From the Depths of Time is the debut album

Album

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 by the progressive

Progressive metal

Progressive metal is a subgenre of heavy metal originating in the United Kingdom and North America in the late 1980s...

 power metal

Power metal

Power metal is a style of heavy metal combining characteristics of traditional metal with speed metal, often within symphonic context. The term refers to two different but related styles: the first pioneered and largely practiced in North America with a harder sound similar to speed metal, and a...

 band Avian

Avian (band)

Avian is a melodic power metal band founded in 2002 by guitarist Yan Leviathan. The band features singer Lance King. In 2005 they released their debut album From the Depths of Time, a concept album dealing with the end of days and a warning to mankind. Musically, Avian is influenced by bands...

. The album was released on October 21, 2005 by Nightmare Records and was remixed and remastered in 2006 with art enhancements inside the booklet. The album features American vocalist Lance King

Lance King

Lance King is an American heavy metal vocalist. Lance has sung for many metal bands in his career, including Defyance, The Kings Machine, Empire, Gemini, Decibel, Balance of Power, Pyramaze, Shining Star and Avian. He is known for singing in a traditional metal style with falsetto vocals in the...

 and former Megadeth

Megadeth

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 bassist David Ellefson

David Ellefson

David Warren "Dave" Ellefson is a bassist and founding member of the American thrash metal band Megadeth. He also goes by "Junior." He currently resides in Scottsdale, Arizona...

. The album is a concept album

Concept album

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, dealing with the end of days and a warning to mankind that there are "guardians" watching us.

Track listing

1. "Through the Past and into Forever" (Instrumental
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   ) − 0:45
2. "As the World Burns" − 5:07
3. "Black Masquerade" − 4:56
4. "The Fear" − 4:17
5. "Final Frontier" − 5:08
6. "Across the Millions" (Instrumental) − 1:10
7. "Time and Space Part I: City of Peace" − 6:03
8. "Single Blade of Vengeance" − 4:43
9. "Blinding Force" − 4:52
10. "Time Is All We Need" − 4:49
11. "Queen of the Insane" − 6:05
12. "Last Moon" (Instrumental) − 1:32
13. "The Depths of Time" − 5:06

Credits

• Lance King
  Lance King
  Lance King is an American heavy metal vocalist. Lance has sung for many metal bands in his career, including Defyance, The Kings Machine, Empire, Gemini, Decibel, Balance of Power, Pyramaze, Shining Star and Avian. He is known for singing in a traditional metal style with falsetto vocals in the...
  
   − lead vocals
• David Ellefson
  David Ellefson
  David Warren "Dave" Ellefson is a bassist and founding member of the American thrash metal band Megadeth. He also goes by "Junior." He currently resides in Scottsdale, Arizona...
  
   − bass
  Bass guitar
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• Yan Leviathan − guitars
  Electric guitar
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• Jonah Weingarten − keyboards
  Electronic keyboard
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• Roger Moore − lead guitar
  Lead guitar
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• David Small − drums
  Drum kit
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External links

• Official homepage
• Avian at MySpace
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• Avian at Nightmare Records