Eye of the Storm (Stormwitch album)

Eye of the Storm
Studio album by Stormwitch
Released	1989
Recorded	March-April 1989
Studio	Reel Time Studios, Gerstetten
Genre	Pop metal, Rock
Label	Battle Cry
Producer	Lee Tarot
Stormwitch chronology
Live in Budapest (1989) Eye of the Storm (1989) War of the Wizards (1992)

Eye of the Storm, was the fifth studio album released by the German heavy metal band Stormwitch in 1989 and the final album that features the original line-up. The album is the band's least heavy release to date, featuring several ballads ("I Want You Around", "Take Me Home"). It is not one of Stormwitch's best received albums.

The album features a guitar played extract of Mozart's "Rondo Ala Turca" (from Mozart's Piano Sonata No. 11 (Mozart)).

Track listing

• All songs written by Lee Tarot and Steve Merchant, except where noted.

1. "Paradise" - 3:43
2. "Heart of Ice" - 3:59
3. "I Want You Around" - 4:22
4. "King in the Ring" - 5:09
5. "Tarred and Feathered" - 3:43
6. "Eye of the Storm" - 3:46
7. "Another World Apart" - 3:43
8. "Steel in the Red Light" - 4:09
9. "Rondo Alla Turca" - 3:10 (Mozart)
10. "Take Me Home" - 3:59

Reissued on March 7, 2005 by Battle Cry Records (formerly Iron Glory Records) with these bonus live tracks:

1. "Eye of the Storm"
2. "King in the Ring"
3. "The Beauty and the Beast"
4. "Tears by the Firelight"
5. "Rondo a la Turca"
6. "Dragon's Day"
7. "Tigers of the Sea"
8. "Silent Mood"

Personnel

Stormwitch

• Andy Mück alias Andy Aldrian – vocals
• Lee Tarot – guitars
• Steve Merchant – guitars
• Andy Hunter – bass
• Pete Lancer – drums

Additional Personnel

• Armin Loser: Harmonica, vocal arrangements and additional guitars
• Gunther "Smeagol" Frey: keyboards
• Lily Scherb, Isabelle Ngnoubamdjum, Lisa Wheeler: backing vocals

Production

• Arranged by Stormwitch
• Produced by Lee Tarot
• Recorded and mixed by Armin Loser
• Recorded and mixed at Reel Time Studios, March-April 1989

External links

• Eye of the Storm at Discogs