Out of the Silent Planet is the debut release from King's X

King's X

King's X is an American hard rock band that combines progressive metal, funk and soul with vocal arrangements influenced by gospel, blues, and British Invasion rock groups. The band's lyrics are largely based on the members' struggles with religion and self-acceptance...

. The title of the album comes from the title of a book of the same name by C.S. Lewis, an author favored by band members Ty Tabor

Ty Tabor

Ty Tabor is the lead guitarist, songwriter, and co-lead vocalist for the progressive metal band, King's X....

 and Jerry Gaskill

Jerry Gaskill

Jerry Gaskill is an American rock musician who is the drummer for the progressive metal band King's X.-History:...

. "Out of the Silent Planet" is also the title of the first track from the follow up album Gretchen Goes to Nebraska

Gretchen Goes to Nebraska

-Critical reception:Gretchen Goes to Nebraska received virtually universal critical praise for its uniquely progressive musical approach and varied styles...

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Track listing

1. "In the New Age" – 5:23
2. "Goldilox" – 4:41
3. "Power of Love" – 4:57
4. "Wonder" – 4:13
5. "Sometimes" – 3:40
6. "King" – 3:01
7. "What Is This?" – 3:48
8. "Far, Far Away" – 4:14
9. "Shot of Love" – 3:15
10. "Visions" – 5:11

All songs written by Gaskill/Pinnick/Tabor, except Sometimes and Far, Far Away written by Pinnick/Tabor/Gaskill/Marty Warren.

Accolades

Publication	Country	Accolade	Year	Rank
Kerrang! Kerrang! Kerrang! is a UK-based magazine devoted to rock music published by Bauer Media Group. It was first published on June 6, 1981 as a one-off supplement in the Sounds newspaper...	United Kingdom United Kingdom The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...	"Albums of the Year"	1988	1
Classic Rock & Metal Hammer	United Kingdom United Kingdom The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...	"The 200 Greatest Albums of the 80s"	2006	*

Personnel

• Doug Pinnick
  Doug Pinnick
  Doug Pinnick sometimes stylised as dUg Pinnick or simply dUg is an American musician best known as the bass guitarist, songwriter, and co-lead vocalist for the hard rock/progressive metal band King's X. He has fourteen albums with King's X, four solo albums, and numerous side projects and guest...
  
  - bass/vocals
• Ty Tabor
  Ty Tabor
  Ty Tabor is the lead guitarist, songwriter, and co-lead vocalist for the progressive metal band, King's X....
  
  - guitar/vocals
• Jerry Gaskill
  Jerry Gaskill
  Jerry Gaskill is an American rock musician who is the drummer for the progressive metal band King's X.-History:...
  
  - drums/vocals

Charts

Album - Billboard (North America)

Year	Chart	Position
1988	The Billboard 200	144

External links

• Official King's X Site, Accessed on July 10, 2005.
• Additional Information about the album, Accessed on April 26, 2006.
• site francophone, Accessed on July 24, 2006.