Metromania

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Metromania
Studio album by
Released1984
Recordedby Harald Lepschies
GenreSynth-pop, proto-synthwave, viking rock
Length40:24
LabelEMI
ProducerFrank Bornemann
Eloy chronology
Performance
(1983)
Metromania
(1984)
Ra
(1988)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]

Metromania is the twelfth studio album by German rock band Eloy, which was released in 1984 and featured artwork by Rodney Matthews.[2] After the album's poor reception, the band took a four-year-long hiatus.

Track listing[edit]

[3]

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Escape to the Heights"Eloy, Bornemann, Sarkautzky5:03
2."Seeds of Creation"Eloy, Ryan, Ward4:28
3."All Life Is One"Eloy, Ryan, Ward6:28
4."The Stranger"Eloy, Ryan, Ward3:59
5."Follow the Light"Eloy, Ryan, Ward9:37
6."Nightriders"Eloy, Ryan, Ward4:39
7."Metromania"Eloy, Ryan, Ward6:10
Total length:40:24

Personnel[edit]

Eloy[edit]

  • Frank Bornemann — guitar, lead vocals, lyrics, production
  • Klaus Peter Matziol — bass
  • Hannes Folberth — keyboards
  • Hannes Arkona — guitar, keyboards, vocoder, syncussion, synthesized drums
  • Fritz Randow — drums

Additional Personnel[edit]

  • Kalle Bosel — backing vocals
  • Jane "Janie" James — backing vocals
  • Sabine Matziol — backing vocals
  • Rainer Przywara — backing vocals
  • Romy Singh — backing vocals
  • Susanne — backing vocals

References[edit]

  1. ^ Allmusic review
  2. ^ Couture, François. "allmusic ((( Ocean > Overview )))". www.allmusic.com. Retrieved 2009-04-30.
  3. ^ "Eloy - Metromania (LP, Album) at Discogs". www.discogs.com. Retrieved 2009-04-30.