Eloy – Destination – CD

“Destination” is the 14th studio album by ELOY, according to the music press the “German flagship of art and progressive rock”, from 1992. Musically, “Destination” continues the direction taken on the previous album “Ra”: melodic rock of a mostly heavier kind, sometimes with retro-prog influences, sometimes with a light pinch of metal (e.g. “Prisoner in Mind” and “Silent Revolution”).

“Destination” is an album on which we processed and mixed many different inspirations and stylistic elements. Although bassist Klaus-Peter Matziol picked up the bass for the band again for the first time during the ongoing production, the material was mainly created by Michael Gerlach and myself, and the result was a mixture of atmospheric but also very rocky sounds, with me still challenging myself in the vocals, and we filled out the still not completely new line-up with various other instruments. After the success of its predecessor RA, which immediately catapulted ELOY back into the official German album charts after a three-year break, there was a lively spirit of optimism. The sound and the melange of the music succeeded as planned.” (Frank Bornemann, 2024)

1. Call of the Wild
2. Racing Shadows
3. Destination
4. Prisoner In Mind
5. Silent Revolution
6. Fire and Ice
7. Eclipse of Mankind
8. Jeanne D’arc