Aina
Days of Rising Doom


Tracks:

CD 1:

1. Aina Overture
2. Revelations
3. Silver Maiden
4. Flight of Torek
5. Naschtok Is Born
6. The Beast Within
7. The Siege of Aina
8. Talon's Last Hope
9. Rape of Oria
10. Son of Sorvahr
11. Serendipity
12. Lalae Amêr
13. Rebellion
14. Oriana's Wrath
15. Restoration

CD 2:

1. The Story of Aina
2. The Beast Within (single version)
3. Ve Toúra Sol (Rape of Oria) (Ainae version)
4. Flight of Torek (single version)
5. Silver Maiden (alternate version)
6. Talon's Last Hope (demo)
7. The Siege of Aina (single version)
8. The Story of Aina

Line up:

Robert Hunecke-Rizzo - Guitars, Bass, Drums
Michael "Miro" Rodenberg - Keyboards
Amanda Somerville - Vocals, Choirs
Herbie Langhans - Choir, Vocals (as "The Prophets")
Ann Shee - Choirs
Olaf Reitmeier - Guitars (acoustic) (on "Revelations" & "Serendipity")
Derek Sherinian - Keyboards (lead) (on "The Siege of Aina")
Jens Johansson - Keyboards (lead) (on "Revelations")
T. M. Stevens - Bass (on "Son of Sorvahr")
Axel Naschke - Organ (on "Son of Sorvahr")
Erno "Emppu" Vuorinen - Guitars (lead) (on "Rebellion")
Thomas Youngblood - Guitars (lead) (on "Lalae Amêr")
Erik Norlander - Keyboards (lead) (on "Rebellion")
Glenn Hughes - Vocals (as "Talon")
Sebastian Thomson - Vocals (Narrator) (as "The Storyteller")
Michael Kiske - Vocals (Narrator)
Damian Wilson - Vocals (as "King Tactius")
Tobias Sammet - Vocals (Narrator)
Thomas Rettke - Vocals (as "Torek (Sorvahr)")
Olaf Hayer - Vocals (as "Baktúk")
Cinzia Hunecke Rizzo - Opera Voice, Vocals (backing)
Rannveig Sif Sigurdardóttir - Vocals (soprano)
Candice Night - Vocals (as "Oria")
Andre Matos - Vocals (as "Tyran")
Sass Jordan - Vocals (as "Oriana")
Marco Hietala - Vocals (as "Syrius")
Simone Simons - Vocals (Mezzo-Soprano)
The Trinity School Boys Choir - Choirs (as "Angelic Ainae Choir")
Oliver Hartmann - Choirs, Vocals (as "The Prophets")

Record Label / Year of Release:

Transmission Records 2003

Notes:

Aina is a progressive metal project produced by Sascha Paeth with a number of guest appearances including Glenn Hughes, Michael Kiske and Candice Night. It resulted in the metal opera Days of Rising Doom, which was released in 2003 by Transmission/The End Records. The concept was created by Amanda Somerville who also wrote the lyrics. The music was composed by Robert Hunecke-Rizzo. Ten years after its release, Paeth indicated that there were no plans to revisit the project.

2-CD Digibook, the limited edition also includes a DVD called "Beyond The Borders" with some extra material.

Disc 1 : Days of Rising Doom
Disc 2 : The Story of Aina

The Japanese version has an extra bonus track on disc 2: Oriana's Wrath (Alternative version)
This version has mainly female vocals instead of male vocals.