Crystal Empire

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| name = Crystal Empire

| type = studio

| artist = Freedom Call

| cover = Crystal Empire cover.jpg

| alt =

| released = 22 January 2001

| recorded = June–December 2000 at Hansen Studion in Hamburg, Karo Studio in Brackel, C.C.C. Studios in Bräuningshof and FC Studios in Nürnberg

| venue =

| studio =

| genre = Power metal, Speed metal

| length = 48:38

| label = Steamhammer

| producer = Charlie Bauerfeind, Chris Bay, Dan Zimmermann

| prev_title = Stairway to Fairyland

| prev_year = 1999

| next_title = Eternity

| next_year = 2002

}}

{{Music ratings

| rev1 = AllMusic

| rev1Score = {{Rating|2.5|5}} [https://www.allmusic.com/album/crystal-empire-mw0000625786 Allmusic review]

| noprose = yes

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Crystal Empire is the second full-length album by the German power metal band Freedom Call. It was released on 22 January 2001 by Steamhammer. It was the last Freedom Call album with Sascha Gerstner, who later joined Helloween.

Track list

{{track listing

| all_writing = Chris Bay and Dan Zimmermann

| title1 = The King of the Crystal Empire

| length1 = 0:32

| title2 = Freedom Call

| length2 = 5:19

| title3 = Rise Up

| length3 = 4:05

| title4 = Farewell

| length4 = 3:49

| title5 = Pharao

| length5 = 4:43

| title6 = Call of Fame

| length6 = 4:15

| title7 = Heart of the Rainbow

| length7 = 4:36

| title8 = The Quest

| length8 = 7:35

| title9 = Ocean

| length9 = 5:10

| title10 = Palace of Fantasy

| length10 = 4:48

| title11 = The Wanderer

| length11 = 3:46

| total_length = 48:38

}}

Credits

Chris Bay – vocals, guitar, keyboards
Sascha Gerstner – guitar
Ilker Ersin – bass guitar
Dan Zimmermann – drums

=Guests=

Choirs: Rolf Kholer, Olaf Senkbeil, Janie Dixon, Mitch Schmitt

Bass guitar on tracks 4, 6, 7 and 9: Stefan Heimer

References

Category:2001 albums

Category:Freedom Call albums

Category:SPV/Steamhammer albums

Category:Albums produced by Charlie Bauerfeind