Return to the Past is the second album recorded by Seven Thorns

Seven Thorns

Seven Thorns is a Danish power metal band formed in 1998. The group has released two singles and one studio album to date. Their debut album, Return to the Past, was released in November 2010 through Nightmare Records. Musically, Seven Thorns is influenced by bands such as Gamma Ray,...

. It was released on November 23, 2010 by Nightmare Records. This album features the new line-up of Seven Thorns with Lars Borup being the only original member. It also features guest musicians from Evil Masquerade

Evil Masquerade

-Biography:Evil Masquerade was founded in the summer of 2003 in Copenhagen by guitarist Henrik Flyman . He hooked up with Dennis Buhl behind the drums, Kasper Gram on bass and Henrik Brockmann on vocals to record the band's debut album. It was released early 2004 under the name "Welcome to the...

 and At Vance

At Vance

At Vance is a German power metal/Neo-classical metal band. They were formed by vocalist Oliver Hartmann and guitarist Olaf Lenk in 1998.-Biography:...

. The title Return to the Past refers to the fact that the band wanted to return to what was originally intended for Seven Thorns to be in terms of sound and style.

Track listing

1. Liberty
2. End of the Road
3. Through the Mirror
4. Freedom Call
5. Countdown
6. Forest Majesty
7. Spread Your Wings
8. Fires and Storms
9. Return to the Past

Line-up

• Lars Borup - Drums, backing vocals
• Gabriel Tuxen - Guitars, backing vocals
• Christian B. Strøjer - Guitars, backing vocals
• Asger W. Nielsen - Keyboards, backing vocals
• Nicolaj Marker - Bass, backing vocals
• Erik "EZ" Blomkvist - Lead and backing vocals
• Mik Holm - Composer, backing vocals

Guest musicians

• Mikkel Henderson (Fate
  Fate (band)
  Fate, Danish heavy metal band originally formed in 1984. They released four albums between 1984-1990 before disbanding in 1993. However after a one-off reunion at a German music festival in 2004, Fate was reformed and released a new album, V, in 2006...
  
  , Evil Masquerade
  Evil Masquerade
  -Biography:Evil Masquerade was founded in the summer of 2003 in Copenhagen by guitarist Henrik Flyman . He hooked up with Dennis Buhl behind the drums, Kasper Gram on bass and Henrik Brockmann on vocals to record the band's debut album. It was released early 2004 under the name "Welcome to the...
  
  ) - Keyboards, solo on 'Spread Your Wings'
• Olaf Lenk (At Vance
  At Vance
  At Vance is a German power metal/Neo-classical metal band. They were formed by vocalist Oliver Hartmann and guitarist Olaf Lenk in 1998.-Biography:...
  
  ) - Guitarsolo on 'Liberty'

Production

• Peter Brander - Recordings and mixing
• Tommy Hansen - Mastering