Line-up
From A to Z:
- Martin LeMar - Vocals
- Mike LePond - Bass
- Simone Mularoni - Guitars
- Virgil Donati - Drums
- Vivien Lalu - Keyboards
Guests
- Jens Johansson - keyboard solos on 1, 7, 8
- Joop Wolters - guitar solos on 3, 8, 10
- Jordan Rudess - keyboard solo on 9, piano on 9 and 10
- Marco Sfogli - guitar solos on 1, 9
- Mike Andersson - guest vocals on 2
- Peter Wildoer - death vocals on 6
Credits
- Music by Vivien Lalu, except Revelations by Vivien Lalu and Jordan Rudess
- Lyrics by Martin LeMar, except War on Animals and Follow the Line by Vivien Lalu
- Produced by Vivien Lalu
- Vocals recorded and engineered by Phil Hillen at SU2 Studio
- Guitars recorded and engineered by Simone Mularoni at Domination Studio
- Bass recorded and engineered by CJ Scioscia at LCBW Recording
- Pre-mixed by Simone Mularoni, Scott Cooke and Vivien Lalu
- Mixed by Yan Memmi at Boumbox Studio
- LALU logo by Mattias Norén, progart.com
- Artwork by Travis Smith, seempieces.com