The God Thing

The God Thing
Studio album by
Vanden Plas
Released1997
GenreProgressive metal
Length56:45
LabelInside Out Music / Limb Music
ProducerVanden Plas
Vanden Plas chronology
AcCult
(1996) 		The God Thing
(1997) 		Far Off Grace
(1999)

The God Thing is the second full-length studio album by the German progressive metal band Vanden Plas. It was later re-released in 2004 as a special edition with two bonus tracks.[1][2][3][4]

Track listing

No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
1."Fire Blossom"InstrumentalWerno2:55
2."Rainmaker"KuntzS.Lill6:40
3."Garden of Stones"KuntzKuntz/Werno7:48
4."In You: I Believe"KuntzS.Lill/Werno4:28
5."Day I Die"KuntzS.Lill6:05
6."Crown of Thorns"KuntzKuntz6:42
7."We're Not God"KuntzS.Lill7:12
8."Salt in My Wounds"KuntzS.Lill7:21
9."You Fly"KuntzS.Lill7:34
Bonus tracks
No.TitleLength
1."Combien De Larmes" (French bonus track, 2004 reissue bonus track)4:29
2."You Fly (live)" (2004 reissue bonus track)9:16
3."Spanish Rain (Saigon Kick cover)" (French limited FNAC edition)7:15
4."Days of Thunder (acoustic version)" (French limited FNAC edition)4:39
5."Raining in My Heart" (French limited FNAC edition)4:39

Personnel

Guest musicians

  • Paul Achim Schneider - cello (on "Fire Blossom", "Crown of Thorns" & "You Fly")
  • Gunni Mahling - violin (on "Fire Blossom", "Crown of Thorns" & "You Fly")

Production

  • Produced by Vanden Plas
  • Recorded and mixed at ROKO Soundstudio in Schöneck, GER
  • Engineered and mixed by Robert Kohlmeyer
  • Keyboards and strings recorded at Jam Studio in Pirmasens, GER
  • Engineered by Stefan Glass
  • Backing vocals by Andy Kuntz, Stephan Lill & Günter Werno
  • Cover design and layout by Arsenic
  • Cover sculpture made by Cesare Marcotto
  • Sculpture photographed by Manfred Prusseit
  • Photos by Artur Bente

References

  1. ^ Tutor, Demonic. "Vanden Plas - The God Thing review". metalstorm.net. Retrieved 15 March 2014.
  2. ^ Popke, Michael. "Vanden Plas: The God Thing/Far Off Grace (Reissues)". seaoftranquility.org. Retrieved 15 March 2014.
  3. ^ "Vanden Plas". sputnikmusic.com. Retrieved 15 March 2014.
  4. ^ "Vanden Plas - The Seraphic Clockwork". backgroundmagazine.nl. Retrieved 15 March 2014.