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Return to Heaven Denied
Studio album by Labyrinth
Released	June 24, 1998
Genre	Power metal, symphonic metal
Length	57:49
Label	Metal Blade
Producer	Louis Stefanini, Pat Scalabrino and Labyrinth
Labyrinth chronology
No Limits (1996) Return to Heaven Denied (1998) Sons of Thunder (2001)

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Return to Heaven Denied is the second album by Italian power metal band, Labyrinth. It was the first album to feature Rob Tyrant on vocals. In 2010, the band released a follow-up to the album, titled Return to Heaven Denied Pt. II: "A Midnight Autumn's Dream" In 2021, it was elected by Metal Hammer as the 17th best symphonic metal album of all time.

Track listing

1. "Moonlight" - 5:43
2. "New Horizons" - 6:22
3. "The Night of Dreams" - 4:47
4. "Lady Lost in Time" - 5:32
5. "State of Grace" - 3:08
6. "Heaven Denied" - 4:57
7. "Thunder" - 4:21
8. "Feel" - 4:22
9. "Time After Time" - 5:07
10. "Falling Rain" - 6:26
11. "Die for Freedom" - 7:02

Credits

• Rob Tyrant - vocals
• Olaf Thorsen - guitar
• Anders Rain - guitar
• Chris Breeze - bass
• Andrew Mc Pauls - keyboards
• Ken Taylor - keyboards
• Frank Andiver - drums (Studio)
• Mat Stancioiu - drums (Pictured with the band, but did not perform on the record)

References

1. allmusic review
2. "Labyrinth: 'Return To Heaven Denied Pt. 2'". Blabbermouth.net. 18 June 2009. Archived from the original on 23 September 2009. Retrieved 11 July 2010.
3. Davies, Hywel; Dome, Malcolm; Goodman, Eleanor; Chantler, Chris; Gordon, Connie; Grady, Spencer; Rees, Adam; Selzer, Jonathan (17 November 2021). "The 25 best symphonic metal albums". Metal Hammer. Future plc. Retrieved 2 January 2022.

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