Israeli-Greek group REIGN OF THE ARCHITECT has announced that the long-awaited debut of “Rise” will be released on April 16 on the label Pitch Black Records. Among the guests on the album participated Jeff Scott Soto (YNGWIE MALMSTEEN, JOURNEY), Mike LePond (SYMPHONY X) and Joost Van Den Broek (AYREON, AFTER FOREVER).
Act I:
01. Set
02. Different Heart
03. Hymn to Loneliness
04. False
05. Such a Celebration
06. Leaking Wounds
07. Distant Similarities
Act II:
08. One Single Sour Grape
09. …As the Old Turns to Sorrow
10. I, the Architect
11. Secrets in the Hallway
12. Crown of Shattered Dreams
13. The Green Flame
Act III:
14. We Must Retaliate
15. Hopeless War
Yuval Kramer (Amaseffer) – Guitars
Tom Gefen – Vocals (The Architect)
Davidavi Dolev – Vocals (Storyteller, Father, Razor)
Nina Vouraki – Piano (on tracks 3, 11 and 13)
With
Mauricio Bustamante – Drums and Percussion
Mike LePond (Symphony X) – Bass (on tracks 2, 3, 9, 13 and 14)
Kyle Honea – Bass (on tracks 4, 6, 7, 11, 12 and 15)
Adva Kramer – Vocals (The Teacher, Rapture)
Grace Hannah Woolf – Vocals (The Girl)
Yotam Avni – Vocals (Ruin)
Jeff Scot Soto – Vocals (The President on track 14)
Joost Van Den Broek (Areyon, Star One, etc.) – Keyboard solos (on track 7)
Assaf Levy – Guitar solos (on tracks 4 and 9)
Dark Serpent – Soldiers (on track 15)